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As Croatia is winning by 1/0 against Austria, here in Amsterdam all is quiet.
It was a nice day the weather was very good like I hoped last night.
But there is a big difference sailing during the weekend.
THE WATER WAYS are less busy during the week days.
I took some nice photos of the city and of the animals that share this city with us.
Slowly I'm starting to accumulate a lot of computer memory.
Maybe it's that time of the year to transfer a lot of pictures to dvd
Love is recovering very well with the bionic knee, it's nice to see him walking and moving around excited with the time spent in Amsterdam.
Here with Maxine and Me.
Okay dinner time the cake is backed, now it's time to prepare dinner.
It's 60 minutes into the Game and Croatia is still winning 1/0.




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I took the boat out today in Amsterdam, " Gaivota " she really needed a day out.
She was in the arbor on the da CostaKade all Autumn and winter under some trees.
Today I will clean and scrub her, make her look nice for the sweet canals of Amsterdam.
But I already gave her a small twirl around the city.
Clean or not.
Cexhib and his BF and Puppy are leaving today they leave late in the afternoon, that is very nice it gives me time to rest and do something.
Today is " Pentecost " or here they call it " Pinkster " strange name for a religious holiday.
Any way everything is closed today and tomorrow, so I can stay in cook watch some tv maybe the Iron Man cartoon series.
I heard there is a movie of the same name, I like the Marvel comics they are harmless. And they also give you a different way of looking at some things, how it could be in case there was really Super Heroes.
I have Super Heroes in my life and we were all happy on the Boat tonight surrounded by the multi color lights of this city.

Bon Voyage my Friends later today " A minha casa è vossa casa "

From wiky

Pinkster is a spring festival, taking place in early June. The name is a variation of the Dutch word Pinksteren, meaning "Pentecost". Pinkster in English almost always refers to the festivals held by African Americans (both free and slave) in the Northeastern United States, particularly in the early 19th century. To the Dutch, Pinkster was a religious holiday, a chances to rest, gather, and celebrate religious services like baptisms and confirmations. For their African slaves, Pinkster was a time free from work and a chance to gather and catch up with family and friends.


Pinksteren was also a celebration of the change of the seasons and of spring renewal. Dutch settlers in present-day New England brought the celebration of Pinkster to North America in the 17th century. However, by the 19th century, Pinkster had evolved into a primarily African-American holiday, celebrated by slaves and free blacks, and liberally seasoned with African culture and traditions.


In New York, families traveled from the outlying areas into New York City, which remained a largely Dutch city into the early 19th century. There they could meet up with the significantly larger population of slaves and African freemen. By the mid-1700s, celebrations in New York and Brooklyn attracted very large gatherings. African Americans sold berries, herbs, sassafras bark, beverages, and oysters, and they used the money they earned at the Pinkster festival.


Africans and Dutch enjoyed drinking, games, dance and music. Sellers decorated their stalls and carts with greenery and flowers, especially azaleas, which were associated with Pentecost, and Dutch sellers would hire skillful African dancers to attract attention to their stalls. Their dances were combinations of African and European steps and elements, creating new dances that were precursors to modern tap and break dancing.


Pinkster is still recognized as an official holiday in Holland, though many of the early types of celebrations are no longer in fashion, rendering the long weekend as more of just a basic holiday for all.


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