Amsterdam saga continues...

Amsterdam is becoming more and more a part of our lives and the cultured, laid-back lifestyle is also becoming more appealing by the day. We love it here. We have flitted between Amsterdam and London a few times, seeing friends and having great parties. The last big party, was spent celebrating the wedding of Amanda and Martin in the Lake District. Its was a stunning setting. Neither of us had been to the lake District before and we were speechless. It was so wonderful to be standing at the foot of a great big mountain (we’d call it a hill in SA- but compared with flat Cayman and Holland….. these were gigantic mountains!). The odd week end that we have been here in Amsterdam, we have cycled down to the big market and packed Lee’s bike full of fresh veggies, fruit, lamb from the Halaal butcher and huge bunches of flowers… of course! What a laugh to see Lee wobble on his little dutch bike with back-pedal brakes dodging trams and other more-experienced cyclists! We had Ange pop over and stay for 2 nights this week- so great to see her again. We had an impromptu dinner in Edam, a little village that still makes the Edam cheese- it’s a beautiful spot with loads of character- a firm favourite with the visitors. Bronnie came to visit for the week end while Lee was in London- so great to have a girlie week end again. It meant spending a few hours in Zara (of course) and stopping off at little local bars and restaurants for snacks and drinks… We had loads to catch up on and thus had two seriously late nights. It was fantastic! And besides, I now have 2 super sexy stiletto heels…. Thanks Bron! This week end Dad arrives and we cannot wait to show him around and spoil him a bit. We have all sorts of things planned- even a trip to Belgium. Will update asap. xxxx