What a start to the trip! With stormy weather in Chicago, connecting flights into O'Hare were delayed by up to two hours. For the twelve of us flying in from Wichita, this meant landing in Chicago after boarding had already started on our flight to Amsterdam. We made it to the gate just as they were making the final call. What a relief to see that everyone made it on the plane!
By some miracle, all of our luggage arrived in Amsterdam! We met our bus and several friends from Haarlem and traveled into town. We visited the newly renovated Anne Frank House Museum and were moved by an exhibition of the original diaries.
After lunch, we went to the Zaanse Schans, an open-air museum which gives tourists a taste of all things Dutch. This includes how wooden shoes are made, the inside of a windmill, and cheese-making. With temperatures hovering around 45 degrees fahrenheit with a wind, it was better to stay inside as much as possible.
Matt Lehman, who flew in on a different flight, met up with us in Haarlem where we met our host families for the next two days. Finally we are all here and accounted for. Over the next weeks, students will write about daily events of the tour. As of today (Saturday), we have had two very well received concerts, and wonderful home stays. Our third concert is tonight in the city of Sneek. Today is a free day with host families and a great day to catch up on sleep, journaling, and blogging!
As the say in the Netherlands, tot ziens!!
- Ken Rodgers -
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Visiting the Anne Frank House is on my bucket list! Glad to know everyone arrived safely and that you are singing pretty! Best wishes to all!
ReplyDeletemegant