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<\/a><\/p>\nUp the Alaskan Way along Seattle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s waterfront.\u00c2\u00a0 A two cellphone photo panorama!\u00c2\u00a0 Click twice to see it the biggest; BACK (x2) to return!<\/p>\n
A selfie before we board the the Holland America Line\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s MS Amsterdam!<\/p>\n A selfie after we board the the Holland America Line\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Amsterdam!\u00c2\u00a0 This is the same ship, in fact, the same trip we took three years ago after I retired, only that one was in July.\u00c2\u00a0 The weather is suppose to be better in June.\u00c2\u00a0 We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see!<\/p>\n A five photo panorama showing Seattle, Mount Rainier and the Puget Sound.\u00c2\u00a0 Interestingly, the stern of the Amsterdam >>IS<< curved, but due to quirks in wide angle lenses and panorama stitching software, it is actually curved the >>opposite<< way from shown here.<\/p>\n The water, sun and side thrusters that have made docking quick and easy!<\/p>\n A three photo panorama as we leave Seattle behind.<\/p>\n Soon it was time for dinner.\u00c2\u00a0 This is the entrance to the fine dining room.\u00c2\u00a0 Table service and waiters!\u00c2\u00a0 All included in your fares, but no shorts or beach wear allowed.<\/p>\n While not every table is a window seat, pretty much every seat has a good view.<\/p>\n French onion soup!\u00c2\u00a0 Really good!<\/p>\n Braised tenderloin(?) on rice?\u00c2\u00a0 Also really good!<\/p>\n Braised tenderloin(?) on rice?\u00c2\u00a0 Also really gone!<\/p>\n The dailylife Wife had stuffed eggplant\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n A quiet walk on the top deck (9) after dark in the Straights of Juan De Fuca.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n