Rotterdam - Kinderdijk - Brussels [day 8]

October 22

rotterdam - kinderdijk - brussels

breakfst poor. cold soft boiled egg. cheap coffee. good ham sandwich though

stored bags at use-it and to water, fast ferry to ridderdijk. off, wait, talked to dutch guy. Bush or Kerry? he asks.
slow ferry to kinderdijk. good wind.

windmills galore. very nice scene. good wind. you can see 18 windmills at one time, pretty cool. went in to one of them, climbed up. huge wooden gears, axles. very cool. got photos and video.

back to ridderdijk, rotterdam, uise-it, get bags, to centraal, tickets, train to brussels. guy across from me was wearing red pants.

brussels, wait for subway. guy tells us there is a strike. did we go to france by mistake?
long lines for taxi. taxi to karen and marshalls. hearty welcome, glasses of wine. tour of house, to dinner. seafood pasta, dutch beer. very nice.
exhausted. back, bed sleep