Okay.  It is so COOL here.   Not cool in a cold way…. although it is chilly.  Rainy too.

BUT… “cool” in an “exceptional and splendid” way.   So many stories.  In just a couple of days.

Where to start….?

Yesterday, we truly explored so many corners of the city.  All of this, not so much because we were in “exploration” mode.  We simply couldn’t find our way back to the hotel.

We happened upon many very cool things, including an old convent deal.  But it wasn’t really nuns…. just women who were very religious, but didn’t want to commit totally to the whole nun thing.

We also saw a photo exhibit, called World Press 2014.  Amazing photos.  It was the year’s best in journalism photography… by this contest’s standards.  Many of the photos were extremely hard to view.  The exhibit was in an old Catholic Cathedral where they had buried lots of people beneath the floor.  Watch where you walk… I’ll tell you.

Today, a big trip to the Van Gogh museum.  We walked there.  No taxi.  No van go.

I have long been an avid “fan” of Van Gogh’s work.  This exhibit was a truly amazing thing to see.

The food is grand.  Netherland-ish.  I like Netherland-ish.

So much to tell…. but the days start early, and we get back to the hotel late.   Tonight’s photos are two very different shots of the canals here.

Finally tonight…. enjoying great company with a laugh around every corner.  Wonderful city.  Goodness abounds.

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“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” –  Dalai Lama
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