OK, one more quick post, I have finally got around to starting an Amsterdam specific page. Check the list of pages at the top of this site, or click directly through here.
Firefox and probably other non-IE browsers still show the 2nd widget column below the main content, and there isn’t yet a lot of new information on there, other than links to some GPS POI files I’ve created.
Apr 23 2010
Amsterdam Page
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Jul 08 2009
Amsterdam 2007 Photos #9
Finally, we have a last shot of Cocos, and a pure pre-roll of something from somewhere. I’m hoping to eventually find my notes from the trip, and I’ll then be able to change vague descriptions like that to something a little more specific.
Shock, horror, something schmokable in the next picture, so….
Jul 06 2009
Amsterdam 2007 Photos #8
Next we have a typical sight around the streets – someone passed out, not appearing to move at all. (Shots taken out the fire exit, still in Coco’s Outback Steakhouse.) Eventually someone saw he was moving, and therefore not about to die probably. He makes the transition from lying down on a stone slab, to sitting up, to proudly making it to a cafe table and chair!
Wow, tried to find the restaurant on Google Maps, and several candidates presented themselves. Until Alex or Chris can provide clarification, or I find that notebook, I’ll not publish the map.
Jul 03 2009
Amsterdam 2007 Photos #7
We moved back to Cocos Outback Steakhouse (need to check name later), where we have Alex once more, deciding which delicacy to go for… (kangaroo burger was one of the touristy delicacies on offer in the menu. More importantly, they allowed schmoking with your meal, though if they were busy, they preferred you to use the side room. Fair enough.)
Not related to the aforementioned grub, here is that establishment’s toilet taste proudly on display.
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Jul 03 2009
Amsterdam 2007 Photos #6
Next we have me in Barneys (Alex if you’re reading this, can you remember which of the Barneys establishments this was? I still can’t find my notebook from that trip) and then Chris reminding me that I was supposed to pixel out his face for online versions of photos.
Alex bought some items from this stall, on the way to grabbing some food, and I think she managed to barter the price down a little on condition we told our friends about her. OK, so its a little late to meet our end of the bargain, but here is her stock and her card
I’ll include a map showing locations of the coffeeshop and stall when I can remember/be prompted where the hell they were. Oh, and some of these photos may well be taken by Alex. Can’t remember which are which, sorry.
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Jun 29 2009
Amsterdam 2007 Photos #5
This is the last of the Amsterdam Trip 2007 photos featuring the flat. Why so many? Because somehow I forgot to take a lot of the city itself and the various coffeeshops we went into. The 2008 trip with Irina was a little more successful in terms of encompassing more of a feel for the city through the medium of photography.
The next three are the view out the window onto the street and river below.
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Jun 29 2009
Amsterdam 2007 Photos #4
More of the flat in Amsterdam…
Here we had just started to unpack the essentials…
The 1st flight of three or four steep stairs leading to exit to the flat
The last flight, leading up into the living room. (Seriously, if you have a bad back or dislike navigating precarious situations when drunk or severely relaxed, I’d not recommend taking this flat, as it occupies the top two floors of the building.
The kitchen
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Jun 28 2009
Amsterdam 2007 Photos #3
Following on from post #2 in this Amsterdam Trip (2007) series, here we have a few more shots in and around the flat we rented, overlooking the river… Amstel 🙂
The view from the kitchen out onto the balcony
Looking up from the balcony to the top floor of the apartment, with the main bedroom and bathroom
A shot of the living room
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Jun 23 2009
Amsterdam 2007 Photos #2
So, continuing the series of Amsterdam 2007 photos, here is the next batch…
We took a few snapshots of the apartment itself. Not exactly in tip top condition – fridge door disconnected from the cupboard door, broken slats on the camp beds, TV not working properly, but it was cheap, relatively clean, and central to the coffeeshops we were interested in.
This is Alex and me at the dining table
Next we have the bathroom
Alex on the apartment’s balcony
Finally, click below to see the rest of this post – a Google map embed of where the apartment is, roughly.
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Jun 20 2009
Amsterdam 2007 Photos – Finally
OK, the 2008 Amsterdam picture series was started back on 10th February this year, just 11 days before Anna was born. Here, finally are the 2007 photos, from my previous trip to Amsterdam. This time Irina did not come, but AlexC and ChrisD met up with me there, and we shared an apartment for four days (21/9/2007 – 24/9/2007).
I’ve checked Lemming was fine with his mug up in public in the 2008 series of pictures, and I’ve blurred anyone else who looked like they might want it. Though in these 2007 pictures, I’m only aware of one person from the forums being involved.
21st April
Stix near our apartment. 1st visit I think of the trip. We have our friend Chris on the left, AlexC on the right, me hiding behind, and a random local behind:) I’ve checked, and any photos presented on the front page, as opposed to behind a ‘click here to read more’ type link, will not be displaying any Dutch herbs, as I don’t want to put off advertisers.
The two below are the scene outside the entrance to our apartment. It belonged to Hotel Amstelzicht, just down the road. Yes, I got a bit distracted in Photoshop when I returned, and had a go at making these two shots a little different to the normal point’n’click affairs presented on this blog.
Right, thats your lot for now, I’ve no idea whether these posts will total a series of 13 again, I need to try and keep load times down on the front page for this blog, as Bluehost seem to be having another go-slow on my server 🙁
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