Amsterdam, 2012 |
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We spent part of Holy Week 2012 in
Amsterdam. A cool city with something for
everybody. |
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Made a day-trip to "Keukenhof", the famous
tulip & flower plantation. |
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This is supposed to be a portrait of
Beethoven. Needed a bit more growth. |
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With a bust of Beethoven. |
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A cute little gal Helga chatted with
briefly. |
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Pancakes are the meal of choice in Holland. |
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Our hotel was in
Harlaam, which also happens to be the former
residence of Corrie ten Boom. |
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Corrie's living room. |
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The famous Hiding Place. The lady in the
center was our tour guide. |
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Inside the Hiding Place. |
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The loose board conceals a cubby hole where
forged documents were concealed. |
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The clock in the
window would be used to indicate the "all clear"
message to resistant sympathizers. An
intentional false setting of the clock led to
the betrayal of the ten Boom family. |
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Amsterdam is the center of the bicycle
universe. |
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Dinner at Jamie Oliver's "Fifteen"
restaurant. One of the finest restaurants we've
ever visited. |
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The "Fifteen" staff could not have been more
friendly and accomodating. They gave us free
rein in the kitchen to snoop around. Was a
totally cool experienc. |
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Olan had one of Jaime's famous rissotos. |
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Helga had a sea-food dish. |
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Dessert |
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Content, stuffed customers |
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Rijksmuseum |
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Olan fulfilled a life-long dream by visiting
the Anne Frank house. The Anne Frank statue is
just a half-block away. Due to security risks no
photography AT ALL is allowed in the house. |
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The bell-tower that Anne frequently refers
to in her diary. |
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Helga took this picture in the lobby, not
realizing that even there photography is not
allowed. She got an earfull from a worker, but
he let us keep the picture. The colored building
was where Otto Frank's business was located. |
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Coffee in the Jewish museum. |
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Bicycles were often altered in such a
fashion to escape confiscation by the NAZIs.
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Holocaust school lesson cloth. |
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Holocaust art. |
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Typical street scene. |
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These public urinals are a god-send. |
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