Europe & Dubai

Spent a great day at the Van Gogh Museum. Surprised to learn his career only spanned 10 years and he appears to have amassed alarge collection of pictures in that time.

Also did the De Beers Tour (not alchol, but shiny sparkly things) Steve was worried! It takes over 10 years for a diamond cutter to get trained up to cut diamonds!

Just made it to the boat for the overnight ferry to Newcastle. Onboard were 3 restaurants, 2 bars a cinema room and huge shop! The cabin was really well laid out and spacious.

Didnt know that Holland had such a huge collection of wind turbines out in the water, with heaps more still being installed. The water was dead calm and sunny. Trip was 15 hours long!

Drove the long 500 odd kms to Amsterdam. What a hell of a place to try and park at 2.6m high bus!

Town full of hip hoppers, rappers and wheel clamps - and we also spotted a few dykes along the way.

Interesting town. If the trams dont get you, the cars or bikes will! Watch out!

Did a not very good boat trip around the canals. Not enough information given, shame as we had so little time. Did jag a nice hotel though and a safe and secure and expensive parking bay for the bus, after witnessing a car two spaces up from us with a broken rear window. The owners were quite distraught.

Walked around and took in the hugely multicultural atmosphere and eateries of Amsterdam.