We checked into the De L’Europe Hotel near
Rembrandt square. Our room overlooked the river Amstel, where it
flows into the Rokin Canal. The next morning, we visited a doctor.
I wanted to make sure Katharina’s leg was healing properly and that
there were no complications. The doctor examined the wound and
stitches, added some disinfectant, and re-bandaged it. He also
advised Katharina not to walk too much on it, adding that it needed
another two weeks or so to heal properly. He gave us some dressings
and a bottle of carbolic acid to keep the wound and the area around
it clean and disinfected.
We decided to take a cruise on Amsterdam’s
extensive system of citywide canals. It wasn’t what Katharina
wanted to do. She would rather have walked around the city, but her
leg dictated ot
