This morning, Robby and I woke up to take our things to the train station and train out of Amsterdam. We had no real plans of where to go but we knew we didn't want another day in Amsterdam. So, we took the first train to Utrecht and didn't regret it for a second. It is a stunning city with beautiful buildings and an even better cafe life. People are sprawled everywhere, enjoying the sun and each other. We sat at the cafe for lunch and exercised our Dutch lingo then wandered around the city until we found the old church. It is the highest point in the Netherlands and we hiked all the way up to the top! What a sight and quite the journey, as we were stuck behind the creator of body odor and in front of a very heavy woman who was in constant threat of heart failure. The view from the top was worth the work, as it overlooked the sprawling city from every possible angle. We saw the bell ringing, got to hear the pipe organ play and watched the tour guide maneuver from Dutch to English with admirable grace. We strolled through the rest of the city, along the canals for some of it, and soaked in as much of the culture as we could without being run over by bikes. Everyone bikes here, by the way, it is very green.
We grabbed a quick dinner and ate it along the canal then trained back to the airport where we've been since. We are overnighting it here and prepared with a tub of Dutch peanut butter, a loaf of French bread and a bag of fresh apples from the market. We're quite the travelers these days! We're heading into Geneva at 6:15 in the morning for a day of hang-gliding and adventures in the land of the Swiss!
Love you, miss you xxx
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