Day 28. Utrecht and Amsterdam.

Up early for breaky with Chris and Evelin. Hans had lots of bread, cheese and pate, cuppa tea, peanut butter and sprinkles for the US ones. Then with their luggage we planned a walk around Utrecht so I decided to take their luggage to the station and wait for them there. My knee doesnt like the walking and I sliw them down so this was much better. So met again at the station and said goodbye to Evelin and Chris. I then headed into Amsterdam by train to meet Alison, Giulia and Alice who had just got off their cruise. After not quite meeting in the same place we met, took a tram to a restaurant and had some lunch and a chat then went back to their airb&b for a cuppa. Lovely place and we were able to chat and share pics while Alice played happily. She remembers me and I got lots of kisses. I travelled back to Hans house with no problems and took him and Nick out for dinner. Lovely place nearby and we sat outside to eat. Lovely. Home for dessert of cake and more whipped cream. I,ll roll home at this rate. A beautiful sunny day and Amsterdam while busy is a lovely city. Coming home I noticed a big canal and Hans got out his maps and I was able to see where I had travelled on the barge.







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  1. Anne3 June 2018 at 14:53

    Missed you by not much in Amsterdam. Enjoy the weather while you can - cold and foggy here.

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  2. abroadabroad4 June 2018 at 16:23

    Your Aussie friends seem to pop up all over the world ... as do the conference ones! What fun!

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