On Saturday we walked for about four hours.
We walked to Vondelpark http://www.vondelpark.nl/ stopping along a canal when we heard a lot of shouting.
Seems a race of rowers was passing through.
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Seems a race of rowers was passing through.
Spectators were cheering the boats on from the tops of the bridges.
Some of the summer flowers are still in bloom. The weather was mild & there were a lot of people enjoying the park. We saw a group of lime green birds – larger than parakeets, maybe small parrot size all gathered in one area of the park. No idea what they are but they were very noisy; very pretty.
On the way back we passed the Fat Ladies (vette dames) - art sculptures in a window on the Prisengracht – for whatever reason I have stopped to admire them every time we are here. I just find them charming.We stopped at Sara’s Pancakes, a place we’ve been several times before for a plate of poffertjes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poffertjes with lemon and sugar. Mmmmm.....good snack!
Today, we walked for about four and a half hours.
We headed toward the Dam Square where we watched some street theater with a guy working his way into and out of chains and a straight jacket.
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The Royal Palace on Dam Square is in the process of being renovated and we took a tour. We headed toward Nieuwmarkt, on the other side of Chinatown, and to Waterlooplein to a street market.
After a brief wait on a covered side street to sit out the rain, we continued on. The street market was closed on Sunday, so we headed back to our French fries and mayo staple, Vlaamse Frits. http://www.amsterdamlogue.com/french-fries-drowning-in-mayo-its-true.html
The Royal Palace on Dam Square is in the process of being renovated and we took a tour. We headed toward Nieuwmarkt, on the other side of Chinatown, and to Waterlooplein to a street market.
After a brief wait on a covered side street to sit out the rain, we continued on. The street market was closed on Sunday, so we headed back to our French fries and mayo staple, Vlaamse Frits. http://www.amsterdamlogue.com/french-fries-drowning-in-mayo-its-true.html
On the way back to the apartment Bob was greatly relieved to see that the 1970’s vintage AMC Pacer was still in the neighborhood. A rusty Chrysler mini-van had taken its place on the bridge.
A quick stop at the market for some staples & dinner ingredients and then we walked ‘home. A visit with Bruce, the owner of the apartment building, checking email, doing laundry; making dinner rounded out our day.
More photos have been posted on Flickr at : http://www.flickr.com/photos/14356799@N06/collections/72157622432557149/
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