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Stedelijk museum and Kantjil and the tiger
After a nice sleep in we decided to visit The Stedelijk Museum. This is a museum for modern art, contemporary art, and design in Amsterdam. It is located at the Museum Square close to the Van Gogh Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw. Papa was disappointed to see that the Rijks and Van Gogh are both closed. We rode Reinie's bike through the city and first had lunch at the museum. I had steak and chips and papa enjoyed another dutch speciality ...
We almost got jacked!
... filled.
When we arrived at the Amsterdam central station, we were instantly swallowed by a massive crowd. There are SO MANY people here. We tried to find our way to the tram or bus our host and google maps suggested. While looking at a map at the train stop, a man offered us help. After passing really sketchy people in the train station, we weren’t exactly trusting of him. He asked us where we were going, then told us he is from ...
Goedemorgan from Amsterdam & from Oirschot!
... different sea food, eels, sardines, raw herring, tiny prawns, and in the middle a potato mash with eggs. It was all delicious and very refreshing.
The whole day Ingrid and Kevin talked about their childhoods, I have never heard some of the stories so it was interesting for me too. Ingrid has an amazing memory - she said that her time in Bute is one of her best memories.
We had a wonderful day and it will remain a great memory for us to ...
It Was The Best of Times and The Worst of Times
Saturday was a busy day. Up early and after breakfast it was off to the train into Amsterdan. We bought tickets to the "Hop On - Hop Off" Tour Bus which would take us all around Amsterdam and we could do as the name suggests at various sites. Our first stop was the Rijksmuseum which had great paintings of the Dutch Masters including Rembrandt. Excellent audio tour of the museum. Best was last, of course, Rembrandt's "Night Watch" which took ...
Can Preparation & Spontaneity go Hand in Hand?
... of possibilities. Then Harvey & I refer to it when choosing lunch or dinner. Most is prepared foods that I assemble and reheat. I’d like to get to the point where my culinary skills and creativity could have a list of 16 ingredients that we have on hand and then I spontaneously create something with a select few. It’s a concoction of menu planning ...