September 12th - DAY 1
Atlantic Ocean crossed. Time to find our gracious hosts (Karen’s Mom’s Cousins) in Leiden (a town just outside Amsterdam) and stay up as late as possible to hopefully beat some jet lag.
We are getting close to finishing our time in Rome. About to head to bed; tomorrow we find a train to Firenze (Florence). Rome has been great. The language is more unfamiliar (but they are very patient with our 10 word vocabulary), the streets are crazy (just don’t drive) and the weather is hot and [...]
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I don’t remember much about our first day in Amsterdam, except trying to figure out how to flush the toilet. I hope your day goes great. Love you both
Just to clarify, my scary experience was in Tante Jo’s place in Amsterdam. This is the mother of Hein, where you are staying.