photo taken 13 March 2003
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A Parisian Sunset
A wonderful sunset, viewed from the northern Parisian hill Montmarte
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photo taken 14 March 2003
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Coffee in the Red Light District
More than just coffee is served here and in nearby establishments, all in the heart of Amsterdam
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photo taken 14 March 2003
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Station Centraal
Amsterdam's main train station (Speak Dutch? Here's their
site),
is located on the northern edge of downtown
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photo taken 14 March 2003
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Amsterdam Canals
These waterways innervate downtown Amsterdam
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photo taken 9 March 2003
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The Hash Museum
One of several such novelty/interest shops in downtown Amsterdam
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photo taken 10 March 2003
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Entrance to the Louvre
The Louvre is the most majestic museum I have ever been in.
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photo taken 12 March 2003
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Mona and Me
She's darker and smaller than you'd think, but still drew a large crowd in the Louvre
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photo taken 11 March 2003
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A Renoir
Auguste Renoir painted the rather famous Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, Montmartre,
shown here in the Impressionist gallery of the Musée d'Orsay in 1876
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photo taken 10 March 2003
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Arc At Night
We reached the Arc de Triomphe
after a long walk up the Champs Elysées from the Latin Quarter
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photo taken 14 March 2003
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The Munchies?
On our last night in Amsterdam, we discovered a nice Spanish restaurant;
Laura is starting the first (and only, thankfully) round of tapas.
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photo taken 11 March 2003
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Musée d'Orsay
This is a view of the terraced sculpture garden (center) and galleries of the one-time train station, the
Musée d'Orsay
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photo taken 12 March 2003
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Eiffel At Night
Not as tall as you think, till you take the elevator to the top.
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photo taken 13 March 2003
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The Basilique du Sacre Coeur
The Church of the Sacred Heart,
located on the northern hill of Montmartre
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photo taken 13 March 2003
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Paris in the Late Afternoon
This shot was taken from the northern Parisian hill Montmarte
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photo taken 12 March 2003
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The Venus De Milo
It's prettier in real life...
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photo taken 15 March 2003
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Greenland from 35,000 Feet
The name "Greenland" is a misnomer, since the country is one big ice cube (see
this
for a history of the name, including references to Greenland's less icy southern neighbor, Iceland).
What look like small ice crystals atop a small patch of snow are actually ice boulders on a glacier.
One wonders if people have even step foot in the remote place.
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