Friday, we were in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. To get to the dock here we had to pass through a lock and sail up the Amstel River for a couple of hours, Our excursion today was "Amsterdam, City of Diamonds". In the evening, Holland American Line hosted a "Mariner Appreciation Day " event. They had rented the world famous "RUK Museum" for the evening for a party and private viewing of at the exhibits for all the Grand World Voyage guests and staff. They bused about 2000 people from the cruise terminal to the museum.
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| near the mouth of the Amstel River |
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| The lock we passed through about 5 AM. We descended about 10 feet |
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| the lock behind us after we had padssed through. This |
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| a cute statue on the bank. |
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| several road pass under the river/canal |
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| several river cruise boats |
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| an interesting hotel on a boat |
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| many of the boats carry there car with them |
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| many river cruise boats all over the place |
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| many small free ferries crose the river |
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| approaching the center of Amsterdam |
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| the cruise terminal |
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| we took a small river cruise boat for the first part of our excursion |
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| we passed the "Ann Frank House" |
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| an interesting bridge |
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| we went to this Diamond factory on our tour. |
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| exibits of tools used in thr passed for diamond cutting |
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| a diamond cutter at work. |
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| Example of the many cuts of diamonds |
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| they told us about how diamonds are graded and priced |
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| they showed us a few different types of diamonds |
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| there are canals all over the city |
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| The RUKS MUSEUM which Holland America had rented for the evening for a reception and access to view the major artworks. |
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| the cruise ship terminal |
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| I walked over to the main train station. It is massive! |
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| the front of the train station |
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| our cruise ship at the cruise terminal |
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| in part of the train station |
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| I stopped for a beer |
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| thousands of bicycles in front of the train station |
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| the canal near the train station |
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| ship guests approaching the museum |
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| one of the four reception rooms where wine ,beer and deserts were server |
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| Rembrandt's "Night Watch" was the primary focus |
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| Van Gogh's self portrait is here |
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