We Love Amsterdam!

Hello from Beautiful Amsterdam! We are all sitting here recovering after a long day, waiting for dinner at Wagamama on the other side of the square. We had A wonderful tour on the bus this morning, and then we had a cruise on the canal. We really enjoyed that, it gave us a nice sense of the city and how beautiful it is. 

We have learned that there are approximately 1 million bicycles in Amsterdam and we have nearly collided with several hundred of them!!  Cameron actually was hit by a bicycle which gave us all a scare!! His pants were ripped and there was a little blood but he is a trooper and already laughing about it! (We both were shaking for a while though!! Lots of hugs!!)  He just told me "Well, at least I'm not dead!"

After the tours we broke up in groups as most of the kids wanted to go shopping and others of us wanted to go see museums. So we sent the kids off armed  with maps and directions on how to meet us here, and off they went.  Brittney, Carson, Jayne, Carol, Cam and I went to the Riksmuseum and then the Van Gogh museum. 

Countdown to Holland, France and England!

One Week!  The Countdown Begins.....


In one week the latest "Grand Adventure" begins.  A group of 15 of us will be headed to Amsterdam and Paris next Monday.  After the 8 day trip Sophie and her friend Michelle and Cameron and I will take the Eurostar to London and then the train to Diss to spend three weeks at Willow Corner Cottage. Bliss!! I am always so excited to be back in Europe for a month and just as excited to share my passion for travel and art and history with students and friends.  Of course the biggest treat for me is seeing my family. It is getting harder and harder to be so far away from them.

Last night I spent about an hour exploring the Anne Frank Museum site.  It is exceptionally well done and fun to navigate.  It's very informational and I strongly recommend it.  If you are interested in history and WWII or the Holocaust, you will love reading "The Diary of Anne Frank."   I visited Amsterdam in the 1980's and am looking forward to seeing the Anne Frank house again and sharing it with Sophie and Cameron.  Cameron has been exploring the site and learning a lot.

If you are interested in traveling with me next summer, we are going to Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Paris!   Click here for information, itinerary and costs.  Remember that you can sign up for monthly payments.  This is a trip which will cover a wide range of destinations and history- you will experience everything from a gondola ride in Venice, Italy to a concentration camp in Germany.  If you are interested in traveling please contact me or sign up as soon as possible. Please feel free to share the link with friends and family. An EF trip is always exceptional value for money and is truly one where Education is put First!

                                            This is one of my favorite fountains in Paris!


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