A Bit of COmmunication and Culture

Ho to all. WEll we finally were able to catch up with family on SKYPE video contact this am - it was good to see and hear Dee, Daz and Wendy. We then wandered across the road a few hundred metres to check where our boat comes in tomorrow (now today for us) and then we headed off to a couple of museums: The Bible Musuem where there were some interesting displays of artifacts and some tremendous models of the the original Tent of the Tabernacle which a Dutch Rev constructed as much as he could using the specifications that appear in the OT. It was also housed in a lovely old Dutch house with beutifully painted ceilings and some wall panels by an old Dutch artist. We then wandered the canals and came to the Anne Frank House and so lined up with the queue outside and finally made it in (about 1/4 hr) and so we wandered the house and up into the secret hiding place behind the bookcase. We could see up into the attic where Anne wrote the diary but not able to go there. Her original diary is in a display room - whets the appetite now to re-read the book. Had our evening meal in an oude Dutch restaurant - beef stew and mashed vegies and salad followed by apple pie and whipped cream. Off now to breakfast, pack the case and head for the River Ambassador and the next stage of this adventure. Conscious that today is also ANZAC Day and pray that all went well this am with the youth group and the service - will try to have a listen a bit later