The Collins Family on the Web - On our own in Amsterdam

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Johannes Vermeer, 'The Milkmaid' - c. 1660

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The Canal House garden

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The back of the Canal House from the garden

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The Canal House, our hotel for the three days with Brian

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The National Monument on Dam Square, Amsterdam, is a 1956 World War II monument in the Netherlands

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Our samples

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We're drinking this stuff?!!

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Wynand Fockink is a noted jenever (gin) distillery in Amsterdam. We sampled three of their many flavors (one each!). The Dutch are credited with inventing gin.

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The first coffee shop in Amsterdam, The Bulldog, an unofficial historic landmark

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The Old Church

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A view of the Old Church from an upper window in the Church in the Attic

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A view inside the Church in the Attic

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Entrance to the De Papegaai Hidden Church (Church in the Attic)

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Parking is difficult in Amsterdam. Small cars are relatively common.

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Bicycle parking is free in Amsterdam

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