Transit

Just a quick note to say that we had a few nice days in service this week, and instead of going out this morning, we packed our bags for London!

We spent the afternoon doing a little more touristing around Amsterdam. We ducked in out of the rain at the Waag castle cafe(and yes, Waage's, I think that's a variation of your family name) for a hot cappuccino, and some culture. Then we made our increasingly drenched way to the Bible Museum, managing to get in just before it closed. That was about as much time as we needed anyhow. Though they house some nice manuscripts, including the oldest printed bible in Holland (dating to 1477), and a few Egyptian artifacts including an ancient straw and mud brick from the banks of the Nile, the most memorable part for us seemed to be the original 16th century kitchen. The buildings the museum resides in are as much part of the tour as the artifacts. The founder spent a great deal of time working out tabernacle and temple models. But once you've seen the ones in New York Bethel, it's hard to be impressed by others. Ill probably still go back someday to take a less hurried tour and see what I may have overlooked.

We get to do participate in doing our ministry at the Harbor tomorrow morning (a first for me) along with one of our elders. Directly from there, he'll drop us at the Sloterdijk train station and send us on our way back to Schiphol to meet Matt and a hopper to London. I just ferreted out some old British pounds from our honeymoon, if you can believe that. I managed to keep them handy for the next time we'd need them.

When it's not past time for sleep, I'll add some pictures...promise.