Peter and Chantal have been visiting us this week. It’s Peter’s third stay with us; Chantal’s second. For both of them, however, it’s been their first time in the new house and it’s been fun.
The nice thing about good friends is the comfort that one feels in their company. There’s no obligation to do anything in particular. Consequently, we haven’t done very much at all in the last few days. Trips to the Hästens shop and a hearty pancake down in the Bos at Boerderij Meerzicht this afternoon were notable exceptions.
On Thursday evening, Brian and Victoria came over for dinner with us, too. That was a prelude to the following day’s 3rd Annual Amsterdam Lunchops Burger, a continuation of the grand tradition started way back when we were all employees of Google in Silicon Valley and would go for lunch on Fridays to Clarke’s for a well-deserved burger and whinge. It all seems so long ago now.
Peter and Chantal leave us tomorrow as they head further on their travels, taking the train to Copenhagen via Duisburg, then on to Stockholm.
In a couple of weeks, Sarah’s folks fly over for a rare autumnal visit. It’s their 40th wedding anniversary, so we’re going to take them to Iceland for a few days. We’ll spend a couple of days in Reykjavík and then take in some of the Golden Circle sights. It should be a nice, easy trip.