Windmills and Walking

Our day started out with the delivery of another bag- which my hair and skin are grateful for. Still no word on the bag with the car seat and the Baby Bjorn in it. We went out to tour windmills today. A brief train ride out of the city brings you to an area with several old style windmills- you know the kind from the photos. We also passed several wind turbines on the way to see them. So the kids were excited to see both the new and the old ones. We were able to climb up into one but had to climb back down when D. decided that she didn't want to have to hold our hands. The railing around the platform was pretty open and she is pretty small so we decided better safe than sorry. She did not however agree and voiced that disagreement loudly and insistently. So we came back down.

The kids all seemed to enjoy the area- there were farm animals which D. loved and plenty of things to take photos of which the boys loved. X. had a disposable camera which he used up within the first 8 hours of our arrival in Amsterdam so he has been using my small digital camera. Hopefully it will survive his "photography". We went to the Hard Rock Café for dinner which the kids enjoyed until I wouldn't let them each get $35 teddy bears in the gift shop. They did get over it when we stopped for ice cream though.

I thought that we walked a lot in China, but I think Amsterdam might be even more walking. A. has been holding up (and keeping up with us) like a champ- the little kids are getting to ride in the stroller so it is not nearly as challenging for them. My shoes (which I wear all the time) are given me a blister which makes me think me I don't walk nearly as much in normal life as I think I do. That would explain some things though….

We got back to hotel and a helpful KLM employee got on the phone and found the missing bag on the ground in Detroit. Apparently they have been looking for the bag using the wrong description. There is no "car seat bag" on their chart so they entered it in as a "duffle bag/back pack" (despite the fact I said it was "blob shaped with wheels") and reported it as "blue/turquoise" despite the fact I said it was a blue/gray color") The bag is supposed to be on the last flight out tonight (but probably on the first flight on Wednesday) so we are likely going to go to the airport on Thursday, pick it up and turn around a check it back in for the trip to Ethiopia. We hope it (and the other 4) make it to Ethiopia.