A short post today, with just a few images of Amsterdam in December. The shops are brimming with Christmassy cheer... ... baubles, toys and fancy bags. And colours. Bright, warm colours inviting you in from the cold. Loved this vintage spinning [...]
As I write this I'm on my way to the Netherlands, never mind it being 17 May, Norway's National Day, which, you may recall, is bigger than Christmas.
For two frightening years of World War II, Prinsengracht 263 was the secret address of the world’s most famous diarist. Queuing outside, I try to imagine this street as it must have looked 70 years ago. The gabled canal houses are the same, as is the canal flowing by. Bicycles are still a major means of transportation in the Netherlands. These bicycles even look like they could have been in use in the 1940s.
Welcome! I'm happy to host this edition of the Carnival of Cities. After publishing the 18 May 2011 edition on Perceptive Travel Blog, Sheila Scarborough handed the baton to me. Without further ado, here's a virtual tour of some of the world's wonderful cities. Travel [...]
