Safe at home in Amsterdam

[skyring]

In brief. We got our car to Istanbul airport in good time after exploring the Topkapi Palace. Interesting to see Abraham's saucepan and Moses's staff. Impressed by the decorations.

Long queue for security, short queue for our Heathrow flight. Errr. No flight.

"Eruption in Iceland," the clerk said, showing us a printed bulletin.

"Don't do it again!" I wagged my finger at him, making him personally responsible for eruptions. He smiled.

Ticket office found - after a short but extremely worrying wait - a direct flight to Amsterdam on Turkish Airlines, so we arrived three hours earlier and had better food.

Shuttle to our hotel which had our booked room available, met up with Mojosmom for dinner, and postprandials with Crrcookie and Melydia before we started falling asleep.

Today is a quick flip through the galleries, followed by the convention meet'n'greet, where I fear some longed-for faces may not be visible.

Comments

[lyzzybee.livejournal.com]

Aw dear - most of the UK / Ireland BCers aren't going to be there. Make a list of who you meet, won't you! I know Wistfuldragon and (some of) family are there, and the Weebles. Give a hug to BookGrrl if you see her (Canadian Madeleine, good friend of mine but we couldn't manage to arrange to meet up)

Liz, I know Madeleine left Toronto last Sunday. I know she was going

[jessibud.livejournal.com]

to travel around a bit first with Mike (thyroidman) so I expect and hope that she is in Amsterdam already and not caught somewhere else. Haven't heard from her and likely won't unless she dips into an internet cafe at some point.

I do wonder when she is supposed to be flying home and if this will affect her. I may call her mum (also a bookcrosser) to see if she's heard.

Aren't you going to be there??!

Re: Liz, I know Madeleine left Toronto last Sunday. I know she was going

[lyzzybee.livejournal.com]

Ah good - I thought she was going out before the actual Convention and coming back straight after it.

I wasn't ever going, quite glad now as I wouldn't have been able to anyway! My big event this year is going to the Iris Murdoch Society conference in September!

Thanks for popping a note to me (and sorry to hijack your LJ thread Skyring!)

[skyring.livejournal.com]

We ran into her and thyroidman in the Rijksmuseum. Hugs were exchanged.

[lyzzybee.livejournal.com]

Hooray!