Lazy Hazy Daze in Amsterdam 29 Aug - 2 Sept

OMG what a great time we are having here, despite the less than optimum weather.
Well, Gina and Nicole had to leave, and then Mike had to leave also, and that was a bummer. So we miss them now.
But, in good news, we have had Michele Houston (nee Symonowicz) , Kathleen Gannon (nee Houston) , and Sandi Russell show up to chill with us ! (and we are chilling; i had to buy a new jumper the other day).

Then Anne Speijer came back to join us again, too which ruled. But let me back up -

on Thursday night, Piet Boogert and Rob Snijders and Astrid Hoogstede invited us for dinner at the Lloyd Hotel, so Dave and I and Sandi joined them, and that was alot of fun. The Lloyd Hotel is really cool, and Piet and Rob and Astrid are a lot of fun to be with. Sandi ordered the Herring, and actually it wasn't too bad.
On friday, we ALL went to Vondelpark and joined in a huge University of Amsterdam party that was going on - hey the draft beer was only 1.50 Euro each, so how could we not join in? When Anne showed up in town, Sandi and I went to the train station to pick her up, and we parked in the bicycle parking garage. hahahahah check out the photo. They actually have a parking garage for bicycles. There are millions of them here. Of course, we all have one, too. Also on Friday we went to dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, the Casa di David, and unbelievable good Italian restaurant on the Singel Canal.
Today (Saturday, 9-2-06) Kathleen, Michele , and I went to the Rijksmuseum, and then we saw Sandi and Dave go to the Museum, too. Meanwhile, Tails (now known as McGyver) went to the Maritime Museum. So, it's a museum day here.
Anyway, here's some photos from the last few days..............

chuck (and also those other clowns)