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It's been much more relaxed day today...we started the adventures by taking a water tour of the city. There are many canals and bridges and the boats are squaty and wide. It's pretty interesting when the tide is up and the tour guide keeps saying, "mind your head" - as keith said, an attraction like that wouldn't be possible in the states due to liability. in fact, it's amazing that they get away with operating when the tide is up beause you could easily lose your head under one of those bridges. I took some pictures - but I'm pretty sure they won't do justice to the experience.

We saw the opera house which was built across from the queens palace - she has the perfect view of it. It was amazing. We saw her ship - which we had seen in the Mediterranean in 2004. The mix of old and new archtecture here is pretty drastic - you'll see a VERY contemporary structure, and in the case of the library - it was actually connected to the historical building - as an "add on", if you will. It only rained for a brief time on the boat tour - we saw the port, where our cruise ship is already docked - the passengers on the previous cruise are spending the night in port and then disembarking. We're on the celebrity Constellation - and we embark tomorrow!!!!

We're already seeing many of our friends and acquaintences from past cruises - in fact this cruise sold out in 2 weeks - it has never been offered before with the charter company we use - and so the only people that were able to book it, were alumni of previous cruises, it was not even posted to the general public. I am so glad that Jeff insisted we keep this trip. I was wanting to cancel on many occassions - due to work, and missing "summer" on our boat. But I have to thank him for keeping his ground because this has been a much needed break. He's managed to work less than 1 hour a day, which is a big deal for him. I didn't check email until last night - adn then only wrote - "I'm out of the country until the 22nd" - in my replies - so the world and work will go on.

Keith, Phil and Jeff went to the laundro-mat to do a couple of loads. they decided not to pay $1.50 to clean a pair of socks (yes, CLEAN a pair) - the prices are so outrageous - in San Juan we just bought new socks instead of cleaning, but here the prices are high so they are going to wash some whites and colors before we get on the ship. I decided to find a local grocery store while they did the laundry - (this may end up biting me if I have pink underwear and t-shirts after jeff is done, but it was a risk I was willing to take - he is not known for his domestic skills).

I had a hot dog from a street stand for lunch - (actually I started ith a hot dog, then got a sausage after that). they do their dogs in a very convenient travel package. They take a big bun (not soft like our hot dog buns, more like fresh french bread) and they bore out the center but they don't go all the way thru - so if you hold the bun vertically - the hole on top, they will fill the hole with your choice of mayo, mustard (not French's :( ) or ketchup -or all - then they put in the long hot dog, or sausage or hot dog WRAPPED in bacon - and plug the hole. Then the sauces don't drip out and you can walk adn eat your lunch. It was pretty tasty! the weenies were probably a foot long. Jeff, Phil, adn Keith had pizza and spaghetti for lunch.

We're off to Tivoli Gardens - which Wikipedia calls "a famous amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on August 15, 1843 and, except for Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Klampenborg, it is the oldest amusement park which has survived intact to the present day."