Trip Tip a Day

Tip of the day: Relax at a sidewalk cafe with a drink and postcards Upon arrival in Amsterdam (early am) we checked in to the CitizenM (see previous post), settled a bit, and headed out for our day. It was easy to walk from the hotel to the airport, go down a level, and take the train in to the city. That's what you've got to love about Europe - EASY transport. The postcard stands beckoned, and of course the sidewalk cafes called to us even louder. We bought a few postcards, ordered up our Lipton "ice" tea (with ice! - see previous post), wrote some cards and enjoyed a delicious lunch. We sat taking in the sights: the canal, the architecture, the accents and languages of the people at nearby tables, the young traveler's with big backpacks, all of it.

Tip of the day: Bring your knitting to Europe! or not! This baby blanket knitting project accompanied me on my recent 2 week trip to Europe. There were a few rows knitted on one train trip but that was it. I just didn't have the downtime or inspiration to knit. Even while riding the train. Surprise. The yarn - Filatura di Crosa Baby Zarella is made in Italy. I thought that would bring me inspiration. At least I can say that a few rows were knitted in Italy when I gift it to my "about to deliver" co-worker. My eye scouted for yarn shops abroad, but I saw only one craft store in France that had a small wall of yarn. I hadn't scouted shops ahead of time, or plotted a course to find yarn in Europe, but I thought I might happen across a shop or two in my travels. Ah well, there's plenty of yarn here at home.