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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
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Beautiful museum and yummy lunch! I could go for one of those salads right now!
What was the pile of the stuff in the courtyard? It looked like trash or a bunch of coats and bags. Was it an exhibit? I'm sure the answer is going to make me laugh because I have no clue what that is!
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Wow, you've gotta love a city where you can just catch the next tram (or whatever mode of transport) and get off at the next museum - whatever it may be! How fun! Excellent looking lunch too.
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Beautiful museum and yummy lunch! I could go for one of those salads right now!
What was the pile of the stuff in the courtyard? It looked like trash or a bunch of coats and bags. Was it an exhibit? I'm sure the answer is going to make me laugh because I have no clue what that is!
Well, what you can't see too well in those photos is that there were people with the coats and bags. I thought they were a school group. Mark said that there was a sign saying what they were doing, but I don't remember what it said now.
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interesting museum pictures...that one a few posts ago...you know..."that one"...well my husband would tell me it was modeled after him..
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You really did see some neat things...amazing things......I love your trips....I want to be you!
I have to admit, I love our life. Not having children and both working means that we are able to do a lot more than most people and most of our money goes on travelling, as we love getting a break from it all and experiencing new (and old ) places. There are so many wonderful places to see in the world and I feel very fortunate to be 40 minutes from Gatwick and an hour from Heathrow, which literally opens up the whole world to us. Also, we're lucky to have some cheap flight deals around, allowing us to see a lot of Europe for a reasonable rate.
Friday 10 February – part five: we could go to sleep in here!
We first walked through a selection of maritime paintings from Dutch artists, which were just beautiful. I was amazed that again I could photograph them, although I didn’t get many when other people were around, as that just felt wrong.
The next section was all about navigational aids and was laid out very well.
Then there was a little “lounge” at the end, where you could look at photos from the turn of the century. We were fascinated by a set from a crewmember on Holland America’s ships. The only problem was that we could’ve both easily fallen asleep in here.
Eventually, before we ended up nodding off completely, we headed out into the decorative headings for boats, something which I look. And there were plenty of beauties to be found in here.
On the next floor down, we walked quickly through the display of model yachts and into a section about all the gold, silver and porcelain that was picked up as part of the various trips around the world by Dutch crews.
The way out took us past an amazing array of globes, which were absolutely beautiful.
Back on the ground floor...
... it was into the north section, which offered some wonderful views of the ships outside. We decided to be wimps and just photograph them from inside, rather than going out to see them. It was still too cold and if we didn’t have to be out in it, we wouldn’t be!
We walked through the display about the Port of Amsterdam, but opted out of the journey of a container, after hearing the warning that it could induce motion sickness. Not for us thanks!
The museum done, we collected our backpacks and coats and, all layered up again, it was back outside. We got some lovely shots of the exterior of the museum with the ships next to it.
Fortunately, just as we made it to the bus stop, the number 22 service turned up, which was perfect. It was packed when we got on and we ended up in the “bending” section of the bus, which was interesting. My goodness, it was a challenge to keep your balance there!
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More great pictures. Enjoy your day in France. Jeez....visiting another Country for the day and you make it sound so normal. That is why I would love to live in Europe. Around here visiting another state is .......well not the same.
Very cool ship outside the museum! Have a good day trip!
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