The Netherlands anew: Amsterdam and Broek in Waterland

So wonderful to be back! From the moment we landed, reminders all around that this place is home (though, such lucky people we are, not our only one).

At Schiphol, an ad for a new museum created by a good friend of ours. (And yet, embarrassingly, we didn't manage to get there.)

Settle in, get a celebratory drink, then, before we've time to wonder what we should do first, we run into Frank...

He's on his way to the end-of-school-year party in the park next door...

Where we meet more of our friends, including Felix and Gid's babysitter for the evening...

Which frees us to go see another friend for dinner at the Rijksmuseum.

Super travelers, they slept on the floor for a week without complaint.

Felt like a gamble, but Felix on his own bike worked out very well.

Our first herring, very much not our last.

Cheese, how I miss you!

Kindereggs, how I don't miss you!

Schoolyard art.

Morning cocoa.

Visiting an Autodesk-supported project: 3D printing in metal using robots.

Latest model automat: big screen, electronic push-button, otherwise unchanged.

Cosmic Wimpout across Europe!

With old friends.

A little playground detour on the way home.

Does it get better than this?

He's gotten so big!

Don't forget, that's where the keys are.

Herring!

The Milkmaid

Breakfast on a boat.

And then some boat travel in the canals.

More cool playground equipment.

Time again for HEMA worst.

Yes!

Gid too.

Lots to see out the window.

At our favorite restaurant.

And in between all this we took off for a weekend in Broek in Waterland, to celebrate the marriage and life of two very dear friends. A fantastic event and a great excuse to visit this wonderful village (where we ourselves were married) again.

Thank you, Dutchies, for your adventures, your hospitality, and your wonderful country. We'll be back, soon.