
Alameda (near Oakland) from the air, on the way to Amsterdam
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Amsterdam
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Most of the canals are lined with inhabited houseboats
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Narrow streets call for tiny cars
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...and bicycles...
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Lots and lots of bicycles
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and other creative modes of transportation.
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The Royal Palace
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We saw a lot of interesting graffiti
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Definitely not in Kansas any more
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The natives are friendly
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Our hotel. It's hard to tell, but the building is 400 years old.
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An original 400-year-old staircase inside the hotel
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The hotel operates this classic canal tour boat once patronized by Winston Churchill
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A wise man does not piss into the wind.
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Wheeeee!!!!
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