Around the World

Nothing could have thrilled us more than the suggestion of a trip to Europe after over two years “country-bound” in Australia.  Joe’s London (now Melbourne) mates from 50 years prior were taking a river cruise and it sounded like we were invited to join them. While ocean cruising had never been high on our list, we were quite taken with the thought of a river cruise. Australian-based APT sails a few European rivers but the one we were planning was…

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Three flights and 30+ hours later we are wandering the streets of Amsterdam bleary-eyed, killing time till check-in at the Hotel Eden. We are here for a week so after we got settled we were off to dinner at Lucius, a casual seafood restaurant with an  aquarium set into a wall and luscious food we loved. Following a 30 minute train ride to Leiden, we discover the annual Rembrandt Festival is in full swing. The small city celebrates the artist’s…

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