| Oh, Peter, there you are. |
| You've been ages. What kept you so long? |
| I'm sorry I'm so late, Sally. |
| Have you been waiting long? |
| Oh, half an hour. |
| But it doesn't matter. |
| I've had a coffee and I've been reading this guidebook for tourists. |
| Sit down. |
| You look very hot and tired. |
| What would you like to drink? |
| I'd love a really chilled mineral water or something. |
| Will you have another coffee? |
| Yes, I will. |
| The waitress will be back in a moment. |
| Why were you so late? |
| Did something happen? |
| Yes. |
| You know, I went to the bank to cash some travellers cheques? |
| Well, the exchange rate was looking healthy, but... |
| when I went to the teller, they told me the computer system was temporarily down, |
| so they couldn't do any transactions. |
| They said the problem would be fixed in a few minutes, so I waited. |
| And then I started talking to another guy in the bank, |
| and I forgot the time. |
| Oh, really? |
| Someone you met in the bank? |
| Does he work there? |
| No, he was a tourist, from New York. |
| His name's Henry, |
| and he's been here for a week, but he's moving on to Germany tomorrow. |
| He's an architect, |
| and he's spending four weeks travelling around Europe. |
| Just like us! |
| Yeah, just like us. |
| He told me the names of some places where we should eat. |
| Great food, and not too expensive, he said. |
| Oh, and he also gave me this map of the bus system. |
| He said he didn't need it any more. |
| That's useful. |
| Pity he's moving on tomorrow. |
| Ah, here's the waitress. Let's order. |
| Do you want anything to eat, or shall we just have a drink? |
| Well, I'm hungry, |
| and we've got a lot of sightseeing to do, so let's just have a snack and a drink. |
| Sounds good to me! |
| Well, let's decide what we'll see today. |
| I guess the best place to start is the Cathedral, |
| and then the Castle. |
| What are the opening times for those two? |
| Well, according to this guidebook, |
| the Cathedral is only open from 9:30 in the morning until midday. |
| No, hang on. |
| That's the Cathedral Museum. |
| The Cathedral itself is open morning and afternoon. |
| The Castle is just open from one to five, |
| so we can't go there until after lunch. |
| I really want to spend some time in the Art Gallery, |
| because they've got this wonderful painting by Rembrandt that I've always wanted to see. |
| What else should we see? |
| Well, the guidebook says the Botanical Gardens are worth spending some time in, |
| and they're open all day, from eight to six, so we can go there any time. |
| I'd like to go to the Markets near the river too, but... |
| oh... no, wait, that's only in the mornings, too. |
| As well as today and tomorrow, we can see some other places on Monday, you know. |
| But I don't think the Markets will be open then: they only open on Thursdays, |
| so we've missed them for this week. |
| Maybe we should go to the Cathedral today |
| because it's Sunday tomorrow, and even though it's open every day, |
| it might be more difficult to get in tomorrow because of the church services. |
| That's true, |
| but the Art Gallery isn't open on Sundays at all, |
| so we'll have to go there today. |
| The Castle's open every day except Mondays, so we're okay there, |
| and the Gardens of course only close at night. |
| Are all these places free or do we have to pay to go in? |
| What does the guidebook say? |
| I think there's a charge for all of them except the Botanical Gardens. |
| Oh, and the Markets, of course you don't pay to go in. |
| Okay. |
| Well, it looks like our plan is this: |
| we'll go to see the painting you like first, the Rembrandt, |
| then have lunch and go on to the Castle after that, and then the Cathedral. |
| Okay. |
| It says here that the roof of the Cathedral is really beautiful. |
| Is that right? |
| What I really want to do at the Cathedral is climb the tower. |
| The view is supposed to be spectacular. |
| Okay, well, that'll be more than enough for today. |
| Then, tomorrow, let's go to the Botanical Gardens and have a picnic. |
| I want to sit by the river and watch the swans. |
| This city's famous for them. |