A very lazy start to the day. Despite the workmen next door dismantling their scaffolding, we both managed a lie in and a late breakfast. Peter had some email catching up to do so we had lunch at the apartment making Spanish omelette with everything left over in the fridge. Then off across the city to the Willet-Holthuysen House. On the way we passed a post person's bike and noticed the tidy arrangements of the elastic bands on the handle bars. UK postmen take note. They do not have to be thrown on the ground!
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| Tidy postman |
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| Willet-Holthuysen House |
The Willet-Holthuysen house had an excellent audio guide and we toured the house and once again got lost in the history.
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| The back of the house |
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| In the garden |
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| Listening intently |
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| Stuffed cat! |
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| Church tower |
It was pouring with rain when we left the house so we took shelter and then ducked into De Jaren a large cafe with newspapers and lots of right on types having meetings and working on laptops and excellent apple cake and cream! The rain stopped and we made our way north towards the station, passing an elegant church tower, and headed for the Muziekgebouw Aan 'Tij, a new concert hall. We had dinner in the restaurant there, which was excellent (I had a very up-market prawn cocktail with a poached egg on the side, Peter had gazpacho and then we both had veal entrecote with pea puree and mushroom duxelle, little vegetables and rosti potatoes and jus) and then heard the concert. A young group called the New European Ensemble with a soprano, and alto and a tenor. A mixed programme and 75% very enjoyable - even the John Taverner!
Taxi home, the 10pm BBC news, cup of tea and bed...
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