Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Train Ride Back to Bruxelles


Another train on a parallel track


View of the amazing countryside that I got to enjoy


Beautiful evening on the train
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Vehicles

Bike with a big front basket (it's covered here, though)

Old Porsche

Beautiful pic- turned into a beautiful day after so much rain!!

More Tulip Stuff


Vase for tulips- the rich liked each flower to be separated.


Text about the insane price of tulips (Shout-out to Ryan!)


More about the tulip-craze


The second-half
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Museums


Gotta get your pic at the Anne Frank House


Better pic


The Tulip Museum!!!! I loved it.


Photos of tulips
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Bike and Homomonument


Bike with basket where dogs, children, and packages ride


Text of the homomonument dedicated to people oppressed for their homosexuality- Amsterdam is verrrrryyyy gay-friendly.


One of the pink triangles of the monument


Another one (There were 3 total)
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Flowers, of course!


Pretty flower on the street


Better pic


Lighter color


Cool variety
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After Brunch


Pretty house with great flowers


Pic of the garden area


Ashes-like cat in an advertisement


The Van Gogh museum! It was wonderful. No pics allowed, but I got lots of postcards of my faves.
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Jazz Brunch!


The Hotel where we had Sunday brunch


Beautiful decor and unlimited champagne!


Beautiful stained glass windows with birds


The jazz musicians
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Canal Tour 4


Typical houses with a houseboat in front


Beautiful dark brick place with flowers


Attempt to take a pic of the hooks on all the houses


Here we go- a better view of the beams with hooks. All houses have these to help with moving furniture, etc. since they can't use the curvy circular staircases.
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Canal Tour 3


Neat draw bridge


A look down the tunnels


The residence of all of Amsterdam's mayors


I liked the dark brick houses
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Canal Tour Cont'd


Ole replica of a ship that sank on it's maiden voyage


Cool floating Chinese restaurant


I liked this little boat


Intricate lamppost, if you can see it
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