Amsterdam 2024


Good morning,

Today is a short day you might be relieved to hear. First, we took the bus to Liesbeth den Besten's house to see part of her large collection. She was kind enough to lay out a sampling of what she owns for us and said she had an interesting time doing it. She discovered things she had forgotten about. So I will show you some of what we saw.
Entering Liesbeth's house

Liesbeth and AJF travelers

Her living room

Interesting painting

A box of things she first collected-  Thanks Linda for the photo




Warwick Freeman

         Bernhard Schobinger    


         
A variety of makers- do you know some of them?


Does that say Pieta?

Lucy Sarneel

Folk jewelry worn by women to show their wealth

In the drawers below a collection of memorial jewelry- below hair jewelry

More memorial jewelry

Kadri Mälk

I missed the artists name but this is just using a nail and a needle and of course a spoon

Big display case

Otto Kunzli


Ted Noten

Emmy von Leersum

Part photo and part brooch-

Saying goodbye


The second adventure was on a boat in the canals

The new AJF ED Stef

the captain


Some views of the city from the boat







The whole gang


I spent the rest of the day relaxing and then took a long walk to the Conservatorium Hotel where I had stayed before. I wanted to have dinner there but just my luck the place was closed that night so I walked back and stopped at a little place not too far from my current hotel and had a Caesar salad. Finally a simple meal.

That's all folks.

Hugs,
Susan

PS - thanks again to Linda Peskin for the photos











 

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