24 It’s: virtually the same as they left it

Hit Amsterdam's hot spots

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We hear a lot ‘about Alaska
cruises this time of year, but | just
heard about another semi-coastal
cruise that might interest. you.
How about a cruise out of
Portland up the Columbia * and
Snake rivers?

Seven-day cruiscs’ aboard the
Colonial Explorer’ start at $1,299
U.S. Your travel agent may have
the brochure but if not, write:

Explorations Cruise Lines, 1500
Metropolitan Park Building, Seat-
tle 98101 or phone them at 206-

» 625-9600...
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‘A friend stopped me the: other
day and said, ‘Are you familiar
_with Amsterdam?" i explained

_that it was one. of my. favorite cit-
ies. &

He has a ‘one-day stopover there

and. wanted to know, what I'd.do,

for the day, given just one day.

We. decided that
museums such ‘as the Rijksmuseum
would © be. too: .time- “consuming
although a Sa -shame: to.’ miss
them.

long,’
: railway station. -These. give the

. Visitor a.good : overall view of the.
_ City and. are. very: ‘Telaxing after a

long Might...
3° My, most moving experience in
“Amsterdam was a visit to the Anne
Frank. House .‘— ‘the. loft » where
. Anne: and ‘her’ family’ hid: during
most, of the: Seoond-World: War.

en he Gestapo dropped in

“Instead, 1 sisggested starting with uf
a’ canal “cruise, » vabout:: two: hours. :
departing near. ‘the. main.

if you have just one meal to eat
in Amsterdam, you must make it’
an Indonesian rice-table, :

These restaurants abound,- all
over Holland, and feature a hot
pot of rice at the centre of your
-table.

Small dishes of Indonesian food’

~— ail sorts of. curries and satays
(skewered meats) are brought to
accompany the rice and you cat
until bursting point.

The best way to cnjoy one of
these meals is to go with cight or
0 of your friends — the -variety
increases with the number of pco-
ple served,

Unfortunately for the average

tourists who travel in pairs your
only solution is to suffer dinner for,

two or start making friends in the
restaurant waiting lounge.

Now, if my friend were travel-,

ling with another man instead of
his wife, I'd suggest a walking tour
through the red-light district,

the art. %

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° at Dover Caatle because be didnt we:
fee They Hat on a hot dey ;

The Eleventh Annual North. Shore. ‘News Sailing Race, |

= DAY, SUNE 79. The event is designed to be

lINSTOCK!”

Our “crisp. laiored’ Endurabies tae

Secunty pockets a twe-yaar free

replacement Quitanier (itatitne oF Ibe
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. Overnight courier service to the North ‘Shore — $3.

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The reason | won't recommend
this watking tour to women is that
it may. be hazardous to female
health,

Lat me explain: 1 bravely sallied
forth to. rubber-neck theze mid-
afternoon. To make matters
worse, | wasn't alone. — another
two travel writers were with me
and one of them was also female.

A flower pot, heaved = with
almost dead accuracy from a
second-storey window missed. my
head hy inches.

My friend Suzanne was walking
quite near the curb when a car,
driven by a -‘‘lady'’? swerved
towards her -—
missing her by inches (again). The
driver yelled something we took to

be uncomplimentary and made un- ©,

sociable gestures.
| advised my friend to-wait until

afier dinner, hire a'cab and cruise .

the streets.:slowly. His wife will
probably return intact. :

canes ‘Aton Tittey :

fun’.race and i is open to all SO ors their.families

‘and crews, ‘regardless’ of club'affiliation. Follow the race on the.CHQM daily Marine Reports.

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Hull color

Postal Code «
“Sait numbers’ ‘or ogo
Length of. deck —

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to. the North Shore News). For more information contact Janice Silver, § 985-2131. vs

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