Amazing Amsterdam - via pictures and few words :)

Aloha,

Last month, I went to Amsterdam... and all I came back with was this dam hotel menu...

I had such an amazing time. What's funny is, I once lived about twenty minutes north of Amsterdam, in a small town of Monnickendam, but during this recent trip, I absolutely saw more of Amsterdam in ten days than I did in nearly two years.

(In defense of self, I was only nineteen and the only culture I knew had a lead singer called Boy George!)

The pictures are supposed to tell a 1,000 words, so I think I can write a book here.... (darn, I should have waited to post for NaNo :)

Anyway, I hope you enjoy... and can you just imagine living here as a writer.... sigh....

Well, OK, I suppose I could sit and write here...

The *only* Windmill I saw...

Does the restaurant & the other store offer each other discounts?

Dates from 1580... Wow... that's even older than Alex... :)

Obligatory Canal Boat on the Amstel River

"I have many secrets to share... just open my drawers" (obviously an Amsterdam piece of furniture :)

How much fun would it be to live on this street?

Picture taken before any Amstel was imbibed :)

One day, (after 1580), someone will see this and invent building blocks.

The "Arm Bridge" (and why not?)

Adds a new dimension to, "Honey, I think the rear tire needs some air..."

Depending on sobriety, one moves up or down the incline :)

A tour guide guides while the bikes wait to be biked

That's a funny looking vehicle... what?

The only Tulips I saw in Amsterdam :) 

Officer, trust me, the naked tourists went thataway :)

Sorry for the cheesy photo. (Thank you. Thank you for the applause. I'll be here all week.)

I am Lion. On the Dam Square. I shall roar.

Yeah, yeah, we know... the only clogs you saw on the trip...

Two awesome beers in one Irish pub...

Please, Mr. Tram Driver... Don't knock Jared down!

Gah, I *love* how vibrant Amsterdam is :)

The flag of Amsterdam... so is *that* the origin of you know...

So I couldn't find a windmill, clog or tulip, but I found another Irish pub...

Inside Mulligans - where I watched Holland and Ireland play during Italia '90 :)



My Dad on "his" bench in a town outside of Amsterdam

Dad and some guy who can't press the shutter and keep his eyes open at the same time :)

 Somebody decided to build a big AMSTERDAM

...And now, the dam tourists keep sitting on the letters.... eeeee, that's bad