The Rotterdam Station–a typical European train station
Inside one of the biggest video screens ever.
Outside, nothing but rain.
And strange babies on buildings.
Looking back at the station.
Very interesting but not sure why.
Cranes to commemorate Rotterdam's maritime past.
Rain, rain and more rain.
Wrestling bears.
Statue in front of old City Hall–you can still see German bullet holes in the walls.
City Hall
City Hall
Shopping in Rotterdam.
I love this shot. Not sure how I got Kathleen to do this but I am glad I did.
Love this shot of a cool fountain.
Rotterdam's Cathedral.
Wooden shoes, wooden head, wooden listen.
An incredible building built to house a food market. Above, apartments.
Murals on the inside. Windows go into their apartments and look down on the food market.
The mural looking the other way.
So many cannoli...so little time.
Nuts, nuts and more nuts.
More mural.
Fruit and veggies.
Who knew there were wallets for tomatoes.
The food mart from the outside.
In the Rotterdam library.
Also in the Rotterdam Library.
Some amazing Rotterdam architecture that speaks for itself.
These are actual apartments that people live in.
Rotterdam's old port.
More incredible architecture.
Spices from the market.
In the old port...a new sculpture.
One of the few surviving pre-WWII buildings in Rotterdam–the Hotel New York.
It's the former headquarters of Holland America Lines
There were all kinds of exhibits.
We couldn't go upstairs as it is a working hotel.
Outside the Hotel New York.
Rotterdam skyline in the rain.
Outside of the Hotel New York.
On rhe train. European trains are awesome.
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Our day in Rotterdam
Amsterdam Sights
Amsterdam Sights
Amsterdam Sights
Amsterdam Sights
Madame Tussaud's in Dam Square
The Palace in Dam Square
Dam Square
This really beautiful woman I saw in Amsterdam's Dam Square
Amsterdam Sights
Amsterdam Sights
Amsterdam Sights
Amsterdam Sights
Amsterdam Sights
Amsterdam Sights
Amsterdam Sights
Aneka Rasa-where we would meet 48 of our newest and best friends on Friday night.
Trash pickup in Amsterdam?
The Ouderkirk (Old Church). The oldest church in Amsterdam. Located in the Red Light District.
The Ouderkirk (Old Church). The oldest church in Amsterdam. Located in the Red Light District.
An amazing beer store. Wall to wall and floor to ceiling beer.
The Amsterdam Flower Market
Amsterdam Architecture
Amsterdam sights
Amsterdam sights–wooden shoe bike
Amsterdam sights
Amsterdam sights
Amsterdam Views
Amsterdam Views
Amsterdam Views
Amsterdam Views
Amsterdam Canal Views
Amsterdam Canal Views
Amsterdam Canal Views
More incredible Amsterdam architecture
Keep your eye on my Juliet. She's in the window of our room at the Banks Mansion.
Now you can see where our room was.
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Amsterdam-Day 1
Actually dinner after we got back from Rotterdam at Restaurant Zazas. The amuse-bouche.
An awesome cocktail–prosseco, vodka and limoncello sorbet.
Soup ingredients before the soup.
My second course. Amazing food.
After the soup is poured.
Kathleen's Lamb
My shrimp. Truly different. With risotto.
Amsterdam was a festival of beer.
We bought some to take home for Brian and Michelle as well. Stuff they can't get here.
Dinner at Restaurant Haesje Claes. Lamb and stampot.
Not sure what Steve had but it looked great.
Jamie's looks good. Very traditional Dutch food.
Kathleen's "beef stew."
Caddy corner from the Banks Mansion
Amsterdam views
Amsterdam views
Button Store
Button store
Amsterdam views
Amsterdam views. You have to love how the buildings lean.
Incredible canals
The Westerkirk
Amsterdam views
Amsterdam views
The three X's are the symbol of Amsterdam
Anne Frank
Amsterdam views
Amsterdam views
Amsterdam views
The Anne Frank House from across the canal.
Westerkirk
At the Tulip Museum
Some of the most beautiful and different tulips I have ever seen.
The most beautiful. Love this shot. Tack sharp.
Amsterdam views
Amsterdam views
Banksy style graffiti was everywhere
Amsterdam views
Amsterdam views
Kathleen, Jamie and Steve waiting for our food tour to start
Amsterdam views
Our food tour begins.
We start with Dutch Apple Pie
Statue tribute to teachers
Love the deer
Stop #2 on the Food Tour––Suriname restaurant
Delicious food
Rudolph our Food Tour Guide. He was excellent.
What a great idea
Amsterdam views
Tenements from pre-WW I
Many, many families lived here in an apartment the size of the gray square.
Food tour stop three-cheese and sausage.
Great shop
Picking out the best cheese. We never ate so much cheese.
Amsterdam views
Amsterdam views
Our tour in reflection.
We found this can in a beautiful courtyard of public housing.
This is the courtyard
Incredible flowers
Amsterdam views
Amsterdam views
Our fourth stop–incredible pastry
Food tour stop number five-herring and deep fried cod
I love herring. Rudolf and I were the only ones eating it.
The tour is making some folks very tired.
Amsterdam views
Amsterdam views
Inside another beautiful courtyard
Amsterdam views
Steve and Kathleen look exhausted.
Amsterdam views
We board this beautiful boat for the canal cruise part of our food tour.
First champagne with our cheese then beer with our bitterballen.
Steve, Jamie and champagne
View from the canal
Almost a glass sculpture
Amsterdam views
Amsterdam views
Canal views
Amsterdam views
Amsterdam views
Amsterdam views
Amsterdam views
Seven bridges in a row
The Banks Mansion from the canal
More beer!
Instead of street photography, this is canal photography
Our boat's captain
Amsterdam views
Amsterdam views
Lamp shade?
Amsterdam views
Found the Cow Museum
Amsterdam Street Photography
Met this crazy guy. I think he scared Steve and Jamie.
Amsterdam Street Photography
Amsterdam Street Photography
Amsterdam Street Photography
Amsterdam Street Photography
Amsterdam Street Photography
Amsterdam Street Photography
Amsterdam Street Photography
Amsterdam Street Photography
Amsterdam Street Photography
Amsterdam Street Photography
Amsterdam Street Photography
Inside Centraal Station
Bike parking lots like this were everywhere.
Harbor views from our night time excursion.
Amsterdam Harbor
Amsterdam Views
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
A restaurant built on an old bridge
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
The seven bridges in a row.
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
One of the big parties going on for Euro-Pride
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
Amsterdam Views from our moonlight canal cruise
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Amsterdam–Day 2
Up early to get those great golden hour light photos.
Actually dinner after we got back from Rotterdam at Restaurant Zazas. The amuse-bouche. 2
Actually dinner after we got back from Rotterdam at Restaurant Zazas. The amuse-bouche. 3
Actually dinner after we got back from Rotterdam at Restaurant Zazas. The amuse-bouche. 4
The Concertgebouw–Amsterdam's Classical Music Venue at dawn
Me reflected in a part of the Van Gogh museum
One of the most incredible skies I have even been able to photograph
And it just kept getting better
The famous IAmsterdam sign in from of the Rijksmuseum
The famous IAmsterdam sign in from of the Rijksmuseum
The famous IAmsterdam sign in from of the Rijksmuseum
The famous IAmsterdam sign in from of the Rijksmuseum
They even sell Teslas in Amsterdam
And summer is construction season just like every other place in the world.
Early morning canal shot
Amsterdam views
We have NEVER see so many bicycles. Ever.
They just kept on coming.
Amsterdam views
Inside the Rijksmuseum
An incredible stained glass window in the Rijksmuseum
Detail from the stained glass in the Rijksmuseum
The main gallery leading to Rembrandt's Night Watch in the Rijksmuseum
Stain glass detail
The crowd viewing Rembrandt's Night Watch in the Rijksmuseum
Other exhibits in the Rijksmuseum
Jamie, Steve and Kathleen view exhibits in the Rijksmuseum
The incredible library in the Rijksmuseum
We saw William 1 and his bride in the Rijksmuseum
Other exhibits in the Rijksmuseum
Other exhibits in the Rijksmuseum
Jamie & Kathleen take a break
Other exhibits in the Rijksmuseum
Coolest ideas ever for a museum. I learned so much from these which were on several paintings
Other exhibits in the Rijksmuseum
A courtyard in the Rijksmuseum
Inside the gift shop at the Rijksmuseum
A street performer in front of the Rijksmuseum
Steve & Jamie in front of the IAmsterdam sign
We got our pics taken too.
Inside the Modern Art Museum
Inside the Modern Art Museum
Inside the Modern Art Museum
Inside the Modern Art Museum
Inside the Modern Art Museum
Inside the Modern Art Museum
Inside the Modern Art Museum
Inside the Amsterdam Museum
Inside the Amsterdam Museum
Inside the Amsterdam Museum
Inside the Amsterdam Museum
Inside the Amsterdam Museum
Inside the Amsterdam Museum
Ouside the Van Gogh Museum we ran into this chorus singing as part of Euro-Pride
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One of my favorite shots I took in Amsterdam–Centraal Station old and new.
Up early to get those great golden hour light photos.
I live for this stuff. Shooting a cruise ship at 5:00 am
I love Celebrity cruise ships
All is quiet at the harbor
The X peeks out
There she is!
Taxis line up outside the port. Wish these people would get off so we could get on!
Up early to get those great golden hour light photos.
Up early to get those great golden hour light photos.
Blue Heron that never moved
Street sweeper needed!
Remants of the Euro-Pride party from the night before.
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