Day 13: From Ship to the Shores of Lake Mendota

https://mocicc.org/agricultura/2e33l2big1 LEGO Traveler at Copenhagen Airport ©2018 Bo Mackison

go to site October 6, 2018

https://www.yolascafe.com/mcuw1qn It took us 25 hours to get home — 25 long sleepless hours. But it all went smoothly — no lost tickets, no lost luggage, no missed connections.

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https://guelph-real-estate.ca/p4h3tn79j22 Flying over Amsterdam, I was able to spot the Viking Sky in the Cruise Ship Terminal. (near the bottom of the page — where the harbor splits into an upside down V, that skinny white ship is the Viking Sky)

see url From the ship (1 hour) to the Amsterdam Airport where we had a long wait for our first flight (3.5 hours) to our first flight to Copenhagen (1 hour) to our second long airport wait, but this time with lots of shopping options, so not as tedious (4.25 hours) to our second flight of the day to Chicago (9.25 hours) to going through customs (1.25 hours) to waiting for the bus (1 hour) to the bus ride from O’Hare to Madison (3 hours) to a car ride to our front door (.75 hours)

https://dcinematools.com/ss5mxpd2e Home, safe and sound, with memories to last forever.

Day 12: Amsterdam and Van Gogh

https://www.mreavoice.org/xph85vq2fxn Painterly © 2018 Bo Mackison

go to link The light in Amsterdam is a painterly light, indeed.

Tramadol For Sale Cheap Amsterdam Centraal Station was designed by Pierre Cuypers who is also designed the Rijksmuseum. It’s an impressive work of architectural art. We were racing the clock as we walked by Centraal Station, on our way to our timed admission tickets at the Van Gogh Museum.

Buy Cheapest Tramadol Online Van Gogh Museum ©2018 Bo Mackison

source link And here we are — two buses in busy Friday afternoon traffic — but we all arrived in time to claim our tickets. This museum is BUSY.

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click here No photographs allowed — though their were plenty of visitors taking photos while pretending not to be taking photos. This copy of Sunflowers was one of the few permissbale photo stops.

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https://geolatinas.org/ui5t773v10 Of course, there was no limitations on photos of prints in the gift shop, so I made do with a photo of a copy. But mostly I enjoyed studying the many paintings. There is an extensive display of his self-portraits — so many self-portraits because Van Gogh would not have had the money to pay a model, thus he painted himself. For free.

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https://geolatinas.org/skle0rh00 van Gogh Museum ©2018 Bo Mackison

https://dcinematools.com/auqazq8685r The van Gogh Museum’s new entrance hall opened in 2015. The curved glass structure, positioned between the museum’s two buildings, connects the spaces while providing shelter for waiting visitors.

https://www.mreavoice.org/jaw89afn Mirroring Cube ©2018 Bo Mackison

http://www.mscnantes.org/09lpe3y2f A mirroring cube between the entrances of Stedelijk Museum and van Gogh Museum, it reminds me of The Bean in Chicago’s Millennium Park with people talking photos in the reflective surfaces.

https://www.mbtn.net/?p=bzrv1afkmm We walked past the Rijksmuseum  and through its center tunnel. It was designed by Pierre Cuypers and opened in 1885. It consists of two squares with an atrium in each square. In the center is a tunnel with the entrances at ground level and the Gallery of Honour on the first floor.

https://paradiseperformingartscenter.com/ytv37l8 The Rijksmuseum ©2018 Bo Mackison

https://danivoiceovers.com/luq73adu2a The Rijksmuseum is on the Museum Square near the van Gogh Museum.

go to link Amsterdam is famous for its canals and its lovely light. Well deserved.

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https://www.brigantesenglishwalks.com/xxgaibvq6op A decorated bicycle near the Amsterdam Harbor.

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here The last toast; tomorrow we fly home.

Day 12 Sailing from Hamburg to Amsterdam

Hamburg on the Elbe ©2018 Bo Mackison

October 5, 2018

The trip from Hamburg to Amsterdam is a half day plus all night plus another half day affair. We leave Hamburg around 2 PM on October 4 and we arrive in Hamburg around 1 PM on October 5. It’s a quiet time after many days of constantly being on the go. We cruised the Elbe, past homes terraced along the banks of the river.

Lighthouse on the Elbe ©2018 Bo Mackison

Lighthouses dot the shore at frequent intervals.

Sheep on the Shore of the Elbe ©2018 Bo Mackison

Near the mouth of the Elbe, sheep graze on the river’s flood plain.

Tidal Chart of the Elbe

There was a conversation in the Explorer’s Lounge about tides in this part of the world, so I looked up tides and took this screenshot. The red dot on October 4th signifies the tide is going out and will be at low tide at 8:35 PM.

We were happy to sit back and enjoy some down time, not that there is ever any “nothing to do” time. Just a look out of any nearby window proves there is always something to see of interest. But Bob read a book — his second on the cruise — and I worked on my travel journal. Then we toasted to a “cruise well enjoyed.”

North Sea Sunrise & Netherlands in the Mist ©2018 Bo Mackison

By the time the sun was rising, we were approaching the Netherlands.

North Sea Channel, IJmuiden, Netherlands ©2018 Bo Mackison

IJmuiden is the newest city in North Holland, and was christened a city in 1876, when the North Sea Canal was officially opened, connecting the Amsterdam harbours to the open sea.

IJmuiden is located at the mouth of the 27-kilometre-long North Sea Channel that links Amsterdam with the sea.

Locks ©2018 Bo Mackison

 

All ships traveling between Amsterdam and the North Sea must pass through the locks at IJmuiden. The four sea locks form a barrier in the mouth of the channel, which offers protection against flooding from the North Sea.

New Lock Construction ©2018 Bo Mackison

New locks are being built to accommodate the newest generation of large ships.

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Entering the Locks ©2018 Bo Mackison

 

 

Botel on the Elbe ©2018 Bo Mackison

Wanna stay near the water? How about on the water? Here’s what the Botel’s website has to say about its boat-hotel.

“The Amstel Botel is Amsterdam’s floating hotel. Stay in our hotel with unique design in appearance. We are located in the center of Amsterdam just 3 minutes walk from the Central Railway Station and 18 minutes ride from Amsterdam Airport, which offers a splendid opportunity to discover Amsterdam’s history, culture and beauty. The Amstel Botel has 175 rooms, smoking and non-smoking rooms available, all with toilet/shower, hot/cold water, safe, AM/FM clock radio, writing desk, telephone.”

Yea or nay?

Canal ©2018 Bo Mackison

A’Dam Lookout is an observation deck with a panoramic view of Amsterdam. Visible is the city’s historical center, the port, the surrounding landscape, and the famous canals which are listed on the UNESCO world heritage list.

Amsterdam Canal ©2018 Bo Mackison

 

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands ©2018 Bo Mackison

The white low slung building is the EYE Film Institute Netherlands, a museum that preserves and presents both Dutch and foreign films screened in the Netherlands. The museum’s extensive collection includes 37,000 film titles, 60,000 posters, 700,000 photographs and 20,000 books.

And soon we will be arriving at the terminal of Amsterdam.