Amstel residence

A dear friend of Boyfriend (further referred to as 9) and I asked us to come visit her while she is staying at the house of the parents of a friend of hers. The house is situated on the side of the Amstel river, just outside the city.

If you've ever been to Amsterdam, you've probably seen the Amstel in the city center:

When getting out of the city on the south side, you pass by enormous houses. It's probably every Amsterdam-citizen's, including yours truly, dream to own one of those manors. That's mostly because of the location: just outside the city, with lots of green and the Amstel river around the houses. 

Last night, Boyfriend and I cycled over to 'her' house for a short bike ride together and pizza afterwards.

The ride was great. The sun actually came out a bit and the temperature was just perfect for a bike ride. 

We cycled the 'Ronde Hoep' with beautiful sights such as:

and

(Not my own pics, with cycling and catching up on 9's life I didn't have time to take out a camera and shoot away!  ;) )

When we came back to the house, 9 whipped up an awesome pizza with three different toppings:

as well as this wonderful salad (quinoa, lentils, bell peppers, scallion, avocado, and sprouts):

It was absolutely delicious!! More so, because of the great garden we enjoyed our meal in as well as the temperatures rising just high enough to stay out for dinner. :)

Isn't it beautiful? And all this just outside the city. I can only dream of ever living in a place like this. It was just wonderful getting to spend an evening here with such great company and delicious food!