This morning we went on a tour of Anne Frank's house. Being in the house of this young girl, not too much older than Liam, where each day was a struggle for her not to be caught and murdered by the Nazi barbarians leaves one with some very powerful emotion. I just wish that those people who continue to send me anti immigration and anti Moslim emails could be forced to spend a couple of weeks in these small rooms without natural sun light and fresh air. Maybe then they might realize where their bigotry has the potential to lead to.
Rocky and Joan went a bike tour and to quote Rocky "it was spectacular".
During the afternoon we went on a canal cruise. We went down the Gentlemen's Canal into an area call the "Golden Curve". Here houses go for an average of $15,000,000. These are 4 story townhomes on the banks of the canal, but they must be huge inside.
We also found out the waiting list for a subsided apartment can be 10 years or more. To get a normal bachelor apartment it can cost a person $2000 or more a month. For some a houseboat on the canal is an attractive alternative.
We met some more of our fellow passengers. If I had to guess, I would say 2/3 of the passengers are Australian and the most of the rest are Canadian. We've meet very few any Brits or Americans.
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