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!
Posted by Jon at 18:04
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16 comments:

  1. Muscato14 August 2013 at 02:20

    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?

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    1. Jon14 August 2013 at 06:58

      Wherever we went, the barmen were dishy... Jx

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  2. Madam Arcati14 August 2013 at 12:53

    A fab and fitting trip to mark your 50th indeed, lets do all again next week.

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  3. The Mistress14 August 2013 at 16:00

    50 looks good on you.

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  4. Barbarella's Galaxy14 August 2013 at 17:16

    Kylie wave, drinks and Angela Lansbury badges? Sounds like a massive treat :)

    Glad you had a great time sweetie and again, happy birthday! (Are you SURE it's your 50th? You look so much younger...)

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    1. Jon14 August 2013 at 18:43

      Darling, we had an absolute blast! Campness abounded...

      Jx

      PS I have a picture of Angela Lansbury in the attic that's getting older and older :-)

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  5. Thombeau15 August 2013 at 00:01

    Looks like you had a grand time. You deserve nothing less!

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  6. tony wood15 August 2013 at 18:52

    Happy Birthday xox

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    1. Jon15 August 2013 at 19:44

      Ta, pet. Shame you couldn't make it... Jx

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  7. Hils18 August 2013 at 14:08

    Happy 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

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  8. vodkaangel2221 August 2013 at 18:53

    Fantabulosa weekend. Loved it! We MUST do it again sometime ;-)

    xxA

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    1. Jon21 August 2013 at 19:49

      I am determined it will, sooner rather than later... Jx

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