We left around 6:30am for Amsterdam on Thursday morning. The weather was a bit grimy, but the drive was pretty good after all. We arrived at Brenda & Harry’s at 12:30, dropped off a few deep frozen goods that we had carefully packed into a cool box for them. Since we were to meet Ginnie downtown Amsterdam and still had a bit of time, we unloaded the rest of the car and enjoyed a cup of coffee with Bren. Then, OX’s mobile phone rang and all he could see was “unknown number”, so he didn’t pick up. He thought it might be work related and he decided he was on holidays. “If it’s important, they’ll leave a message.” And right he was, but it was Ginnie, announcing that she was leaving the apartment and giving us her mobile number. I called back and told her that we were on our way.
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We were just in time. Just as ET was boarding the escalator to go down, we were getting to the top in the opposite direction. Again a big “greeting Hug” and we made our way to the car. We drove home and we had to keep her there for a while. Why?... Because we had a little surprise for her. TBFs were coming over to say hello, but we didn’t really have a time set, so we had to keep her busy until they popped up. Finally, I thought they might be held up and decided to open a bottle of champagne for the occasion before their arrival. And you know what? I was just filling up glass number 3, when the doorbell rang. Hmm. I’m getting the feeling that TBF’s can smell champagne a mile away. Anyway, since Mrs. TBF had to work for most of the weekend and Mr. TBF has a “man cold”, they stayed only for an hour, or so.
After TBFs left, we decided to go for a Tex-Mex dinner with ET at Papa Joe's and relaxed a bit, chatting until about 11:30 pm. I still had to work the next day, so I did need the sleep. The next morning, OX drove me to the dentist and brought our coffee machine to get fixed (that’s another story). Then he drove home to meet ET for breakfast. Unfortunately, we had locked her (and Dale) in, so the poor girl couldn't even get out. I guess we expected her to sleep-in a bit longer. OX and ET had breakfast and chatted a bit before meeting me for lunch at the Market place in Basel. I had to return to the office after lunch, so I said my goodbyes and left them both to discover Basel a bit. It was great to meet with you again, ET, but this time, we knew who we were meeting.
It was really great to meet two Expats in one weekend, albeit a bit stressful, mixed together with visiting family/friends in Amsterdam. But what the hell… It was worth every second.
It was really great to meet two Expats in one weekend, albeit a bit stressful, mixed together with visiting family/friends in Amsterdam. But what the hell… It was worth every second.
8 comments:
Oh what fun! All of you are on my "Must Meet One Day" list!
I just love your life - you fill it with such wonderful, interesting people. I hope one day to be counted among them.
T1: We had a wonderful time with both Bloggers and it would be a lot of fun to meet up. Maybe in Vienna?
Jay: If we're in the GTA, you can bet on it :)
I hope I didn't spread my man-cold to you, OX, or ET.
Mrs. TBF is now the proud owner of a WO-man-cold!
TBF: Nope.... No sign of it in the CS household :)
You know I was in heaven those too-few hours we had together, CS and OX! I can hardly wait for Donica to meet you now because she and OX will talk shop like nobody's business. :) Three years was a long time to wait but definitely worth it.
CS - that was such a great write up and a fairly nice pic of the both of us...
I did have a lovely time and no I didn't mind being locked in for something like 2 mins... lol
OX showed me around it was a lot of fun!
I'll have to post your link to the write up on my end since I'll be busy doing my taxes...
And no cold from the trip either for me... Just a bad headache from lack of great coffee.
Ginnie: Well, then get ready for a few more hours of heaven... All four of us :)
ET: Happy to hear you didn't get the cold either :) I'm glad you had a fun trip and we enjoyed it too.
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