Last week Wednesday, April 8, 2009:Adriaan was put to rest in the beautiful cemetery Zorgvlied.
According to Adriaan's wishes: it was done with his close family only.
Zorgvlied is a beautiful 138 years old cemetery at the river Amstel, just outside Amsterdam in the village Amstelveen.
Adriaan is now surrounded by many famous artists and characters like Annie MG Schmidt (writer), Herman Brood (musician and painter), Manfred Langer (former owner of the iT), Peter Gielen (former owner of The Roxy), Greet Hofmans (healer), Frank Govers (fashion), and so many more.
There are more than 2000 trees in the cemetery and lots of animals live there... Adriaan will go crazy, as much as he did when deer ate the pears off the trees at his summerhouse garden ;-)
It is a custom there that the family drinks champagne at the grave, but in the middle of the service it started pouring rain, so that was kept for the afternoon at the home of Grandma (Adriaan's mother).
Next time we drink a glass of champagne: it will be in Adriaan's name. Many times.
