Sunday 14 - Thursday 18 of May, 2006

Exploring Amsterdam

Our second day in Amsterdam, we took care of a number of tasks and explored more of the city.

Anne Frank

It's hard to be in Amsterdam and not be aware of Anne Frank.

We had been to the Anne Frank House on our way to Israel on our honeymoon for the first year of rabbinic school in Jerusalem. We managed to visit the Amsterdam Historical Museum for the exhibit of Anne Frank letters shortly before closing time. We learned a good deal of the context of her life in Holland, read testimonials by some of her friends, and saw texts of actual letters to and from Anne. It is incredibly sad to be reminded that she died not long before the end of the war, and moreover, that she had family in Switzerland; too bad the Franks did not escape there.

Lag b'Omer

We took the very long way to the Van Gogh Museum on Tuesday:

Ritually Yours

Back at the van we lit our chocolate incense and candle. We ate our dinner on a white tablecloth (a little towel from Rituals.com), enjoyed a chocolate dessert of chocolate covered waffle/donut (similar to the one we enjoyed in Vienna) plus a rhubarb chocolate from Puccini. We reminisced about the top 3-5 experiences/insights we each wanted to take home with us.

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