Our garden looks like a tip. The builders appear to have started many things, and obviously can’t be bothered finishing anything. What’s interesting though is how high the water table sits in the ground; in the gaping holes strewen around, it’s not two feet below the surface.
Tourists are starting to arrive in ever increasing numbers. I passed the Anne Frank House on my way back from work, and throngs of bus-loads were swarming around the entrance. From the kitchen window, I can a crowd of school children, questionnaires in hand, writing down (with varying degrees of enthusiasm) enscriptions upon a memorial.
The weather appears to be turning somewhat. Sunday afternoon was bright (but breezy), and Erjo and I made the most of it, by taking a rug, bean bag and duvet, and sitting on the side of the canal, much to the bemusement of passing boat tours, and the neighbours across the street. The former looked confused, the latter just laughed at us. Today though, I saw a couple more people in the Jordaan with the same idea. Wikipedia doesn’t really show you how beautiful the area is; I’ll take some photos next week.
My friend Tom leaves Holland today, so I’m off to see him off at Schiphol now.
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