Once upon a time I lived in Amsterdam…
Almost every nook of Amsterdam is familiar to me because I moved house many times in that city. Always on to a wee bit bigger place. At one point I lived in a beautiful spot along one of the canals.
The attic I lived in had a magnificent view of the Magere brug, a famous 17th-century drawbridge across the river the Amstel.
My favorite spot to live was the Jordaan in a part what is now called “The 9 Streets”. Even back then there were many small shops, little restaurants and of course lots of cafes.
Do you know I once moved all my belongings in an old transport bike?
Ha… those where the days…
Why all those memories all of a sudden you ask? Well today after all those years
I finally framed a print of Picasso, the print survived moving to all those houses, even a move across the ocean to America and back again.
It was my first art book I bought while living in Amsterdam and it had this lovely print inside which is now hanging in my freshly painted hallway…
Portrait of Paul Picasso, the son of Pablo Picasso. By Picasso in 1923
Photos … Henry in Amsterdam, SFGirlByBay
13threads // Mar 5, 2011 at 14:15
Oh, Marion, as if I wasn’t excited before about my upcoming visit to this incredible city! Now I can’t wait to visit these great places you have mentioned…and see Paul Picasso in place!
Again, all links bookmarked…
Marion Pannekoek // Mar 5, 2011 at 17:35
And if the weather during your trip is like today; sunny and no wind, now that would really be super!