The amber-tinted street lights glow softly in ripples of the Prinsengracht. The reflections, falling as they do at regular intervals, look like linear clusters of aquatic fireflies dancing just beneath the surface of the canal waters.
The surface continues to undulate gently even though the steady stream of Sunday afternoon and evening boaters has begun to subside. It’s Sunday, the first day of July, 2007. And although it’s a bit past 10:00 pm as I write this, the sky above Amsterdam still holds the soft light of a sun that simply refuses to yield to the night.
We’re told that it’s been raining for weeks, but the clouds cleared up this afternoon and spawned a beautiful afternoon – sunny and about 70 degrees. For three visitors coming straight from the 108 degree temperatures of Las Vegas, there’s only one word for it: heaven.
Prinsengracht 841
This photo shows the ground floor entrance. Our apartment is on the top two floors.
Just the Three of Us
This is what you get when you try to take a picture you are also appearing in.
Canal Houses
A Sketch by Diana
Inside Out
View looking out the main floor entrance door
View Down Prinsengracht
Looking down the Prinsengracht canal from our kitchen window
Rear Window
View out back of house from livingroom
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The picture below reminds me of the River Walk in San Antonio, very lovely. Kathy is visiting us this week. Sue, Emily and Jackson were here Sunday and Monday night. Kids are growing up fast.
Kathy is helping with projects that Dad finds difficult to do but wants done.
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