Tues, Nov 8 Amsterdam or the day of walking and walking

Sorry we're behind in our blog but internet connections are a bit spotty over the past couple of days.  We started off the day on a glass topped canal cruise.  It was interesting and wow, I cannot believe some of those houseboats are worth the equivalent of $1M Cdn in some cases.  Some of the old houses that still stand from the 1600 where the merchants would be by the water to see their wares come in are amazing with their facades. 

From there it was off to the flower market and cannabis seed starter kits were everywhere.  In the afternoon, Peter, a fellow I met on ship who is traveling with his 80 year old mother, and I set off for a walkiing tour.  3.5 hours of walking around was great.  We saw the Venetian Mask Shop, the Condomeria where you can get a statue of liberty condom (not recommended for birth control), the red light district, coffee houses and more.  In the evening we had a tour with the group of the red light district but stayed on later with Ross, a NYC doctor who is a sexologist and she took us on a great tour.  We saw the Erotic Museum-great artwork-spoke to a few prostitutes (she is always doing research), got offered a family special at the sex shop and finally back to the ship.  After walking for almost 7 hours, I was completely wiped out.  And no, Mum stayed back on the ship being a good girl and missed the RLD.