1Oh, Peter, there you are.
2You've been ages. What kept you so long?
3I'm sorry I'm so late, Sally.
4Have you been waiting long?
5Oh, half an hour.
6But it doesn't matter.
7I've had a coffee and I've been reading this guidebook for tourists.
8Sit down.
9You look very hot and tired.
10What would you like to drink?
11I'd love a really chilled mineral water or something.
12Will you have another coffee?
13Yes, I will.
14The waitress will be back in a moment.
15Why were you so late?
16Did something happen?
17Yes.
18You know, I went to the bank to cash some travellers cheques?
19Well, the exchange rate was looking healthy, but...
20when I went to the teller, they told me the computer system was temporarily down,
21so they couldn't do any transactions.
22They said the problem would be fixed in a few minutes, so I waited.
23And then I started talking to another guy in the bank,
24and I forgot the time.
25Oh, really?
26Someone you met in the bank?
27Does he work there?
28No, he was a tourist, from New York.
29His name's Henry,
30and he's been here for a week, but he's moving on to Germany tomorrow.
31He's an architect,
32and he's spending four weeks travelling around Europe.
33Just like us!
34Yeah, just like us.
35He told me the names of some places where we should eat.
36Great food, and not too expensive, he said.
37Oh, and he also gave me this map of the bus system.
38He said he didn't need it any more.
39That's useful.
40Pity he's moving on tomorrow.
41Ah, here's the waitress. Let's order.
42Do you want anything to eat, or shall we just have a drink?
43Well, I'm hungry,
44and we've got a lot of sightseeing to do, so let's just have a snack and a drink.
45Sounds good to me!
46Well, let's decide what we'll see today.
47I guess the best place to start is the Cathedral,
48and then the Castle.
49What are the opening times for those two?
50Well, according to this guidebook,
51the Cathedral is only open from 9:30 in the morning until midday.
52No, hang on.
53That's the Cathedral Museum.
54The Cathedral itself is open morning and afternoon.
55The Castle is just open from one to five,
56so we can't go there until after lunch.
57I really want to spend some time in the Art Gallery,
58because they've got this wonderful painting by Rembrandt that I've always wanted to see.
59What else should we see?
60Well, the guidebook says the Botanical Gardens are worth spending some time in,
61and they're open all day, from eight to six, so we can go there any time.
62I'd like to go to the Markets near the river too, but...
63oh... no, wait, that's only in the mornings, too.
64As well as today and tomorrow, we can see some other places on Monday, you know.
65But I don't think the Markets will be open then: they only open on Thursdays,
66so we've missed them for this week.
67Maybe we should go to the Cathedral today
68because it's Sunday tomorrow, and even though it's open every day,
69it might be more difficult to get in tomorrow because of the church services.
70That's true,
71but the Art Gallery isn't open on Sundays at all,
72so we'll have to go there today.
73The Castle's open every day except Mondays, so we're okay there,
74and the Gardens of course only close at night.
75Are all these places free or do we have to pay to go in?
76What does the guidebook say?
77I think there's a charge for all of them except the Botanical Gardens.
78Oh, and the Markets, of course you don't pay to go in.
79Okay.
80Well, it looks like our plan is this:
81we'll go to see the painting you like first, the Rembrandt,
82then have lunch and go on to the Castle after that, and then the Cathedral.
83Okay.
84It says here that the roof of the Cathedral is really beautiful.
85Is that right?
86What I really want to do at the Cathedral is climb the tower.
87The view is supposed to be spectacular.
88Okay, well, that'll be more than enough for today.
89Then, tomorrow, let's go to the Botanical Gardens and have a picnic.
90I want to sit by the river and watch the swans.
91This city's famous for them.