After breakfast at "Bagels and Beans", where we had a delicious breakfast, we headed to Museumplein where Obama was scheduled to land by helicopter and hold a press conference in the Rijksmuseum, where we stood yesterday. Saw the helicopters and a large police presence, but no sign of the President other than on TV in our hotel room. Our taxi arrived at 11:30, and we went to our ship, the Viking Jarl, in the harbour. Our staterooms were ready, and we enjoyed a light lunch buffet before joining a somewhat less than satisfactory tour of the city center. We were glad that we'd stayed outside the center, in the museum district, where we had a much more favourable impression of Amsterdam than we did today. The center was much more crowded and hard to handle than our museum area. Aggressive bikers are dangerous!
Had a great dinner after a lengthy presentation of the ship's safety procedures and optional tours. Lots of delicious food and conversation. We are looking forward to tomorrow's canal boat tour and a free afternoon. Edla and Robin plan to return to the Rijksmuseum, and Bryant and I hope to visit the Anne Frank Huis museum.
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