The first place we actually went was Rotterdam to ride the Pancake Boat. Yes, it is a boat on which everyone eats ... pancakes. You can put all kinds of stuff on them or in them. Don't think just syrup and butter!
The views of the harbor were rather cloudy that day. The last week in January is statistically the coldest week fo the entire year. It was cold. The "Rotterdam", a former cruise liner, is now permanently moored here as a floating hotel. We think we know where all those cruise liners are going to wind up when the cruising craze dies down a bit.
We saw some really serious bikes in Holland.
Even the parking for bicycles is a serious business in Holland.
We went on a short tour of the city of Leiden. It is famous since it has everything everyone expects to see in Amsterdam without all the big city crowds and noise.
This convention is actually world famous. Maybe not in America, though.
This is what the stage looked like at the convention closing ceremony. About 3500 students, but not all of them on stage.
We had a pretty good time. We brought back a bunch of cheese and finished the last of it for supper tonight (3 March). In about two weeks, we will go spend about ten days in Thailand. We will post about that adventure when we get back!
