During dinner on Thursday night we heard an announcement of a medical emergency in the dining room. We later learned that an elderly man had collapsed at his dinner table and that he was being given CPR. A further announcement advised that everyone was to stay indoors and off the outer decks as an emergency evacuation by helicopter was to occur. The ship was at sea at this point. …
On May 1 we started our two week cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas leaving from the port in Amsterdam. We took the train from our hotel to Amsterdam Central Station and then trundled our luggage along the quay to the cruise ship terminal. The ship left at 6pm and took most of the evening traveling down a canal and going through locks to reach the open …
It was cold and rainy when we left (7 degrees) but there was no way that I was going to go to the Netherlands in the springtime and miss the tulips at Keukenhof Gardens. Keukenhof is reported to have the most beautiful spring gardens in the world. I totally agree. There are more than seven million tulips, daffodils and hyacinths filling 32 hectares of gardens. There were also numerous …
The day was dull and rainy. After saying goodbye to Anita, Johan dropped us off at the train station. Across from the station was a large dragon statue and fountain. It was said to be commissioned in honour of twin girls who died tragically. An alternate opinion is that it’s in honour of mother- in-laws. We arrived in Utrecht in about thirty minutes. The rain was really coming down …
