Phil's Places - London, Amsterdam & Boston

July & August 2015 - London, Amsterdam & Boston

Day 8 - August 4th - Ferry & Amsterdam

I awoke aboard ship and walked out to the first light of the day. As we are approaching the Hook of Holland


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01 - 2015 08 North Sea 111
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Cargo ships approaching the Hook of Holland


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03 - 2015 08 Hook of Holland 101
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Landfall at the Hook of Holland


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04 - 2015 08 Hook of Holland 115
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Where we disembarked


We walked directly from the ferry to an ajoining rail station and caught an awaiting train. We changed trains in Rotterdam and were soon in Amsterdam.

06 - 2015 08 - Trip 303 - Rotterdam - changing Trains - Debbie Emily Sarah
06 - 2015 08 - Trip 303 - Rotterdam - changing Trains - Debbie Emily Sarah
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Changing trains in Rotterdam

The only rain we encountered on the entire trip was on our walk from the Centraal Station to our apartment - we were soaked by the time we got arrived. In retropect we should have gotten a cab.


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14 - 2015 08 Amsterdam 503 Apartment
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Debbie and my aparmemt


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18 - 2015 08 Amsterdam 509 Apartment
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Sarah and Emily's Apartment - it shared a stairwell with ours

They were two interconnected apartments that could be rented together or singularly. They were clean, comfortable, the refrigerator was stocked and bikes were included 


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10 - 2015 08 Amsterdam 109
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Westerstraat - street was our apartment was on


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07 - 2015 08 Amsterdam 107
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It was in the Jordaan neighborhood


12 - 2015 08 - Trip 305 - Amsterdam - Emily
12 - 2015 08 - Trip 305 - Amsterdam - Emily
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Emily on a brige over Prinsengracht with the Westerkerk in the background