Today we got up in good time to start packing up for the return journey tomorrow. Then we took the train to Amsterdam at 11:46, and thence the bus to Edam, about a half hour north of Amsterdam. The purpose of this trip was to visit with my old organ teacher, Harm, and his wife Trinette. We arrived a little after 1 PM, after being held up for a few minutes by a traffic jam going to the uber-touristy Volendam.
We had a lovely visit with H & T in their home. Actually, the weather was so lovely that we sat in the back garden, first enjoying tea and cake, then later a nice glass of wine (Luebecker Rotspon that we brought them!) and snacks. We had a great time catching up on all the goings-on since the last time we saw them (2 years ago in Brugge), and reminiscing.
Harm also took us on a nice walk into the old town of Edam. Here are a few pictures to show exactly how picturesque this old city is. It was once a major shipbuilding town.
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| The Lutheran church in Edam, where I played the organ once! |
Then we headed a back to Haarlem for a final dinner at Cafe Brinkmann on the Grote Markt.
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| That famous light... |
Isn't that just amazing?! It is of course no accident that people like Vermeer and Rembrandt played with light in the way that they did in their paintings. The light in Nederland is really special... when it's available, that is!! :-P
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| Happy Schneiders! |
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| "Our" church, bathed in evening light |
And so tomorrow will see us back in Austin again...as hard as that is to believe. Two weeks have gone by in the blink of an eye! Thanks for sharing our adventures with us!
Thank YOU for sharing your trip with us!!
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