I wasn't trying to say that Amsterdam is a bad place, or that we shouldn't go there. I was just wondering why Doug chose Amsterdam over all the other cities in the world, that's all.
But, from what you say, it's a wonderful place. I don't know anything about it, except that it's in The Netherlands. Other than that, I recall that Camus painted a very dull, grey picture of it in The Fall, but as I realize that book was written in the '50's, I didn't let that prejudice me - well, maybe a bit... <vbg> cheers, frank whickersworld wrote: > > It's an exceptionally photogenic city, with colourful > opportunities for "Street" and "Urban Landscape" photography > around every corner. > > The Flowermarket, the Leidseplein, the museums of Modern > Art, Van Gogh and the Rijksmuseeum, the Concertgeboouw ... > the canals, the docks (Amsterdam is a deep water port > connected to the ocean via the Nordsee Canal ... plus > draught Amstel beer, Dutch pancakes, the rijstaafel, the > widest selection of international cuisine in any European > city except London, the art nouveau/art deco cafe at the > American Hotel ... the trams, the canals (again), the > bridges, the trams (again) .... > > No, I can't imagine why anyone would want to go there! > > ;-) -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
