Well Happy Thanksgiving! It turns out that Leiden has a special connection to the Pilgrims, who stayed here between their persecution in England and their future in the new world. That meant that I went to a Thanksgiving day service in the same old church (Pieterskerk) that the pilgrims went to. The same one! Crazy!
The service was a little weird, a little more we're-americans-in-Holland and a little less we're-thankful-people than I was expecting, but still had some important moments, and what the heck seeing a lot of americans in Holland (livng here) was interesting. And a big congratulations to the American School of the Hague band, who were really amazing. The second picture wastakn during the service.
The last couple afternoons I have spent in Amsterdam, the Van Gogh museum and Anne Frankhuis. Also took this picture that you wouldn't realize has way too much contrast to it. As i went down the alley to get a different angle on the church, i turned around and look! Two prostitutes in red-lit windows.
OK, sorry its time to go breakfast. Doeg.
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