Well, we made it! We are finally here in Europe. And you know what? We are EXHAUSTED! It’s just about 6pm local time and somehow we’ve managed to stay awake. Let me explain…
Our trip began yesterday fairly routine. Because we were carrying on everything, we didn’t have to wait in ANY horrendous lines at the Delta counter to drop bags. We strolled right up, had a nice gentleman verify our passports and BAM! We were on our way to security! All of that struggle with what to pack and how to fit it was WELL worth it! We breeze through security and make it in time enough for Keith to enjoy a Rouge beer prior to boarding. He figured he’d start the vacation right! 🙂 Now it was time to board. We get on the biggest plane I’ve ever flown on and settle in nicely. It’s just over 9 hours to Amsterdam and overall, we have a quiet flight. I tried to sleep a few times, but really didn’t get much more than 3 hours of sleep. Keith was lucky if he even slept for 2 hours. As the time got closer to landing, we were greeted with this:
It was definitely a beautiful welcome. So we land and start to get off the plane. I went to grab my suitcase from the overhead bin and it somehow got stuck. I yanked it to try to free it and it came out…right on my face! Yes, I know…I’m a nerd…but I’m wearing these wounds proudly! HA!
Yeah…I have had a headache all day. Oh well. We made it to our timeshare and got a really nice “apartment” (pictures of it later). First order of business was to find somewhere to eat. We found this beautiful restaurant close by on the canal…look at the beautiful blue skies!:
Well, of course, the first thing Keith gets…and I know you will be shocked by this…is a beer. 🙂 He chose a Kolsch:
We both look like we’ve traveled for 16 hours, right? Well, I can’t take anymore…time to sleep. I’ll post more tomorrow. Guten Nacht!