Let There Be Light!

Well, a little under 2 weeks of thick cloud cover, chilly tempertures, and drizzle to rainy conditions, the sun popped out yesterday morning as did every able bodied creature that could run, walk, crawl, roll, ride, squirm, twitch...well you got it....if it could move it basked in the sunshine. Just as I was wondering how much longer it may take for the weather conditions to induce some depression on my unsuspecting ass, low and behold a reprieve comes along. And unlike the 2 previous weekends where the streets were lightly dusted with the occasional pedestrian, auto, or bicyclist, yesterday the streets were packed like they were going to W's going away party! Restaurants, shoppes, the small skating rinks in the squares, were all a buzz with adults and children enjoying themselves. What positive energy there was being out in the city on a day like yesterday!! You could feel the happiness, see it in the faces and hear it in their voices. We visited a district in Amsterdam that we hadn't before, Leidseplein. That's where a lot of shopping gets done and of course where there are shops there are restaurants. We actually veered from our normal path, trying different cuisines, and came back west eating at the Hard Rock. It was a nice change, but we had to split a burger because it was so huge! It was a good way to end the nicest weather-day we have had since returning! I'll throw up some pictures taken yesterday shortly. Today the sun is in and out, which is better than it has been! I hope to see more of the yellow ball in the sky more often. Radhika ran about 4 hours yesterday morning and said it sprinkled only for a few minutes. She wasn't moaning and groaning too much last night (from sore muscles, for those of you who think like me - VC, AK). I am going to see 4 more apartments at noon (less than an hour) and with those in addition to the one I saw on Friday we'll make our decision and move as quickly as possible. Hotel living has met it's end, we hope. It'll be nice to have a kitchen to make our own food and not rely every day three times a day on restaurants, to eat.