A few weeks ago, I got a very-surprising e-mail from Dad saying that he has a Benelux trip planned. Not much can get him to Europe, so when he's here (and within a couple of hours driving-distance), I definitely have to go visit him. : ) I think my boss also realized that he didn't really have a choice when it came to approving my vacation day...
So here are a few photos from our day together in Amsterdam.
Here he on a bridge overlooking the Amstel, a river that runs all through town (Amsterdam is like an xxx version of Venice).
This was taken in front of Rembrandt's house / studio / shop... Rembrandt is one of Dad's favourite artists, so we had to check this place out. One of the coolest things here was a still-life painting, and directly underneath the painting was a glass display case containing the exact artifacts that he had painted! The same objects, colours, discrepancies... weird stuff.
Here I am in the Rembrandt house, next to a somewhat older map of Amsterdam. Please take careful note of my new magenta purse strap!
We called this part of city the "Times Square of Amsterdam." :) On the left are several restaurants - we had dinner at the Mexican/Argentinian place. Yum.
And last but not least, I had to take a picture of this shop where they sell "Fantaseeds." And we're not talking about normal seeds for a vegetable garden.
So what's the moral of the story? If a Barber-Family-Member can't make it to Texas or if a Barber-Family-Member can't make it to Germany, then simply meet somewhere in the middle, like Amsterdam.
