Amsterdam - Day 1

AKA the time we spent the entire day at the airport.

We arrived at the airport midmorning, with plenty of time to get everything settled before our flight took off. Around the time we were supposed to take off, we discovered that there was a technical issue with the plane, and they were delaying the flight to try to have it fixed. We found a nice corner to keep the kids in, and waited.

Sad faces 

And waited.

And waited.

We didn't really get updates with the status of the flight, just that it was being addressed. And finally, about 7 hours late, a new plane arrived and we were able to get going.

We needed the adult beverages after that wait

Flying with a toddler on your lap leaves much to be desired

Honestly, the kids behaved very well for being stuck in a boring airport all day long. I think the adults were a bit more grumpy, but that's mostly because by the time we got to our destination, it was time to eat and get the kids to bed. It really seemed to shorten our already quick getaway. Fortunately, we were able to have a good time once we got going.

Grandparents Visit - York

Matt was able to take a day off of work, and we all took the train to explore York.

 

Not a great shot, but this is the wall surrounding the (old) city

My mom especially had been wanting to see the cathedral, so we made our way in that direction.

 
On the way, she found this phone booth and wanted to get a picture inside.

It was really stinky!

My mom also found a Catholic church on the way and popped inside to take a few photos.

Since we had all three kids with us, we didn't spend a lot of time in the cathedral. The kids were all very well behaved, but we didn't want to push our luck.

Once we finished there, we wandered around looking for a place to have lunch.

We sat on the rooftop area of a pub, and waited for our food. And waited. Again, the kids did very well considering that they were hungry and bored. Then we just walked.

Oh, just some old headstones in an alley

For some reason, there were kids rides set up in a square, so we paused here for a while.

... And then walked some more.

We walked partway around the top of the wall. Everyone made fun of me because I wanted the kids to walk on the left side, but there was no rail on the right, and sometimes the drop looked far!

After this daredevil feat (ha), we made our way back to the train station and back home to have dinner.

Next up, Amsterdam!