May 25, 2012
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(written on 9 February 2013)
The weather in Amsterdam was exceptionally bright and that meant that the views from our 26th floor office were even more spectacular than on your average day. It was so very clear that my super zoom Nikon camera had no problem locating landmarks such as the Royal Palace on Dam Sq, the Zuiderkerk and the church in the picture above, the Oude Kerk. It's Amsterdam's oldest building and still an active church (unlike the New Church) and also final resting place of about 10,000 people that were buried here.
The Old Church is one of the places I'd like to take Andy and Colin next week because the building is really quite beautiful inside as well. Luckily there's a World Press Photography exhibition running still in the building so that will be a nice combination. The list of things to see and do when they are here is getting longer and from what I have thought of already, they'll probably need to stay for a couple of weeks rather than the five days they're staying. Ah well, there can always be a next time!
At the end of the work day it was time for the weekend, and this will be a special weekend because on Sunday it's Pentecost (Whitsunday) which means a three day weekend in the Netherlands. Monday is a public holiday! That's great because, even though preparations for next week are progressing nicely, I can do with an extra day off to get everything in tip-top shape.
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