He was born on 11 April 1927 in Amsterdam. In 1997, he passed away when he was 70 years old… My father. So yes, today would have been his birthday. Like everyone, there were good times and bad moments in his life. Thankfully, we tend to forget about the bad times and remember the good…
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When boredom strikes
Yesterday, I was bored. Last Friday, I sprained an ankle. I slipped off the stairs. If the virus was not enough to limit myself. I remembered I had a jigsaw puzzle I had recently purchased. I’ve never been able to push myself to work on it, but now I could! A scenery of Amsterdam at…
Artis, zoo of Amsterdam
Yesterday Marissa, Marion and I visited Artis. Artis is a zoo located in the city of Amsterdam. The weather yesterday was extreme nice, which added greatly to the mood of our visit. Because of the good weather it was also quite busy at Artis, but luckily not too crowded. It was very nice to wander…
“Berlin”, Ellen ten Damme
Some time ago I was informed that Ellen ten Damme would give a special concert. There were two reasons for this concert to be special: All the songs would be in German. And concert would be used to make a new CD. So I bought tickets for the best available seats. The concert would be…
Valentijnkade Amsterdam
Recently I have talked with some of my family (my fathers side of the family) about the Valentijnkade in Amsterdam. The reason we talked about this street is rather simple, it is the street where my grandparents lived and where my father grew up. Pictures from long ago showed up, which was wonderful to see…
Life is there to… see Amsterdam again
Yesterday Marion and I planned to visit Amsterdam. Not with a specific goal, but just to enjoy the city again. When Sanne heard this, she told that she would love to come along with us. And as Sanne is good company, why not. We agreed that we would meet at the “Amsterdam Centraal” (the main…
Global Collect Annual Party 2011
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Concert gebouw Amsterdam – Ellen ten Damme
Yesterday evening Marion and I have been to a concert of Ellen ten Damme. I don’t think that it will be a big surprise for anyone who knows me (or reads my weblog regularly) that I really like the music and shows of Ellen. She has a great voice and a very good sense of…
Team event at “De Gollem”, Amsterdam
Yesterday we had with a number of direct colleagues a nice get-together again. One of us had the very great idea if visiting a café in Amsterdam called “De Gollem”. What made this place very attractive was that it has over 200 different kinds of beers on stock and that they served some very promising…
Suzanne Vega
A time ago Patrick claimed that he would do lot to visit a concert of Suzanne Vega (including travelling a lot and paying a lot for a ticket). Well, that was all not needed as he discovered some time ago that Suzanne Vega would come to The Netherlands. He asked me if wanted to come…