Bathing Optional

Denmark, Holland, Lux & Belgium : May 2003

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Maja, Marco and us out for a day of cycling around Copenhagen on those free bikes that can be found all over the city.
Ashe with Marco in one of Copenhagens central squares.
A grand domed church for every city.
Copenhagens picturesque waterfront quarter known as New Havn.
Cars of all colors.
Giant spider statue in one of Copenhagens central squares.
Us with our gracious hosts and friends, Betsy and Bart, in their yard in Velp, Holland.
We found these wooden clogs on their doorstep and couldnt resist...
Ashe in clogs. When in Holland...
Ashe with Betsy, cylcing around Velp.
Unique home in the Velp area. Beautiful.
Our first windmill siting. Black windmill standing over Velps old town.
Ashe at the entrance to Hollands famous Keukenhof Gardens.
Keukenhof is famous for its tulips and when theyre in bloom, its a sight to see!
More tulips.
Beautiful flowers growing right into canal waters at Keukenhof gardens.
More flowers.
Ashe taking a break in the Gardens.
More flowers in Keukenhof.
Tulips.
Flowers with windmill.
Making clogs on-the-spot.
Maciej in the flowers.
Ashe in the flowers.
Back in 1982 Maciej was in Amsterdam with his family and said : Ill be back!
One of many architecturally-outstanding buildings in Amsterdam.
Streetsigns, Amsterdam.
Great Atlas statue high on top of one of Amsterdams rooftops.
Bicycles and canals, thats Amsterdam.
Whoops... forgot the flowers; Bicycles, flowers, and canals, THATs Amsterdam!
Amsterdam is remarkable in that centuries of architecture pass as one walks further from the city center and crosses circular canal after circular canal.
More lovely canal-side apartments.
FLower shop along the canal.
Streets of Amsterdam...
Clouds rolling in over a couple of Amsterdams towers.
Enjoying a traditional Dutch treat -- fries smeared in mayonaisse.
Ashe with our friend and host in Luxembourg, Jean-Pierre, who drove us around the area known as La Petite Suisse (Little Switzerland), demonstrating why Luxembourg is called the green heart of Europe.
Gorges in rural Luxembourg.
Cascades.
Luxembourg has a few wonderful old towns hidden away in its mountains. Heres a view into Echternachs main square.
Statue of Mary in the underground passages under Echternachs cathedral.
Castle ruins somewhere in Luxembourg which is known for its unusually high concentration of castles.
View over Viandens canal and chateaux above.
Chateaux Vianden looking quite fairy-tale-ish in the afternoon mist.
Another look at Chateaux Vianden.
Bank of Luxembourg towering over one of the leafy river gorges that slice up Luxembourg City.
Giant paper hat boat floating in one of Luxembourg Citys canals down in the area known as The Grund.
Ashe enjoying the rain deep in one of Luxembourg Citys gorges with a view of one of the historic brick bridges in the background.
Old canon in one of the tunnels of Luxembourg Citys old cliffside fortress.
View of Luxembourg City -- green, quaint, and beautiful!
Ashe doing her best Im being shot by a cannonball impression.
Bruselles fabulous Grand Place is certainly worthy of its lofty reputation.
Bruselles, home of the European Union.
That famous back lane restaurant strip in downtown Bruselles.
Get your mussels from Bruselles here!
Inside the grand church of St.Michel.
Hard to make out, but on the left is Bruselles famous statue of that little boy taking a whiz. In the window of the shop next door, imitations of the peeing boy in all kinds of attire.
Twilight view over a small portion of Bruselles Grand Place square.
Up in Belgiums north is the lovely canal-based town of Brugges, always a favorite on any tour of Belgium.
Brugges rooftops with church tower beyond.
Horse cart in the streets of Brugges.
Another healthy looking horse in Brugges.
Canal scene in Brugges.
Barrels of beer on horsecart.
Interesting portal.
Chocolate shop, Brugges.
Maciej, one with the weird skinny, big belly statues.
Brugges architecture.
Brugges is known for its canals and there are plenty of them cutting their way through the town.
Perfect canal-side back yard.
Ashe enjoying the lanes of Brugges.
Another beautiful canal scene in Brugges.
One last look at Brugges canals.

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