2006 August Amsterdam

  • Our cool and groovy Condo near the center of Amsterdam.
  • Another object lesson for Gerrit
  • Our Condo again from the inside.
  • We did a lot of looking at this map.
  • Gerrit, while very cute, was no help at all in the map department.
  • View from our window.
  • Same view, further down the canal.
  • Just to prove we were there.
  • More map troubles.
  • We saw more of that map than anything else.
  • The pram dealt with the cobble stones quite well.
  • Compulsory canal shot.
  • Yes, we were really there.
  • The street cafes were fantastic.
  • Bikes and canals, can you tell it's Amsterdam?
  • The map finally comes in handy..... for someone else.
  • Ah.... Dutch cuisine.
  • Just enough time for a quick fag.
  • A man and a canal.
  • That stupid map again!
  • A place for that well known Australian ice cream.
  • OK, so we saw a lot of these, we had to take pictures of something.
  • This is how Dutch people move furniture.
  • Our local street cafe was a favorite place of ours.
  • Guess what we're doing now.
  • This jacket seemed to follow us everywhere.
  • There's a china town in every city I guess.
  • Gerard felt right at home.
  • Not many red lights, but you get the idea.
  • Proud family portrait.
  • More with the jacket.
  • Both the train and the GPS unit seemed to know where we were.
  • And that's where we were.
  • Cousin Joke picks us up at the station
  • Joos, took us for a delightful seafood lunch.
  • Where we enjoyed the herring.
  • Well, most of us enjoyed it.
  • One of these things is not like the others.
  • Family shot.
  • The jacket gag continues to amuse.
  • Sallie at least is amused by something.
  • The meeting point at which we continually failed to meet.
  • Gerrit may be small but he has a lot of stuff.
  • Interesting steps, especially after a few Dutch gins.
  • At least I could work out how to use the thing eventually.
  • More famous Dutch food.
  • Not very good for you, but lovely to eat.
  • Sallie enjoying the boat ride as usual.
  • See how she fits right in?
  • More of Sallie the mega-tourist.
  • Sallie misses another interesting view.
  • These small boats are everywhere.
  • See what I mean?
  • The entrance to our flat.
  • Even the dogs rode bikes.
  • In fact most every one did.
  • Cloths either wet or missing in action meant Gerard's underwear really got around.
  • See what I mean about wet cloths? The drier stopped working of course.
  • Cold morning with damp burnt trousers. Ah what happy campers.
  • On our way to Prague.
  • Don't dry your pants IN the oven.... they catch on fire.
  • Final beer in Amsterdam.

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