Sunday, May 07, 2006

Busy doing nothing...

Albums of the Day :
Shadow Gallery - Room V (Disc 1)
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante/Serenade in D Major
Mathilde Santing - Ballads
Andrew Hill - Dance With Death

Last day of the trip...

Another tram into town...


To Spui...


...watching the world go by...






To the Amsterdam Historisch Museum...




...then to Dam Square...



...and a visit to the New Church....



...before taking a stroll around the canals...


Dog in a life jacket...



Not sure of the name of this bar near the Jordan but don't think it was the famous Blabende Fisch...









Back home for a rest...




Our wee dog chum was on the lookout again...


...with his chum the cat...


...of which another was doing the rounds...





This evening, back the Molenpad, where this dog entertained...




...as we drank into the night...


...before making our way home after a nice relaxing day...

Highlight of the Day : Busy doing nothing...

Saturday, May 06, 2006

Browsing through The Jordaan...

Albums of the Day :
Art Blakey - Like Someone In Love
Jacques Loussier - Play Bach aux Champs Elysees (Disc 1)
Vivaldi - Concert for the Prince of Poland
Handel - Organ Concertos
Thelonius Monk Quartet - Misterioso

Up and out...

A nice waterside walk to the tram stop...





...watched by this wee chap...


Today, a market...


...where stroopwaffeln were enjoyed, before heading to the Jordaan...


Despite Anne's visage, this is one of our fave areas of the city...





Coffees were enjoyed...



..and another market was spotted...


Cheese...


Mushrooms...


..and records - loadsa classical box sets which I would not be able to carry home but, perhaps, in 2025 (when I'm writing this entry) , I would seek them out and download digital versions to add to the collection...


Books...


My kind of place...

Onwards...





Another back street cafe found...


...and that's where the pictures ran out for today...

I must assume we had a slap up tea and headed home to the house boat...

Highlight of the Day : Browsing through The Jordaan