Tuesday was a great day, hot in the boat with a nice breeze, on the canals of Amsterdam. In the morning after I arrived in Amsterdam, I took the same route Paul and I did when we were here last year. Even went to the same restaurant for lunch and had a couple of 'vasjes' of beer. Had more than a couple actually and then went on a boat ride. By the end of that ride I had to use the toilet in a big way! After that, I was off to meet my cousin, but before that, I stopped at a pub nearby his place. At 2:30 in the afternoon it was already hopping with people talking about and getting ready for the Holland vs. Romania game. The vasjes were going down too easily, too early....I needed a break. I met Jan Theun, had a couple of coffees and discussed the past year or so...he had a music exam so he went there and I had a much needed siesta!
We met later on and watched the game together in the Nieuwmarkt. It's one of the areas of Amsterdam with a lot of cafes and pubs. There were quite a lot of people there but the atmosphere wasn't quite as electric as it was during the France-Holland game but it was pretty good!!
The next day, I walked around the city, which, believe it or not, is not very big. I decided to do some people watching and take some pictures of them. The above picture was inspired by Billy Gomez. These next ones are all in the same area.
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