Starting late , of course, we walked to the train station to pick up the hoho bus. We decided to sit on opposite sides of the bus so we could get more photos.. talk to Joey if you want to see his pix eventually... Starting in the 1700s trade started here in the port. City is built on piles to stop it from sinking into the sand. Some houses have crossbeams for extra strength.. The Amsterdam ship is an exact copy of the original sunk in the 1800s. Nearby is the onl...

Arrived and found out there is no rain expected for the rest of our stay here! Yay!! We checked in early but the hotel didn't have a room available so soon so we checked our bags with the concierge. Then went for a walk past the Asian section, the redlight district, the train station .. and now my feet ache!! We got back to the hotel and we were assigned a tiny room – no room to even open our suitcases! So - ugh - we upgraded! Love the room. But not the cha...

This morning I had my second acupuncture treatment. The first cut down the dry skin itchy feeling- turns out it was on the gallbladder meridian! Took a taxi from the ship to Bruges. It was drizzly, so we walked to the main plaza and noticed the Salvador Dali museum and gallery, so we stopped in and had a delightful couple of hours learning more about Dali and his art. Then it was lunch time so we chose a lovely restaurant where Joey had ribeye and I had mussels a...

Almost as if the carpenters had been to Cherbourg! Happy international workers day to those of you who remember .... So. Not only is it raining like crazy, the downtown area is shut down tight for the holiday. We heard that the maritime museum was the only thing open, and it was pretty much true! The hall upon entering was open and colorful but the line for tickets was long and once purchased we would have had to go outside in the rain to traverse between buildin...

Nothing but - except for rain and tossing seas. Tonight we had planned on the fancy Pinnacle Grill for dinner but we found out tonight is a Gala night in the main dining room so we changed our reservation at the grill for tomorrow night - Joey gets his lobster tonight! And maybe tomorrow night, too! Talking about food, as that seems to be the main topic here (and I missed trivia this morning) because I have been having particularly itchy skin on my left thigh for...