Amsterdam Centraal Station:
Waiting platform for the Thalys high-speed train:
Looking in the opposite direction. The unique white building is the Netherlands Film Institute.
Two hours to Brussels in especially comfortable seats. After we checked into our hotel, we went for a walk and had lunch at Il Colosseo.
Tiny and crowded – see that little empty table – that’s where we ate. We could have gone upstairs but the steps looked too steep for my almost-healed ankle.
We continued walking in the area near our hotel, and then …
what do I spy with my little eye? Starbucks! – located in a most unusual building:
