17.05.15
Took the no10 tram out to Java island to look at the big boats. I am glad to say Pete didn't find the barge he was looking for (with his heart not his head), there were no Te Koops anyway. Some of these beasts look as though they would be extremely difficult to manoeuvre. Out in the big wide river huge cruise boats passed, but there was very little in the way of working boats.
A whipping wind took us back on foot to central station where we headed towards the posh canals and Jordaan again for a lunch and a wander. We found a sheltered sunny spot in a cafe on Prinsengracht canal and whiled away an hour over a sandwich and coffee. Many more hours were passed in blossom snow, just people- and boat-watching in this lovely area until it was beer o'clock and time for the tram back to the hotel. Washed and brushed up, we ate nearby at Pinchos Pata Negra, Spanish tapas restaurant; very tasty and we were able to order less food as we both feel we have eaten far too much over these days.
Took the no10 tram out to Java island to look at the big boats. I am glad to say Pete didn't find the barge he was looking for (with his heart not his head), there were no Te Koops anyway. Some of these beasts look as though they would be extremely difficult to manoeuvre. Out in the big wide river huge cruise boats passed, but there was very little in the way of working boats.
A whipping wind took us back on foot to central station where we headed towards the posh canals and Jordaan again for a lunch and a wander. We found a sheltered sunny spot in a cafe on Prinsengracht canal and whiled away an hour over a sandwich and coffee. Many more hours were passed in blossom snow, just people- and boat-watching in this lovely area until it was beer o'clock and time for the tram back to the hotel. Washed and brushed up, we ate nearby at Pinchos Pata Negra, Spanish tapas restaurant; very tasty and we were able to order less food as we both feel we have eaten far too much over these days.
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