So one of my perks to marrying Dr. Jeff Carver besides unconditional and patient love is travel benefits! He had a conference in Amsterdam and I got to meet him over there at the end and spend 4 days and returning home on our 2 year anniversary. Highlights included a visit to the Anne Frank Huis, the Tulip Museum, a Diamond Museum, The Rembrandt House, Van Gogh Museum, Vondelpark, a few old churches, a flower market, flea market and the Botanical Gardens. We did lots of walking taking in the beautiful architecture, dining at sidewalk cafes, and enjoyed a boat cruise around the canals. Lots of great people-watching to be had. We would walk around most of the day checking out what sites we wanted to and make it back to the hotel late afternoon for a nap before going out to dinner. We enjoyed some great Italian food and an Argentina steak house. We did not eat the typical dutch dish which had something to do with a smothered meatball and mashed potatoes with something mixed in with it...didn't sound appetizing to me at the time. The weather was perfect in the 70s during the day and low 60s at night with the only rain on our last night. We loved strolling through Vondelpark coming and going from our hotel. That's where we took some time out to do our annual assessment of our marriage and relationship and set some goals for the coming year. We have talks throughout the year mind you but it's a great idea to do a year in review! We have learned a lot and experienced a lot in the last year and both agree we love each other more now than 2 years ago. What's it going to be like in 50 years?!? We also noticed the post-modern culture with very little sign of Christian influence. There was a Bible Museum and some old churches as museums but not much sign of "Life"! We noticed a ministry tucked in an area of the Red Light District. We wondered what Paul of the New Testament would have thought if he walked the streets of Amsterdam. I think he would have had a broken heart for sure and likely cried out, "wake up, o Sleeper!! There is hope, there is purpose, there is life, there is a Savior! You don't have to do this life on your own! Repent and come to Christ!"
We had a great time together and great time away! Enjoy some photos.
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