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Grachtengordel (canal belt)
The canals at night: Waag.
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Grachtengordel
The canals at night: Waag.
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Grachtengordel
The canals at night.
12/28
Nh Tropen
South-side view from our hotel window: oosterpark (panorama).
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Nh Tropen
South-side view from our hotel window: oosterpark (panorama).
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Nh Tropen
South-side view from our hotel window: oosterpark (panorama).
12/28
Nh Tropen
South-side view from our hotel window: oosterpark (panorama).
12/28
Kattenkabinet
Christine finds a willing victim.
12/28
Kattenkabinet
Christine admires the Steinlen posters.
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Kattenkabinet
Christine and her new friend.
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Kattenkabinet
Alone at last, the cat gets some rest.
12/28
Kattenkabinet
A nude resembling Christine and Perl (although Perl would never sit in
Christine's lap like that, nor would she let Toli take nudie photos of
her).
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Kattenkabinet
Note the scary cat image in the top of the painting.
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Kattenkabinet
Original sketches and drawings by Steinlen.
12/28
Kattenkabinet
The way things should be - money imprinted with feline images.
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Kattenkabinet
Toli finds a new friend too.
12/28
Kattenkabinet
A giddy Christine poses in front of the Kattenkabinet sign.
12/28
Grachtengordel
The canal as the weather clears. We are on our way back from the De
Poezenboot shelter, which unfortunately was closed.
12/28
Downtown
Christine.
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Downtown
The "Upstairs" Pannekoekenhuis (pancake house), which was
unfortunately closed both times we came by.
12/28
De Blonde Hollander
Christine comforts herself with Dutch peasoup.
12/28
Downtown
The menu of De Blonde Hollander.
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Downtown
De Blonde Hollander.
12/29
Albert Cuyp Markt
Chocolate penises for sale: you pick the size you want!
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Albert Cuyp Markt
Christine holds up her newest prize, standing next to a handmade cat
house. She picked the small size as Toli could not bear seeing her
biting onto her treat for too long...
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Albert Cuyp Markt
The market.
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Albert Cuyp Markt
Christine devours an appelflappen fried pastry; Toli's favorite was the
Berliner (yet he didn't find one in Berlin!).
12/29
Downtown
The leaning houses of Amsterdam.
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De Poezenboot
A cat naps at the famous floating animal sanctuary.
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De Poezenboot
Meow!
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De Poezenboot
More moew!
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De Poezenboot
A chirping black cat catches Christine's attention, after Toli woke it up.
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De Poezenboot
Christine and the black cat getting friendlier.
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De Poezenboot
Christine and the black cat getting friendlier.
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De Poezenboot
The black cat climbs up into Christine's arms.
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De Poezenboot
Christine and the black cat, shamelessly hugging each other.
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De Poezenboot
Christine and the black cat.
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De Poezenboot
Christine and the black cat.
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De Poezenboot
Christine and the black cat.
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De Poezenboot
Gordon, the nice old man who volunteers there, surveys the cat room.
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Singel canal, in front of De Poezenboot
Meow! Christine wants De Poezenboot to adopt her too.
12/29
Downtown
The leaning houses of Amsterdam.
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Downtown
A street.
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Downtown
The sign of the Christine le Duc erotic shop: how could we
not buy something from this store?!
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Downtown
The Christine le Duc erotic shop.
12/29
Kantjil en de Tijger
Toli enjoys an Indonesian rijstafel (rice table).
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Downtown
Customers who do not support the Iraq war got locked in at an
Amsterdam McDonald's.
12/30
Albert Cuyp Markt
Tulips, the signature flower.
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Albert Cuyp Markt
Meat seller.
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Albert Cuyp Markt
Cheese seller.
12/30
Bloemenmarkt
Tulips.
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Bloemenmarkt
Tulips.
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Bloemenmarkt
Tulips.