I took a walk today. What a beautiful and sunny day. I have to say, this can be such a gloriously beautiful city when the sun shines. It’s always beautiful and interesting, but wow, the sun really brings out the beauty AND the people, so I took a walk toward Central Station and I noticed […]
The Journeymen have arrived in Amsterdam. I caught up with them on their way past Carre’ near the Skinny bridge and spoke with them about their lives. They are very interesting and unusual people, both men and women. The journeyman years refer to the tradition of setting out on travel for several years after completing […]
Saturday started with such promise for the weekend. Glorious sunny cloudless sky. But it wasn’t to last. The breeze picked up and the clouds came. Temperatures dropped and it started raining. Welcome to Holland The neighbor took their ship to the wharf, and it was as usual, a tight squeeze to get through the bridge […]
The Apple flagship store opened today in Amsterdam, and I went, along with 6,000 of my friends and neighbors, most of them not from Amsterdam. The line started Friday night. A very successful turnout. We all got a groovy orange t-shirt and the opportunity to buy some Apple stuff at a discount. I left with […]
Last of the ice for now, and some random views around town. click to zoom in
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