Amsterdam, Netherlands: 2 August 2016
Day 33

Started the day with breakfast in our hotel and then headed toward the city to see the sights.  After a false start and a quick trip back to get Justin's phone, we navigated the waters to secure a 48 hour pass that was good on trains, trams and city busses.  We then boarded a canal cruise on a small boat that could go into the smaller canals and out to the Amstel river.  Our boat was a sailing saloon vessel that was over a hundred years old.  This particular boat and over a hundred others like it, were sunk during the occupation and then refurbished after the liberation.  Now the boat has glossy wooden appointments, is electric powered and way too cool.  Captain Eddie led us and another couple around the town.  Gemma got to go too!  He pointed out lots of sights in the 17th century Canal Ring and we were not limited to the audio selection that was designed for a larger group.

After the cruise, we headed to the red-light district.  Just roaming around was a hoot.  One sign we saw was particularly memorable "Live Porn Show -- Hospital -- Bar". I don't even want to know.  We did stop into a coffee shop where Justin ordered euphoria without paranoia.  Saving the muffins for later, we started our progressive dinner.  Three separate stops: garlic-grilled shrimp for our first course, pad thai for the entrée and ice cream on the way home.