January 28, 2012
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
It was finally time to get rid of the tulips that I had picked on Dam Square for the first National Tulip Day last week Saturday. From the picture it may seems as if they are still in reasonable condition, but that’s because you can’t see the ones that had decayed so much that they were no longer photogenic. Tulips are such wonderful flowers! I love them to bits, not in the the least because typically they are the flowers you get in this time of the year. They are a sign of spring approaching, of hope, colour and joy. And very elegant indeed.
As for my activities today, well I went out briefly to two shops on Kalverstraat, one to get batteries for my smoke alarm and bike lights, and one to get a particular type of incense from India that I just love. And that’s all. I didn’t go anywhere else, I did not visit any bars (in fact haven’t been to a Dutch bar this year at all), did not do anymore shopping, but just spent a happy relaxed day at home, reading, watching stuff on YouTube (for some reason American criminal documentaries are en vogue for me now) and working on my blog and pictures some more. Oh, and I got rid of the tulips.
