Day 4 Saturday October 21

Today was my birthday and a "free" day to choose our activities. We started with a free Starbucks coffee and then went through the Rembrandt home. This was his actual home where he painted and taught new young artists. Next we enjoyed  some Dutch pancakes for lunch and a visit to Anne Frank's home. An amazing and sobering place. And as you can see the weather was much better today.
This afternoon, the remainder of our boat passengers arrived and we will begin our actual cruise tomorrow. At dinner tonight the river boat staff sang Happy Birthday to me and another gentleman who is turning 92. They brought cake and in our room was a small gift and some champagne. Quite a day. We are still trying to adjust to the travel and time change. Hopefully a good night's sleep tonight will do the trick.