A little later the same day...

So, I found another internet cafe where photos can be sent. So here goes:

First, a final photo from Amsterdam, from the elevator in my hotel:

They have to tell you this stuff in Amsterdam.

Next, the beginning of the train voyage which ended in all the bricks:

Menacing, no?

So I went to the grocery store in Rotterdam, and found lots and lots of prepared foods, including shelves and shelves of fruits and veggies, including baby carrots in the shape of melon balls (those dealies on the upper right)

This was balance by the shelves and shelves of Nutella variants and equivalents:

A view of old and renewing Rotterdam, a city which was bombed nearly to oblivion during WWII and now consists almost entirely of brand new buildings:

So we boarded the ship. My stateroom:

The lifeboat drill:

My cruise director, Melissa:

Yesterday I took classes from Nancy Bush on Estonian lace knitting (Nancy asked that her face not appear on the Internet)

and on the the Halland pullover (a Swedish traditional design) from Beth Brown Reisnel (who is less circumspect about her image) (Beth on left)

Last night was our first formal night, and I saw many knitters in handknit shawls, as is the custom among my people when we dress up. Here are a couple I managed to photograph:

Now I'm in Oslo, no photos yet.

So that's done. Now shoe shopping. And I need to find a public restroom....