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Escape in Europe — Day 2

  • 8:30a: Arrive in AMS. Not much sleep.
  • Cleared passport control and collect baggage.
  • Store luggage at airport.
  • 9:46am: Dordrecht intercity train to Delft
  • Breakfast and coffee at Kek.
  • Explore Delft.
  • 12:28p: Sprinter train to Haag Central Station.
  • Sadly Escher museum is closed today. :-(
  • Walk to a mile
  • Stop at Barista Cafe for another cappuccino.
  • Walk another mile.
  • Visit Madurodam in Den Haag.
  • 4:30pm: Tram 9 to Kalvermarket-Stadhius.
  • fan searching:TK Maxx, HEMA, Media market, K
  • Find dinner plan: EZ SMASH. They are closed.
  • Figure out Plan B: Bonobo. They are hosting a fundraiser dinner so we squeeze in before that event starts.
  • Depart dinner and everyone is cold and we haven’t a gap in schedule. Decide to go to Starbucks to warm up a bit before escape room.
  • Cannot find tram planned to take so call Uber to get us to escape room.
  • 7:50 Stqrt a Molly Game
  • 9:50 Finish Molly’s Game
  • Get Uber to AMS
  • 10:45p Pick up luggage from storage in AMS
  • 10:52p train to Amsterdam Central
  • 11:10p leave central station in foot
  • 11:27p Check-in to Hendrick’s Hotel
  • 11:45p Finally to sleep — over 33 hours since we woke up on Sunday.
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Escape in Europe — Days -1, 0, 1

Day -1 (March 13)

  • 4:30p: Flight cancelled. 😞
  • Reschedule first escape room.
  • Realize we will not be able to see Anne Frank museum now.

Day 0 (March 14)

  • Tyler drove to Ultimate Collectibles on his own. First solo drive!
  • Recognize π day!
  • Lunch at Yum! with pie.
  • FaceTime with Mazie!
  • 6:50p: Should have been flying. It seemed fine. Hear airplanes flying overhead while having frozen pizza for dinner.
  • Watch Anaconda at home.

Day 1 (March 15)

  • Prepare house for floor refinishing while away.
  • Plenty of time to pack.
  • 4:30p: Lyft to MSP.
  • 6:50p: Flight DL162 to AMS
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Delicious breakfast and coffee at Kek in Delft.

Exterior of Kek Coffee and Crafts in Delft with two people entering, a mint green bench, and orange blanket outside.Latte with rosette art in a dark ceramic cup beside a blue mug of hot chocolate piled high with whipped cream and chocolate chips, served on a wooden tray

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Sticker spotting.

Cylindrical pole covered in layered stickers against a red brick wall, featuring a prominent I love Bikkeltocht sticker in the center.
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Delft, Netherlands.

Canal in Delft Netherlands lined with Dutch buildings and bare trees, a church tower visible in the distance, bicycle leaning on a white railing in foreground
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Catching train to Delft for the day! This was supposed to be day two so tiredness will be real.

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POAP 7574839 at I passed through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) in 2026.

Yellow airport sign showing AMS with airplane icon, departures and arrivals labels, and 2026 displayed at the bottom against a purple cloudy sky background.
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Fun running into former colleagues Sam and Andy on our flight to AMS.

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Flight seems to be holding. Should be boarding in 35 minutes. MSP is much, much quieter than normal. Seems most the planes are the big ones.

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Our flight to AMS is still listed as on time, but the Misery Map sure paints an ugly picture.