My little tribute to the Runneboom, a little bakery around the corner here in the neighborhood, that closed some months ago. First time I visited it one year ago to buy some French bread, the person who attended me was a very old sweet lady who wasn't able to speak English. I guess the owners just retired. Same thing happened I heard with a cozy ice-cream shop one block from the bakery. They say these Italian artisans delighted the amsterdamers until the early 90's, when a younger generation of ice-cream vendors took up again the business with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. However, the new ice-creams didn't have the same success. They say they've lost its "magic".