Another one of my favorite memories from this trip, just Mommy and me, sitting on a bench by the harbor, surrounded by inquisitive seabirds, a snapshot shot through with briny air and saltwater and sporadic sunshine.
But tonight Herengracht doesn’t loom over us with all the portentous weight of its history and importance. Tonight it is a stylish, lively neighborhood where the lights spill out from carefully preserved storefronts over the waters, redolent with the city’s confidence and adventurous spirit.
