Friday, 7 March 2008

Amsterdam. Have you been waiting to see? (Amsterdam, Holland)

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Can you imagine a more beautiful city?  Things I was thinking of before we went.  Bicycles, canals, Van Gogh, Anne Frank and of course, the ...

Where to Start? (Amsterdam)

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In something I can only describe as completely out of character, Jason and I began our visit to Holland (Amsterdam) by eating Mexican food. ...
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Enroute to Dam Square (Amsterdam)

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Our first look at Amsterdam.  We are just outside our hotel -- I loved the architecture of Amsterdam.  The houses are multi-coloured, slight...

Houses, Churches, Canals and Bicycles (Amsterdam)

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A picture I happen to like.  Just a view of the architecture, the differences in houses, and the slightly odd and put together look of Amste...

Anne Frank's House and Museum (Amsterdam)

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Can I just start by saying -- there are no words.  No, that's not true, there are -- they just aren't good enough. The museum doesn...

Bicycles (Amsterdam)

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This looks like a common car park.  But look closely.  Those are bicycles.  Loads of them!  In Amsterdam, there are about 740,000 resident. ...

Pub Life

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When Jason was looking at the Amsterdam entries, he noticed that a post about the afternoon we spent in an Amsterdam cafe was missing.  I ha...

Canal Boating! (Amsterdam)

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Generally, Jason and I like to take a hop on-hop off bus tour in a city we are visiting.  Its always a little cheesy, but we like it nonethe...

Crooked Houses and Red Lights! (Amsterdam)

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Early one morning on a walk, we spotted this house.  Jason had to take a picture of it, well, because look at it!  It looks as though its ab...

A Fond Farewell! (Amsterdam)

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A lovely canal-side goodbye!  A fitting end, don't you think?
Thursday, 24 January 2008

Enough already. The break has been too long.

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I have been totally slacking off.  I know it.  Shame on me.  Well, that's all going to stop now.  I have so much to catch up on.  First ...
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Easy Peasy... (Rome, Italy)

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A quick flight to the airport, a short train ride into the city centre, a short walk from the train station to our hotel, and viola!  We are...

Our first stop. (Rome, Italy)

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Palazzo Barberini and Fontana del Tritone (Triton Fountain).  Not only was this palazzo and fountain very close to our hotel, I had request...

Trevi Fountain. Oh yeah! (Rome, Italy)

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By now, nightfall had set in and we thought it might be a "quiet" time to visit the Trevi Fountain.  "The backdrop for the fo...

Piazza Colonna (Rome, Italy)

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"Piazza Colonna is a piazza at the center of the Rione of Colonna in the historic heart of Rome, Italy. It is named for the marble C...

Dome. Dome. Dome. (Rome, Italy)

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I am standing in front of the Pantheon.  "The Pantheon is a building in Rome which was originally built as a temple to 'all the god...

Here's the cool thing about Rome...

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There are ruins everywhere.  I mean everywhere.  You might be looking at this photo thinking we are somewhere important.  You would be wrong...

The Roman Forum (Rome, Italy)

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The Roman Forum is filled with ruins.  Seriously.  Its hard to blog about.  There is just so much stuff.  Columns, basilicas, temples, and s...

Another one for the cat lovers! Roman cats! (Italy)

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This is one of my favourite pictures!  I love the ruins and the black cat.  They are so striking against each other.   

Colosseum -- Just what you have been waiting for! (Rome, Italy)

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First things, first.  The crowds.  Like everything else in Rome, always remember you are never alone!  Once inside, well, the crowds slightl...