Thursday, May 11, 2000
Patrick and I took an 11:55 AM train 2nd class from Paris Gare du Nord via Thalys 9329 (Comfort 1) and arrived in Amsterdam Central Station at 4:08 PM. We checked in to Hotel de Munck (cash only, 195 Hft x 4 nights = 780 Hft = US$335.40, includes breakfast and tax). We had dinner at Five Flies (Restaurant d'Vijff Vlieghen), a restaurant that we happened upon by wandering and which turned out to be one of the best places we had eaten on our trip. Not only was the food excellent, but the dining rooms are set in 17th-century buildings. Ours resembled a wine cellar.