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at Sanctuary Wood Museum – home to a huge crater caused by explosives set under the German frontline on what was known as Hill 60. The following day we admired
the city’s medieval buildings, crusader castle and Gothic cathedral – while in Antwerp it was all about Ruben’s paintings and Belgian chocolate. Then it was back to war history, but this time the 1939-45 conflict, with a tour to the Airborne Museum in Arnhem, which commemorates Operation Market Garden in September 1944. This was a failed attempt by the allies to drop forces in Arnhem, establish a bridgehead from which to invade Germany through Holland and, it was hoped, end the war more quickly.
GROUND FORCE Back in Amsterdam on the penultimate day, we gathered in
the lounge to hear Dimmock talk about how she got into gardening, solved passengers’ gardening problems and recalled the first Ground Force makeover. It was for a woman called Norma, who they nicknamed Storming Norma after she blew £2,500 of her hubbie’s money because she suspected he was having an affair, when actually he was just trying to keep the filming a secret. That afternoon we headed out of the city to see the flowers at Keukenhof Tulip Gardens. The park is about an hour’s drive from Amsterdam and attracts so many visitors that although it’s only open for less than two months a year, it’s one of Holland’s busiest tourist attractions. It’s easy to see why. It was mid-April, the sun was shining and the tulips were as pretty as a picture. In fact I’d say they were blooming marvellous. TW
ADDED EXTRAS
❂❂Great Rail Journeys includes all tours in the cost of its river cruises, along with flights or train travel, transfers and Wi-Fi.
❂ ❂A drinks package, which covers unlimited wine, beer or soft drinks with lunch and dinner, is available as an add-on from £95 per person.
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