I took two novels to read in Amsterdam. I brought them both back unread. Instead, I spent my train and aeroplane time playing games on my iDevices. For shame!
Wall plaques and decor on Amsterdam buildings
A favourite part of my trip was to look up at the buildings and identify any wall plaques. This came at the risk of being run down by a bicyclist. Said bicyclist would invariably be texting with one or neither hand on the bars and a passenger precariously balancing at the back. Pure talent. The […]
Amsterdam Canals, Houseboats, and Dancing Houses
Canals, lopsided houses, and houseboats are what come to mind when I think of Amsterdam. I’m glad, I’ve had an opportunity to see them for myself and learn about their origin and history. I’m actually amazed by the technological feats that went into transforming a fishing village on marshy land at the mouth of the […]
Amsterdam – The Sights
My sister N’ku and I arrive in Amsterdam early on a Sunday morning and take bus 197 from the airport to Leidseplein where our AirBnB apartment is located. After a refresher nap, we decide to take in the sights. We walk to The National Monument in Dam Square to join the Sandeman Amsterdam Free Tour. […]
The Italian and his A-1 sauce
It had been a busy couple weeks and I had packed last minute for my Amsterdam trip, had not eaten and thus arrived at the airport starving. I grabbed a slice of cheese pizza from an air-side concession stand and immediately started to eat it while searching for my departure gate. Half way through, I […]
The battle of the bulge
As I sit in a lovely apartment in lively Leidseplein chomping down on a BiFi XXL that I plan to follow with a chaser of Fanta Lemon and Mcvities Ginger Nuts (now even more gingery), I am reminded of two recent observations of Americans and food. In this instance, I am forced to include myself […]
In a New York State of Mind
Took the cousin to the Statue of Liberty. Got rather up close. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone (Pictures edited with Instagram)
Tasting Notes – Chocolaterie Puyricard Revisited
I need not say more. These chocolates came to me by way of a family member visiting from Marseille, France. They are just as awesome as I recall. Great chocolates! – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Bulldog – The Game!
Writing the previous post on my first baseball game conjured up fond memories of playing rounders as a British school child in West Berlin in the 1980s. Soon followed the memories of kiss-chase and most fond of all bulldog! Bulldog was THE GAME. Come recess, the large rectangular asphalt yard at The Havel School was […]
My First Baseball Game
I recently attended a Philadelphia Phillies versus Washington Nationals Major League Baseball game because the opportunity presented itself and because I’m in a “let’s get off the couch this year” mode. As was rightly asked of me, you lived how many years in Boston and never went to Fenway Park? Incredulous! I think not. I’m […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.