We got to our great apartment in Amsterdam yesterday afternoon. We have been in Holland a lot of times and have never had such good digs, so conveniently located. It's on a tram stop at the Western Market. There is plenty going on in the neighborhood but the working elevator takes us to the 4th floor in ease. When we get there, we are in a quiet, roomy apartment with really comfortable furniture. It's all we were hoping for.

I had a field day integrating our stuff into the amazingly well appointed larder and housekeeping items already here. Our all broiled veg meal last night was perfect. Cooked in a kitchen well equipped with good appliances and crockery. There is a supermarket downstairs that carries really fresh produce, dairy and meat. What an auspicious start.

After a good night's rest, during which I wasn't awoken with allergy woes for the first time in two months, Alan and I spent the morning walking around the neighborhood. We did a similar walk in February, during our stop-over here on our way to Aruba. It was interesting to compare the same neighborhood in the season change between then and now. We stopped and had a really nice lunch, returned to the neighborhood and hit the supermarket, returning just now with another load of groceries. I think I might have more to blog about and hope to get back here before too long...