Pickles, Pompadour, Pets and Passer-bys

Day 2 in Amsterdam

After spending the morning working (preparing presentations for Infonortics VC Conference), eating a mighty fine lunch which included some amazing pickle-stuffed-olives from Spain...

being entertained by Flopsy, the smartest bunny I've ever met...

we hit central Amsterdam in search of chocolates.

We found some mighty fine choccies at Pompadour chocolate. The dark chocolate filled with raspberries, a touch of ground almonds and a drop of liqueur was...well... sublime! (They are creamier and richer than the Puccini chocolates.) Mmmmm...


John could not wait to eat his, but he promised he really was bringing them home to his wife!

I love looking in shop windows. Holy cheeses!


We had a lovely dinner, complete with singing waitstaff at Pasta & Basta, ducked into the Appel musuem for an aperitif of modern art...

then strolled back to the station to catch a bus back home.

Along our walk our hosts rescued two lost German campers, looking for the campground that was NOT in the center of the city, and walked by a restaurant with uncleared tables and marveled that nearly EVERY setting had their olives left on their plates (what, bad olives?).

A lovely evening, all the way around. Great company, chocolate and town.