It’s been a long travel day that started yesterday, April 11th, leaving for the airport at 9:00am. Arrived at the airport the required two hours prior for an international flight, only to end up with a delayed flight out of Tampa due to severe weather. We left almost two hours late and thus missed our connection out of JFK airport. Not to point fingers, but this is the second time I travelled with Sue and Fred and missed a connection - the last time was when we went to ride around the Big Island of Hawaii. Luckily, all six of us leaving from Tampa were able to get onto another plane headed to Amsterdam. We arrived about 7:00am local time (1:00 am back home) and were taken to our hotel by tour company arranged transportation. I’ve been awake since then and it is now 2:00pm local time (8:00 am back home). More than 24 hours awake and it is starting to get tough to keep the eyes open. As soon as I finish a short blog for today, I will be taking a quick nap before all fourteen of us go out to dinner. I’ve included photos from the walk around town today. Tomorrow we head to the barge for the the start of our Bike & Barge adventure for my friend Sue’s 85th birthday.
The view near our hotel in Den Haag.
The sideways rain, and tornado watch in Tampa.
Our hotel, the Corona in Den Hag.
Not quite all of the riders are in this photo taken at a café, Bagels and Beans, just around the block from our hotel.
Equestrian statue of William the Silent.
The World Peace Flame: In July 1999 seven flames from five continents were united to create the World Peace Flame.
View near our hotel.
Noordeinde Palace is one of three official palaces of the Dutch royal family and it is located in the center of The Hague.