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Ah, Royalty.26

At the Royal Palace in A’dam (which started life as city hall back in the 1600s or so), one walks through the impressively intimidating doorway in order to pass from the main hall into the throne room. Which, on the day of my recent visit, had nothing I could identify as a throne, thus this as the most impressive royal-symbolic image from that visit: we’ve got Atlas carrying the world, and justice being meted out just below…and it’s past those eyes you must enter the throne room. I think that upstart, wannabe bus we featured in our prior post would fit easily within this hall, plenty of room to spare. Ah, the symbolism of it all, eh? 🙂

Posted by  |  May 20, 2024 | Categories: Netherlands, North Holland & Amsterdam | Tags: , , | 1 Comment

Ah, Royalty.25

A guest post, because I was driving along Rte 80 in Western Ohio two weeks ago, when my brother Steve & I both saw this bus passing us and decided it would make a nice entry here. Thanks for pulling out your phone and capturing the moment, Steve.

Posted by  |  May 20, 2024 | Categories: Ohio, United States | Leave a comment

Islands.55

The most obvious island here is Alameda, with the city of Oaklnd mostly above and to the right of it in this photo. You also see Yerba Buena & Treasure islands, over which the SF Bay Bridge passes in traversing the bay from SF to Oakland; and above them at the top left you’ll find Angel Island, if you look closely.

Posted by  |  May 19, 2024 | Categories: California, SF Bay Area, United States | Tags: , | Leave a comment

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City Lights.55

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Country Canals.65

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Village Views.75

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Signs of the City.85

Posted by  |  May 17, 2024 | Categories: Netherlands, North Holland & Amsterdam | Tags: , | Leave a comment

Coasting.95

That’s the coast of North Holland at the top, with the port of Ijmuiden (“mouth of the Ij,” which is the industrial-sized canal that runs from Amsterdam directly over to the North Sea) in the top-left quadrant and the lovely town of Castricum to the right. All as seen on Tuesday morning as our plane oriented itself towards the runway at Schiphol.

Posted by  |  May 17, 2024 | Categories: Netherlands, North Holland & Amsterdam | Tags: , | Leave a comment

Urban Garden.195

Haarlem – both from that early-April visit by bike.

Posted by  |  May 16, 2024 | Categories: Netherlands, North Holland & Amsterdam | Tags: | Leave a comment

Urban Canals.165

Two shots from an afternoon walk in early January at a moment when the sun had managed to break through the clouds briefly. I’m back in A’dam now with far longer days than when these shots were taken – so you’ll be seeing more A’dam and still lots from the recent US visit, in weeks / months ahead.

Posted by  |  May 16, 2024 | Categories: Netherlands, North Holland & Amsterdam | Tags: , | Leave a comment

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County Views.135

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Small Wonders.235

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City Views.225

The NYC skyline as seen from a about 20 miles NW across the Hudson River, the closest I got to the city itself during a bit of a memory-lane visit to the area last week.

Posted by  |  May 14, 2024 | Categories: New Jersey, New York, New York City, United States | Tags: , | Leave a comment

Urban Entrances.125

A variation on our usual theme, this time from my recent short stay in Pittsburgh.

Posted by  |  May 14, 2024 | Categories: Pennsylvania, United States | Tags: | Leave a comment

Lake Living.25

Hessian Lake, Bear Mountain State Park, New York.

Posted by  |  May 13, 2024 | Categories: New York, United States | Tags: , | Leave a comment