Hortus Amsterdam

On this last day of the year we had a small business to do in Amsterdam. Nice to be back in my old town! It was a lot warmer there than in my own town.

We went to the big garden of Amsterdam, the Hortus. It has a green house with butterflies. But there were only four butterflies!! They, too, must like the sunny days more than these dark winterdays. But the other green houses were a lot of fun. There were little walkways that I could run over. I liked that. I ran over the pathes and over the bridges, climbed up and down stairs. All through the green plants and past prickly cactuses. Slowly, Ces!! my mama yelled all the time. She hoped I wouldn't fall in the plants! At last I fell with my face in the mud and then we went for lunch.

You see I am wearing my beautiful red skisuit from last year! Why didn't mama think earlier to try this on again? It is a bit small, my legs stick out. But warm and comfortable it is! I like it very much! Much better than my horrible new coat.


We brought the monkey with us. I have just learned the word for monkey: 'ape'. I am very proud I can say it, I walk around the restaurant with the monkey and say ape all the time. The gays compliment me on my suit.