March 26, 2012
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
I guess this picture tells you best how this day went for me… It was a lazy day. I did not go into the office because, out of homesickness for my part time days, I had taken this day off. That turned out to be extremely lucky timing because the weather was just astonishingly beautiful. The guy in the picture, in his sleeveless shirts, stood on Dam Square, in front of the National Monument, while all around him people where sitting and lying in the sun, in surprisingly pleasant temperatures.
It was really my intention in the afternoon to go to Huis Marseille (the other Amsterdam photo gallery) to see what was going on there, but as I walked through the tiny streets in the main canal ring I simply couldn’t bring myself to go inside a building. I wanted to be outside, needed to be outside, to soak up the sun as much as possible and to enjoy the buzz of the city in the spring. So, instead, I walked in and out of many little shops of the ‘Negen Straatjes’ (nine little streets) area, where you can find some wonderful antiques and design shops. I didn’t buy anything but was tempted a couple of times. But, even while coming home empty handed, I was very happy that I had taken a day off on this glorious day.
