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Introduction

I am on the plane on my way home from Amsterdam. I am really excited to see Andrew and the boys, and to share all of these wonderful stories with him. I know he will love to see all of my pictures. I only took 5 1/2 rolls of film!

I actually decided to leave the Amsterdam Schipol Airport and went to see the city. It was fun. I took the metro into town, which only cost me about $1.00. I got lost, walked about a mile, and then took the bus back into town. When I came out of the metro station, I found a really pretty cathedral. I am not sure how old it is, but it may have been built sometime in the 1800s. I went inside to have a look. See my favorite thing about going to Europe is seeing castles and cathedrals. They are always so beautiful. So much work is put into them.

I also found some really nice waterways in the area. They are so unique looking. I really wanted to take a tour of the city on one of those little boats, but I didn't have enough money left over. Maybe next time. (My husband and I plan to visit Israel and my parents again in 2002. I am sure that I we will be going through Amsterdam then as well!)

The pictures I have included are of the area in Amsterdam that I was walking around. One is of a small water canal, the other is of the Metro station, and the last one is of a street light casting a shadow across the waterway to the back of the cathedral I visited.

As this is my last entry for my journal, I would like to conclude by saying that I had a wonderful time! My two weeks were well spent, and I am so glad that God blessed me with the money to go. I feel that I was able to have some excellent time to get to know my sister better, and I also feel that we have begun a new relationship that will last. I was also very excited to be with my parents again in their own home. That meant so much to me.

Thank you for joining me on my journey to Israel. I hope that you enjoyed reading about it. I also hope that this inspires someone out there to visit Israel, or to just read about their history and understand.