Canal ride

Sometimes , when arriving in a new place, it is hard  to work out what sight or activity to do first . We discovered that I had forgotten  to check the availability of entry times to the Van Gough Museum and the Ann Frank Museum . They are both booked out till mid May. Ah well. So we decided to do what we both would be most annoyed to next miss out on   - a canal boat ride. It was a lovely sunny day and we went on a roofless boat and enjoyed the anecdotes and history the skipper told us. One amusing story - apparently  every year some cars go into the canal and often the insurance companies pay for bollards to be installed at particular bridges. One year, a few years ago, there was a marked increase in car numbers in the canal. In particular the brand new Tesla's. Apparently  the driverless system couldn't distinguish between water and a car park.

We ate our lunch in a cafe on the main square, the Dam, watching the passing parade. We enjoyed pottering around, found a supermarket for a few things , then had a drink watching the passing parade from a different angle. My friend was not a happy camper. His gin and tonic was served in the 'wrong' sized glass and with far too much ice. We ate our salad for dinner sitting in our room looking down onto yet more of the passing parade.