ADVENTURES, CHALLENGES, AND INSIGHTS OF A COUPLE IN EARLY RETIREMENT
Rome has been on my wish list for many years. In this article, I give my impressions of the eternal city and describe our experiences visiting the major monuments. Because we stayed for two weeks, we were able to take things slower than people who have limited time.
In this article we describe the specific Amsterdam sights we visited. Most are filled with tulips and paintings by the Dutch Masters.
After leaving our moving two-week home (cruise ship) we headed to our Amsterdam hotel to drop off our bags. Then we headed out to explore the city on a hop-on, hop-off bus, and on foot. The bus is a great way to get oriented and comfortable with the town you are in.
Although we did spend a lot of time at sea on our repositioning cruise, we were able to visit some interesting ports in the Azores, France, the UK and Belgium.
Many people, us included, have been curious about how we would handle being in the middle of the Atlantic for so long. Overall, we had a pretty good time participating in onboard activities, working out, eating good food, and generally relaxing.
