Sunday afternoon with Holly (and Alan and Jo)

The wind and the temperature had dropped today, leaving clear blue skies over Amsterdam. Time to head out for a stroll through the Westerpark with Family Flanagan, admiring the daffodils (see Photo 1) and then failing to get a table at Pacific. A short walk over to Cafe Restaurant Amsterdam on the Watertorenplein was a sensible move (see Photo 2). Housed in a former pumping station, this good value (and family friendly) cafe was a real treat (even if the wheelchair lift wasn't in operation today) (see Photo 3). The building is gorgeous -- turn of the century brickwork outside, with beautiful wood ceilings and lights from Ajax's original stadium (see Photo 4). The food was equally enjoyable: A big rocket salad, followed by kaas krokets and frites -- fortifying for the brisk, chilly walk home. En route, we passed a square that I have never been to before, complete with a fab art deco-esque bus shelter in the middle (see Photo 5). Amsterdam is still a city full of hidden gems.