Flight and Arrival

The flight to Amsterdam was a red eye but neither my Dad nor I got much sleep in the cramped Air France seats. If you the person at the window had to go to the bathroom everyone in the row had to get out.



We ended up taking naps in our hotel in the afternoon before going to my Cousin Renee’s for dinner.We get to have her apartment after she leaves for Israel so we only need the hotel for a few nights. It’s a fair trade off. Hotel life may be cushy but Renee’s place is in the heart of town. It’s also right between Dad’s childhood home and his first school. So it’s good for filming.

(cousin Renee)
The Best Western Blue Tower is in the heart of the Bos En Lommerplein. The hotel is nice but area is considered a bit dodgy. Their has been a huge influx of islamic immigrants to The Netherlands and a lot of tension has arisen from it on both sides. The Bos En Lommerplein is the heart of the local islamic community. Frankly I found it to be clean and uneventful. There are areas of Toronto that make me far more nervous.