Amsterdam, Day 4

The sun came out today!

1. Anne Frank house. As my husband said, "Inspiring and really, really sad at the same time."

2. Swans on the canals. And seagulls. (My husband: "That seagull must be speaking Dutch--I've never heard a seagull make a noise like that!") And they light the semicircular openings in the bridges where boats can go through at night with Christmas lights. Wonder if they do that year-round?

3. Sun for the first time. And church bells ringing as we walked all over the city

4. Ice is still everywhere on the streets and sidewalks. This evening walking to an Indonesian resaurant under what looked to be a full moon, we passed a garbage truck with one guy driving and two young guys hanging onto the back corners in their reflective vests, sliding from stop to stop on their boots, smiling big

5. Crooked (leaning) houses everywhere. Are they crooked inside, too?