Amsterdam Canal Scenes
For most of one day and half of the next, we had a
ticket for the canal buses, canal boats which travelled 4 separate routes.
With the daily ticket, we could ride any of the boats on any of the routes. The following picture shows one of these canal buses.
![]() From these canal buses we were able to see many of the beautiful buildings built on the canal, as well as many other typical Amsterdam sights.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Photos by John Anton That evening, we had a delightful visit with the
de Jongs, Cornelis and Jantina, and their daughter Marian. We
had "met" Marian on the Internet as we were both studying their and Elizabeth's
common Hager ancestry. Cornelis' grandfather and Elizabeth's grandfather
were brothers, making Cornelis and Elizabeth second cousins. Here is a picture
of Cornelis, Elizabeth, and Marian.
![]() Marian lives in Amsterdam and her parents live in Tilburg, so she picked them up and drove them to Amsterdam for the evening. We had a wonderful visit for more than two hours in our hotel lobby and then went to a great rijstaffel in a nearby restaurant. ![]() |
On to the
Queen's Birthday celebration in Amsterdam.