Arrival at Schiphol is problem-free as I only have a little trolley, and I smoothly transfer onto a train to the exhibition halls. I am visiting the PLMA show – a large and very crowded exhibition of private label manufacturers – i.e. the suppliers to the big supermarket chains. It turns out to be an excellent visit, and I discover many large and previously unknown sprayer users!

I’m knackered this evening after the early morning start and the walk around the show, so I decide to find a restaurant close by the hotel in Rembrandtplein. Scoping out the offers, a sign catches my eye: Coco’s Outback - Lousy Food and Warm Beer! How could I resist such an offer?? It turns out to be an Aussie pub, the beer (Blanche de Namur) is cold and the Ostrich (!!) steak I choose is lean and tasty! The Noble Regiment continues to serve, even after it has been dispatched to the knacker’s yard!!

Declining the offers of Red Lights, Gay Bars and “Coffee Shops”, I move briskly to bed….

Goede nacht!