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I've uploaded photos i took on my trip last month to webshots. Nothing new really, if you look at my older albums you'll see there pretty much the same. I take my camera once a year so that I can have an album on my work computer desktop.
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Thanks for the trip report mate, i've enjoyed reading it. It too reminds me of my first trip 15 years ago. Amsterdam can be overwhelming at first but you get use to it. As you said, crossing the street can be a mission at first. You're in strange surroundings, you're stoned and there are trams, bike...

Thanks Des.
The funniest trip report for a while. When's your next visit to Amsterdam planned for? I'm looking forward to reading about it.

Best trip report for some time.
I mean no disrespect to you Des as you seem like a nice fella and I enjoyed reading your report very much. But Muckypup is right, your report reads like a review of an episode of Shameless.

Nice trip report UKBL, looking forward to reading the rest. It was dusk by now and I joined the crowds near the old town square as the Astronomical clock struck the hour. It always amuses me that the tourists clap and applaud at the end of the display as if the characters were real people! I visited...

Nice photos, thanks. It seems like alot of the early shots did not have many people. I was wondering if you planned it that way or if the euro exchange rate had made for less people? There wasn't many tourists around to be honest. I went from Sunday until Friday, most people turn up over the weeken...

Thank you all for the kind words.

myperception wrote:beautiful pics, the brick that is painted with the flower on it is really pretty because of the anonymity of the display.

That pavement tile is on Zwanenburgwal on the other side of the canal opposite the Stopera if you want to see it for yourself.

I've uploaded photos of my trip to Amsterdam last month onto Webshots, if anybody would like to see them. Nothing exciting, just scenery shots. In fact quite a few photos are exactly the same as pictures I've taken on previous trips. Anyways, link here: http://travel.webshots.com/album/563019877HCchGM

Great pictures Woob, I enjoyed looking through them. I've got a few similar photos that I've taken myself. I especially liked this image:
http://s201.photobucket.com/albums/aa28 ... G_0505.jpg
Very atmospheric.

nellie wrote:The flags are flying outside the scottish bar The Old Highlander. I can't remember the name of the straat but it is St Jacobs something

You're right nellie. It's Sint Jacobsstraat, the pedestrian street that runs between N.Z. Voorburgwal and Nieuwendijk.

I've never eaten at Cafe De Klos before but the more I've read about the place, the more I do want to eat there. The food, especially the ribs, has got nothing but praise in every review that I've read. I'm definitely going to eat there on my next trip in March.

Nice trip report mate. I really enjoyed reading it. I guess the best thing about visiting Amsterdam quite often is that you don’t feel under pressure to get alot done in the day, as the chances are you have been to all the museums and stuff of that nature so its all good just to wander round and b...

Some nice photos there, especially the evening shots. Thank you.

Thanks for the info.
I’ve seen the boobs sculpture outside the Old Church before but not that one.

Nice photos, thank you. As you mentioned, similar to photos I've got myself but I never get tired of looking at other peoples Amsterdam pictures.

Nice photos mate, thanks for sharing.
Where is the sculpture in IMG_0180 of the Amsterdam pictures located? I've never seen that one before.
Oh, and is that you in IMG_0458 of the Rotterdam pics?

Great videos Chili Ed, thanks for the links. Looks like you're having an enjoyable time. I saw some of the parade about 5 years ago, they put a lot of effort into some of the floats and dance routines. Others don't put so much effort in, just a bunch of blokes dancing in their underpants to crappy e...

It's good to be able to match a face to the words. What's that you're eating in the photo? Is it a Kaas souffle by any chance?

I've enjoyed your trip report so far, thanks for taking the time to write one. I hope you don't mind but i straightened out your Febo photo with Photoshop. LOL, I've seen a photo like that many times, a group of stoned friends posing outside Febo.

mobiljenny wrote:What corner is that? I'd like to look it up on GoogleEarth.

It's at the junction of Prinsengracht and Lauriergracht.

Nice pictures Purp, thank you for letting us see them. I particularly like the late evening ones with the glorious skies I'll never forget how amazing the sunset looked over Amsterdam that evening. Unfortunately, I had more pictures but they are out of focus. I want to live at #49. I've been saying...

There's a link HERE to photos of my Amsterdam trip last month. Nothing exciting, mainly scenary shots. Took a few photos from the roof of Nemo, I've never been up there before and the view over the city skyline is stunning, well worth the walk. I took quite a few more photos but it was so windy, for...

Enjoyed pt2 as much as pt1, thanks UKBL. Liked the picture of the clowns. That must have been a look twice moment, glancing out of the window in the early morning and seeing them walk past.

Really enjoyed your report budulike4. I hope i get to see some of your tricks one day, be cool seeing them mashed up. Maybe at the Channels meet-up next April.

Enjoyed your trip report UKBL. Looks like you really caught the good weather in September. looking forward to the next part.

Fantastic trip report Viking. Took a full hour to read it all and well worth it, it was too mate. First time I ever saw the parrots in Vondel Park I couldn't believe they were just flying about free too. Glad you liked the frites at Vleminckx, an Amsterdam trip wouldn't be complete for me without fr...

Welcome aboard mate. Enjoyed your report, looks like the Amsterdam addiction bug has struck again.

It was great meeting you, and everybody else, at the big meet-up Birdman. Pity we didn't get more time to chat but there's always next year.

An excellent, well written report, thanks Chiron. You had about the most epic journey to Amsterdam that i've read about at channels. A real case of Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Looking forward to part two.

Some great photos there, looks like you had a good trip. For a first time visitor it looks like you got around the city well, most people don't make it beyond the grachtengordel on their first visit. Looking forward to your trip report, interesting to get the perspective of a first-time visitor.