an afternoon in amsterdam

How exhausted can a person become? Let's do an experiment:

night shift (make it 2?)
add trip prep & cleaning for minimal slumber
stir with last minute packing
combine with 9 hour flight
set aside for 8 hours while you visit amsterdam

admittedly, it was whirlwind and overwhelming.....i felt liek i'd stepped into a section of disneyland (thank you, anita)......surreal? yes......we wandered the streets along the canal....dodging trams and cyclists...it's flatter than the prairies and so many cyclists...awesome!
the buildings? what can be said. hundreds of years old....tall and slender...each with their own slant--forward, right, left-- yet holding each other up......we stopped for a coffee and streudel just as it started to pour......our windowed-in terrace style seating area gave us a good view of the passers-by.......we were exhausted and amsterdam was uneventful....thankfully!

but i'm getting off track....back to the experiment:
add 2 hours of flight time
and the quickest possible mode of transportation to accomodation
and the brain--including motor and communication skills--has gone a long way in the process of shutting down

result: 2 comatose women