Lil's Bus Trip by Judy Leigh

Author:Judy Leigh [Leigh, Judy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Boldwood Books

They arrived at the Roodhuis Hotel just after eleven o’clock. It was a beautiful five-storey building, narrow with a single room under a curved gable, the front painted a deep red. Across the road, the river nestled behind a bridge, so many bicycles nestling against black iron railings. Cassie helped Lil and Maggie down the steps of the minibus and they stood for a moment, their eyes taking in colourful barges and bending trees, their green leaves sweeping onto the glassy grey canal. Ken beamed, wrapping an arm around Sue and Denise. ‘Here we are, ladies.’

Denise brightened. ‘I like the look of our hotel. What do you think, Syoo?’

Sue pursed her lips, glancing at Ken and away again, and hooted, ‘I hope they give me that little garret room at the top.’

‘I want a room on the ground floor,’ Maggie retorted. ‘They don’t have a lift in this hotel.’

Duncan was gazing around him, his face shining. ‘There’s a bar just across the road – they sell real Amstel beer.’

‘Let’s get unpacked and find our rooms,’ Tommy suggested. ‘Then we can explore as much as we like.’

‘I’m going to visit Anne Frank House,’ Denise announced. ‘Who else has booked to go there? We have online tickets, don’t we?’

‘Five of us, my dear.’ Sue spoke with authority. ‘You, me, Ken, Emily and Pat.’

‘I’m going to the Rijksmuseum,’ Cassie offered. ‘Are you coming, Lil?’

‘I might just find a café and rest for a bit.’ Lil shook her head. ‘I’m tired. I can do the energetic stuff tomorrow.’

‘I’m with you, Lil. I want to put my feet up before I see the sights.’ Maggie agreed and Albert nodded, placing himself at Lil’s elbow, smiling.

‘We’re going to find a bar with live music.’ DJ wrapped an arm around Jake.

‘So that leaves us to drink some Amstel beer?’ Duncan grinned at Tommy.

‘And just me for the museum.’ Cassie sighed.

They deposited their luggage in the rooms they had been allocated for the next two nights. Lil and Maggie were sharing a room with Cassie on the first floor, next to Sue, Denise and Emily. DJ, Pat and Jake were together, next door to Duncan, Tommy and Albert on the third floor. Ken had the garret room to himself at the top, with a view he claimed was magnificent. He had winked at Sue and proclaimed, ‘You can see right across Amsterdam from my little room. You’d love it, Sue.’ Sue had beamed and Denise had wrinkled her nose and looked away.

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