Schiphol Airport.
The third largest airport in Europe was interestingly quiet as the group arrived with glazed over eyes from the 7.5 hour flight. We arrived at a local time of 5:45 AM safely and with all luggage in hand, still a bit sluggish, but excited for the first taste of European culture. Schiphol airport features almost all English signage which was a great help to navigate through the terminals and baggage claim.
Dutch Dikes
As the group approached the Netherlands from the North Sea it was dark and many were attempting to catch some zzzz’s. The Air line provided a satellite image of the landscapes we were flying over. Amazingly, the famous dikes holding back the water were visible from the satellite view of the Netherlands. On the very pleasant bus ride from Calvin to Detroit the group was informed of the cultural and historical significance of the dikes. If not for these incredible land masses is is estimated that 2/3 of the Netherlands would be under water. The dikes seen from the plane a categorized as sea or ocean dikes and the group (especially the civil engineers) can not wait to catch an up close glimpse of the some of the second category river dikes in the coming days in Deutschland. A treasured pastime in relation to the dikes is dike jumping. (Check out the link below)
Hi Tony,
Thanks for the post. Cool video. Praise Jesus that all went well, all the luggage arrived and you had safe, albeit long, travel. Those dikes are amazing. Prayers from MI continue! Love you, Mom.