Amsterdam

A week or so after we landed in London we decided to take a cheap-ish mid-week flight to Amsterdam for 6 days to catch up with friends and re-visit some of our favourite places. Kindly, our old friend Peter said we could stay with him in his very central apartment.

Carl enjoying his dutch breakfast at Peter's gorgeous apartment.

Some of the old Heren 3 Volleyball team:
(left) -Sikko, Carl, Danny & Edzard. (right) - Yvo (also ex Heren 3) & Miriam out to dinner with us in Amsterdam.

Peter and Carl

We visited the Rijks Museum, ate all our favourite dutch snackfood - Krokets, bitterballen, stroopwafels and cheese, wandered around the canals and soaked up the atmosphere.



We met up with Scholes, Em and baby Jayden, and also had dinner with Carls old work mate from Wellington, Dave and his wife Lizzie, and saw Mandy again too!

On the Sunday we went to Scheveningen Beach close to The Hague with Peter and his friends. The European Beach Volleyball tour was on and we managed to watched the Mens & Womens finals. The mens final had two olympic indoor volleyball gold medalist playing so the level was exellent (and no, Carl's volleyball services we not required). Peter's friend, who we caught a ride to the beach with, his brother was in the final and they won which made it even better!! It was a great match.

Here's the 'Nestea girls' who were the entertainment between sets! It would have been rude to the sponsors if we hadn't paid attention!

On our last day we fitted in a (half) day trip to Delft - a quaint touristy town which boasts Delft pottery, climbed the old church tower for a great view and sat in the square eating pancakes, watching people go by.






Thanks Pete for your hospitality and .....we'll be back.