The Netherlands

Overnight train - yippie!
Overnight train - yippie!
Not the train - we make it to the hotel in Amsterdam
Not the train - we make it to the hotel in Amsterdam
Around the corner from the flower market
Around the corner from the flower market
Out on a walking tour of the canals
Out on a walking tour of the canals
Beautiful but cold day
Beautiful but cold day
I like to call it New New Amsterdam
I like to call it New New Amsterdam
House boats are cool
House boats are cool
The bikes of Den Haag
The bikes of Den Haag
Paint the Fence, young grasshopper
Paint the Fence, young grasshopper
Emily appreciates a Metamorphosis at the Escher museo
Emily appreciates a Metamorphosis at the Escher museo
Escher lived in Switzerland for two years - and hated it
Escher lived in Switzerland for two years - and hated it
I geek out when I make Emily take this picture of me
I geek out when I make Emily take this picture of me
The Netherlands has good museos
The Netherlands has good museos
Why do I seem so proud?  It's because I just bought this castle in the background.
Why do I seem so proud? It's because I just bought this castle in the background.
Training back from Den Haag
Training back from Den Haag
Gov't building
Gov't building
Keukenhof, Keukenhof!
Keukenhof, Keukenhof!
Don't worry, they're not throwing out the flowers
Don't worry, they're not throwing out the flowers
It ain't Holland w/o tulips
It ain't Holland w/o tulips
...and windmills
...and windmills
...and clogs
...and clogs
Making use of the macro setting on my camera
Making use of the macro setting on my camera
Picnic in the world's largest flower garden
Picnic in the world's largest flower garden
Totally overwhelming
Totally overwhelming
That's an odd/racist name for a variety of crocus
That's an odd/racist name for a variety of crocus