Side street we explored in Amsterdam
Scott outside Amsterdam History Museum
Outside the train station. You may ask why are you so bundled up, it is June. Was freezing on Saturday and Sunday in the Netherlands.Friday-
Today was exciting because we went to the immigration office and begin the steps to become official residents of the Netherlands. This is important because I can’t legally work until we are declared legal residents by the immigration officials. Then started to prepare for shabbos, but considering Shabbos starts at 10:00 pm, no rush on Fridays getting ready for Shabbos.
Before Shabbos we went to say hello to Scott’s coworker who had just arrived from Argentina. She will be working with the HR team at Scott’s company. She is here with her husband and it is so nice because now we have friends who are going thru the exact same stuff as us. It is also good because now I have a friend to hang out with during the day as we both wait for work.
Shabbos-
Was another great Shabbos in The Hague. We had the privilege to meet a rabbi who grew up in The Hague and after the war was the youngest rabbi in the Netherlands. Did some research and found he is the current Chief Rabbi of Savyon in Israel. One of our new friends invited us for Shabbos lunch and he lives in a development that was originally built just for Jews in the late 1800’s. Sad to know that many of the people who lived here were killed during the Holocaust. Now a few Jews still live there. Was a great meal and Scott discovered the local kosher peanut butter, which is the real good stuff. Did some reading in the afternoon, and then Scott went off to the Synagogue at 10:00 pm for the evening services and returned after midnight. Crazy!!!
Sunday-
Today we went exploring Amsterdam. Took the train there and entire trip took less than 1 hour. Our plan was to visit the Amsterdam Historical Museum. Figured that would be a good place to start our exploration of Amsterdam. Was very interesting and showed the history of the city, though I thought they did a terrible job of describing the years surrounding WWII and the affect on the Jews. The city streets were filled and it is only June, so can’t imagine what it gets like in the heart of the summer with many more tourists around. Then after the museum we walked around the city and then took a tram to meet a friend of a friend who is born and bred in Amsterdam for dinner. She took us to the kosher restaurant and who do we see when we walk in but the rabbi from Savyon having dinner. Small world, but I guess not in a city with only 4 kosher places. We got to sample some of the local delicasies, one being raw salami and anyone who knows me knows I love bologna, so this was very exciting. We ate well and our new friend gave us some insight into being Jewish in the Netherlands. We had a great meal and then got a tour of Jewish Amsterdam and then took the train home. Was a great day exploring and we will go back soon as there is so much to see in the City.
Today was exciting because we went to the immigration office and begin the steps to become official residents of the Netherlands. This is important because I can’t legally work until we are declared legal residents by the immigration officials. Then started to prepare for shabbos, but considering Shabbos starts at 10:00 pm, no rush on Fridays getting ready for Shabbos.
Before Shabbos we went to say hello to Scott’s coworker who had just arrived from Argentina. She will be working with the HR team at Scott’s company. She is here with her husband and it is so nice because now we have friends who are going thru the exact same stuff as us. It is also good because now I have a friend to hang out with during the day as we both wait for work.
Shabbos-
Was another great Shabbos in The Hague. We had the privilege to meet a rabbi who grew up in The Hague and after the war was the youngest rabbi in the Netherlands. Did some research and found he is the current Chief Rabbi of Savyon in Israel. One of our new friends invited us for Shabbos lunch and he lives in a development that was originally built just for Jews in the late 1800’s. Sad to know that many of the people who lived here were killed during the Holocaust. Now a few Jews still live there. Was a great meal and Scott discovered the local kosher peanut butter, which is the real good stuff. Did some reading in the afternoon, and then Scott went off to the Synagogue at 10:00 pm for the evening services and returned after midnight. Crazy!!!
Sunday-
Today we went exploring Amsterdam. Took the train there and entire trip took less than 1 hour. Our plan was to visit the Amsterdam Historical Museum. Figured that would be a good place to start our exploration of Amsterdam. Was very interesting and showed the history of the city, though I thought they did a terrible job of describing the years surrounding WWII and the affect on the Jews. The city streets were filled and it is only June, so can’t imagine what it gets like in the heart of the summer with many more tourists around. Then after the museum we walked around the city and then took a tram to meet a friend of a friend who is born and bred in Amsterdam for dinner. She took us to the kosher restaurant and who do we see when we walk in but the rabbi from Savyon having dinner. Small world, but I guess not in a city with only 4 kosher places. We got to sample some of the local delicasies, one being raw salami and anyone who knows me knows I love bologna, so this was very exciting. We ate well and our new friend gave us some insight into being Jewish in the Netherlands. We had a great meal and then got a tour of Jewish Amsterdam and then took the train home. Was a great day exploring and we will go back soon as there is so much to see in the City.
No comments:
Post a Comment