sleepyOn Friday night, Best Friend and J. took me to Brasserie Van Baerle for a pre-birthday dinner. I had skate for my main course, and raspberries for dessert, while for starters I opted for a delicious
After dinner, J. went straight home; but Best Friend and I went for a nightcap and ended up guzzling champagne first in anticipation, and then in celebration of my birthday. The next morning, we had a good solid breakfast at Plancius, and then, on a whim, decided to go for a stroll in the Hortus (i.e. university gardens), where we saw
and huge water lillies
and where Best Friend took my picture
and I, hers:
Just as I was leaving Amsterdam, the sun broke through the clouds, and showed the city at its most picturesque:
At home, Manasse let me know that he was ready for his closeup, which is why I'll end tonight's post with this
