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Dr. J was fortunate enough to take a trip in late July and early August to Munich, Salzburg, Amsterdam and Paris.
Here are some pictures from four days in Amsterdam, and smaller cities Leiden and Haarlem.
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De Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam, translates as the new church of Amsterdam, part of the Dutch Reformed Protestant Church. And it's not that new - it was built in the early 1400's.
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Touch a number to see a picture
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Leaving the Amsterdam train station
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The interior of Sint Nicolaaskirk (The Church of St. Nicholas), on the canal by the train station
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The Marx Brothers approved coffee shop. You'll notice in the lower left corner a no smoking sign. So, one is allowed to smoke pot, but not smoke cigarettes? Are they are drugs? Ooops, stupid question.
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The Oudezijds Canal by the Oude Kerk Cathedral, the old church of Amsterdam built by the early 1300's
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The Oudezijds Canal
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Street performers in Dam Square
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de Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam by Dam Square
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Detail of the Choir Gate in de Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam
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The Choir Gate in de Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam
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Many people have been buried in the floor of de Nieuwe Kerk, with this headstone, or is it floorstone, from 1675
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