August 15, 2012
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(written on 16 April 2013)
It may look threatening but it wasn't really. Summer in Netherlands always comes with the chance of summer thunderstorms at the end of the afternoon. That's exactly what the picture shows. But the forecast is really good for the upcoming weekend. That's great because it's a party weekend in my part of town with the Hartjesdagen on Zeedijk promising to keep me entertained on Saturday and Sunday. I will also have a couchsurfer arriving tomorrow (staying till Sunday) so it'll be great for him as well. Compared to last year it's been a bit quiet with couchsurfers but that's fine. Daniel already stayed here for close to a month this year so I can't complain about a lack of people staying at my place really.
Other than that I have some trips coming up, including a week in Barcelona, so that's something I'm looking forward to very much indeed. Even though summer in this country has been very disappointing so far (this week being a bit of an exception) I'm sure there won't be a lack of sunshine waiting for me in Catalonia on 30 August. Can't wait!
When I got home tonight, I made sure to leave the house almost immediately again. I headed towards Dam Square where I was about to meet up with my Aunt and Uncle, my cousin Danny, his girlfriend Teresa and her son Ryan, and also my cousin Peggy. The entire family had decided to visit Amsterdam for the day and had asked me if I wanted to meet up with them after work. Sure! We walked from Dam Square to De Bekeerde Suster, the pub on Nieuwmarkt, but not without first inviting everyone to have a look at my tiny studio. Over some nice pub food it was good to catch up again with everyone and after that we headed towards Central Station where I dropped everyone off again. It was great to see them all again after quite a long time.
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