Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 13February1970: Amsterdam, Holland: How Cultural Can I Get!

Dear Boys:

This morning I got up at 9:30 and had breakfast with a Japanese stewardess with KLM. She was very cute. She may come with me to the symphony concert with me tonight. I went through a museum today full of Dutch and Chinese art. Then I picked up tickets for a concert. One for tomorrow afternoon then one for the ballet Wednesday night. How cultural can you get?

Tomorrow I am going to see the flea market and Ann Frank’s house in the morning. I know you would love Amsterdam as there is so much to see and do. It is 3 p.m. now so I will go out for a little stroll again. On the way back I bought three different types of hot meat rolls which they sell on the streets and they are so good. They put curry in a lot of food.

The sun is out today and it is very cold here still. You will both be home tomorrow and Sunday and I’ll think of you. I am going to a quaint Dutch church Sunday morning. The service will be in English and starts at 10:30. I really like the Dutch people as they are so polite and pleasant. It is a different world here as far as I am concerned.

14February1970

I was up today and had four cups of coffee and an orange. I went to the Rotterdam Symphony last night. It was excellent but I spent most of the time trying not to cough. I am going to an afternoon concert today so I must get some cough drops.

I wonder what you are doing today. Keep at your homework both of you. You boys can use your French anywhere you go. If people can’t communicate in English they can usually speak French.

Take care of yourself and eat well. HA HA

Love Mum

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Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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