Amsterdam harbor sunset view from a friend's guest bed

…from my a friend’s colorful apartment in MVDRV’s ship-like Silodam sitting over the water on concrete piers – is what I am lucky enough to be enjoying tonight as the sun goes down on a long invigorating day that started with yoga at one of my favorite studios anywhere, an endless afternoon bike ride all over town (Vondelpark, Westerpark, De Negen Straatjes…), and finally to the market to get some minestrone supplies for an early homemade dinner with friends on what locals tell me was the first summery day of the season (which might explain why everyone was super happy, friendly, smiley, and helpful – like when I biked back and forth and back and forth on Bloemstraat looking for the place to return my bike, when a friendly family sitting out on the street getting some sun took notice, asked me what I was looking for, and directed me one canal over to BloemGRACHT).