Whoopee! Ardell is in Amsterdam! It was a plane, train, tram adventure but all went well and I am now settled in my cozy room in the Owl Hotel. There was a considerable amount of lost sleep on this adventure so Saturday was spent catching up with that, although I did have time to seek and find expresso, chocolate, and cookies. My kind of town! Sunday I managed a first tour of the Riks Museum (amazing) and a canal boat ride to check out the sights. Also took a stroll through Vondel Park which is bigger than Central Park...so they say. Very good vibes here and very cool. Every day is jacket day....certainly a change from Houston! My favorite LOL sight so far has been a young girl riding her bike, talking on her cell phone, AND holding an umbrella over herself all at the same time...pretty crazy if you could see the bike traffic around here :) Lots of wheels and water, but so far no windmills. Well, I am off to hit the town today...who knows what the day will bring?