Mural in 'the Jordaan'

 Last week we had an early sundaymorning walk in the Jordaan. It's a neighbourhood right in the city-centre of Amsterdam.

Originally a working-class neighbourhood, the Jordaan has become one of the most expensive, upscale locations in the Netherlands. It is home to many art galleries, particularly for modern art, and is also dotted with speciality shops and restaurants. 

It's never boring there, never. 

We like to walk there regularly, there is so much to see. 

This time we saw the Theo Thijssen school, named after Theo Thijssen. He was a socialist, a politician and above all, a teacher. 

It is quite right that a school has been named after him

And Theo Thijssen was born in this neigbourhood. 

But this is about murals, right? Well, here is one beautiful mural, in the back yard of the school:

The quote is from a 7-year old girl, Lisa van der Schouw,  a pupil of the school in 2011.  And it says: I play in the city, with all that exists. Ik speel in de stad, met alles wat er bestaat. 

The artist is Pieter Jansen (Parra)

I play in the city, with all that exists. 

I think that's a great advice!

Oh, and someone else was playing too

Linking to Sami's Colourful World.