The Netherlands: Off to Amsterdam |
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We took the ferry from Dover to Calais because our destination was to the east..... I also think it was cheaper then the Chunnel. | ![]() |
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![]() Once we landed in Calais we drove through Belgium, the seat of the EU Parliament, and on into the Netherlands and Holland |
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![]() One of the older European capitals. Amsterdam is beautiful. |
![]() We stayed in a Contiki run hostel near this really cool park. |
![]() No cars can drive through the park, but its the bike traffic across this bike lane that one has to worry about. |
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![]() Skate parks set up by the city in public spaces shared by all generations is a bit of a theme for our tour. |
![]() The Van Gogh Museum backs on to the park. |
![]() More of Van Gogh's back side. |
![]() And here's the end of this little photo shoot, where I dropped Adam's lens-cover and then had to retrace the entire walk to find it. |
![]() So I made the most of things and did some more walking and photography. |
![]() Still in this very cool downtown park. |
![]() Taken from atop of < that triangle. |
![]() "Go West Young Man" - been there, done that, it's not all it's cracked up to be. |
![]() Theme tow: Fire trucks across Europe. |
![]() Next on to the boat cruse to explore downtown Amsterdam. |
![]() Olaf, our tour guide with the 'fro that is probably a safety percussion for work. |
![]() That's cool. |
![]() Some particularly cool houses along one of Amsterdam's many water-ways, it's like more hygienic and functional Venice. Did you know the houses are so narrow because the Dutch used to be taxed by the width of their house. |
![]() After the boat tour we went through the red-light district and checked out Amsterdam by night and did some Amster-damage. Apparently Holland is one of the two things astronauts can see from space as it glows from all the light in such a concentrated space. |
![]() Time was always short so the next morning we headed off to the Heineken brewery, note the clock. |
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![]() I took this photo, I thank the Heineken web site for these two >> |
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