Tuesday 13 August 2013
Grachten, cocktails, broodje and Angela Lansbury
We had a fab time in Amsterdam!
We toured the grachten...
We drank...
We sang...
We did the infamous "Kylie Wave" to All The Lovers...
We ate (mainly broodje, with the occasional pannenkoek)...
And drank...
We paid tribute to Angela Lansbury (we all wore badges with "I am Angela Lansbury" on them - it's an in-joke amongst our gang)...
...and to Tante Leen...
And drank some more...
Thanks to Madam Arcati (Tony), Hils, Crog, Baby Steve, Alex, TJ, John-John, Russ, Joe, Paul, Jim, Ange, Alistair, Mark, Johnno and Ramon [and to the hosts at the Golden Bear Hotel, Café Rouge, De Spyker, Café Americain, Eetsalon Van Dobben, Café 't Mandje, de Engel van Amsterdam, Café De Barderij, Café René and the Queen's Head - plus, of course, to all the splendid men of the Thermos Sauna] for making it all so very, very memorable indeed...
In all, the absolute best way I could possibly have spent my 50th birthday!
Labels:
50 in 2013,
Amsterdam,
Dutch music,
Kylie Minogue,
my birthday,
Tante Leen
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What fun! And at the Barderij, in part, to boot - one of our very favorite places to go. Is dear Peter the dishy bartender still around?
ReplyDeleteWherever we went, the barmen were dishy... Jx
DeleteA fab and fitting trip to mark your 50th indeed, lets do all again next week.
ReplyDeleteOK - let's..!
DeleteI wish.
Jx
50 looks good on you.
ReplyDeleteBless you, darling... Jx
DeleteKylie wave, drinks and Angela Lansbury badges? Sounds like a massive treat :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great time sweetie and again, happy birthday! (Are you SURE it's your 50th? You look so much younger...)
Darling, we had an absolute blast! Campness abounded...
DeleteJx
PS I have a picture of Angela Lansbury in the attic that's getting older and older :-)
Looks like you had a grand time. You deserve nothing less!
ReplyDeleteDank je wel, darling! Jx
DeleteHappy Birthday xox
ReplyDeleteTa, pet. Shame you couldn't make it... Jx
DeleteHappy birthday darling. A fab blog for a wonderful weekend - I'm still recovering! So glad you liked the badges sweetie, we'll have to bring them all out again next year! Ttfn Hils x
ReplyDeleteI am still wearing mine... Jx
DeleteFantabulosa weekend. Loved it! We MUST do it again sometime ;-)
ReplyDeletexxA
I am determined it will, sooner rather than later... Jx
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