Here are pictures from various trips I have taken to faraway (and not-so-faraway) places.

Also see the pictures from Party At Ian's Place At Indyra's Place in Amsterdam.

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A bear in the window of a piercing shop.

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An elevator in Amsterdam. "0" is the ground floor; "1" is the floor above that, and so on. "-1" is the floor below the ground floor. Makes perfect sense to me.

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I happened to stumble upon Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's in Amsterdam. Unlike in the US, where such a thing attracts lineups around the block, here very few people were taking advantage of the offer. Apparently, the concept is not one which translates well into Dutch culture.

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Something you don't see in North America too often: herring stands.

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Dutch children at a playground.

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This "Red Bull car-boat" was a little bit surreal.

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Dam square, on a non-holiday.

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You can see the monument in Dam square better in this shot.

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This store is named "open". And it was.

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... but not all the time. It must look silly when it's closed.

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A memorial for a person who was beaten in this spot, while passers-by ignored cries for help.

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One of the big theatres in Amsterdam.

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The Rijksmuseum.

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I thought the patterns of light and dark cast by this lamp were interesting.

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Todd, Rop, and Rop's twins Floris and Milo.

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Roosters go to church.

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A hen and chicks.

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This is a stone in a park near Middenweg. Any clues for deciphering it?

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We went to "the smallest restaurant in Europe".

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It's called "Upstairs". Fantastic pancackes.

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Dam square starts to fill up for Memorial Day.

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The flags are at half-mast, and the news crews are photographing the Queen (whom we couldn't see from where we were standing).

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Large paintings of tulips, around the corner from the hotel at which we were staying.

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A cruise ship comes in to Amsterdam.

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A funny name for a restaurant.

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