Amsterdam.

 

Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the 'Venice of the North' because it has a large number of canals. It was originally a small fishing city in the 12th. century. It became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th. century when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam was the leading centre of finance and trade.

So, why am I writing about Amsterdam?

Well, anything is more exciting than reading the blogs of Peter and Robert. With Peter you get a short post about him moving or opening boxes. Then he takes a quick snipe at the other bloggers. With Robert you get told whether or not he has cleaned the Presbyterian Hall. Then it's a quick few lines from the bible and a lecture on sin. Bloody sin!

Boring.

I won't tell you about my violin practice today because someone is bound to complain about that. 

I drove Peter and Lynn to a 'remembrance get together' yesterday. I was driving my Note.

It was a tricky drive for me because it turns out that they are both experts at driving around Wellington. I was given unasked for directions all the way to Lyall Bay. This was a real distraction. It even led to me making a few mistakes. Passengers should know when to shut up, or simply catch a bus.

I need to do a tidy up around our section today. The guy we got in to cut our lawns turned out to be a bit useless, so I think I'll have to say goodbye to him. He missed quite a bit of grass around the back of the section. I'll need to cut that today. Such is life. There are a couple of other jobs to do as well.

That's it for today. I hope you found the bit about Amsterdam interesting.

Buona giornata.