The Gift

Today was yet another memorable and rewarding day. The morning started with a load of laundry as it had been just over 10 days of traveling since we left LA. We grabbed a quick Chinese noodle dish as we waited. The light was beautiful, the air a bit warmer than yesterday, and everything was going quite well. In chatting with a local, they explained that today had been the most beautiful and best day they ever experienced in Amsterdam and that comment made me immediately smile. Not only were we experiencing a great city but with the pleasure of having record weather. We shot several restaurants and eateries while exploring Amsterdam. Again our feet took us everywhere, constantly immersed in everything around us.

Our appreciation for this city has developed into a firm relationship and people welcomed us in every which way. Today went perfectly from the view from the front of our hotel to the last look down the canal before we headed in. Today's gift came twice in the form of food and spirit. We stopped into a little bakery to take some pictures and ended up walking away with the most amazing bread/pasty creation that I have ever eaten; and I have eaten a lot. It was a raisin load bread with a huge amount of raisins lined with a fig and almond spice center. We quietly devoured this loaf by the nights end. Just two doors down, we photographed some Italian pasta which turned into an exceptional dinner.

Yesterday, we had met this lovely girl at a coffee shop and luckily tomorrow we will have the pleasure to shoot a fashion editorial shoot in Amsterdam. We are both very excited to capture beauty in face of beauty. What we thought would be a short walk turned into a long expedition with an intermission for a bier. The walk took a good part of two hours and again opened us to new areas of the city that looked nothing like what we had seen. Every corner looked like a different country. Countries noted include, Beijing, China, London, England, Paris, France, and San Francisco, CA. Many paces later, our relief came as we approached our home base in the red light district. Today was a gift for us in many ways and we hope that we can pass on this gift to others!