Munich and Holland 2003


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Neues Rathaus, Munich's New Town Hall
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Neues Rathaus - in the middle of this spire is the animated clock known as the Glockenspiel
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Frauenkirche from below
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Another shot of Frauenkirche
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Frauenkirche's twin onion-domed spires
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Intricate stone carvings on the outer walls of Frauenkirche
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Munich's Nationaltheater
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The Feldherrnhal building in Odeonsplatz (a plaza in Munich)
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Odeonsplatz. The building on the right is the Theatinerkirche, left the Feldherrnhal, and the Frauenkirche in the distance
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Hofgarten, a park next to Odeonsplatz
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Theatinerkirche silhouetted by the sunset
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The impressive Staatskanzlei building east of Hofgarden
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Marienplatz at dusk, with Neues Rathaus on the right and Frauenkirche in the distance
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The original Old Town Hall (or Altes Rathaus) in Marienplatz
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Getting dark in Marienplatz
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Amsterdam canal with Westerkerk church in the distance
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An Amsterdam canal at night
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Amsterdam canals by night
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Anothet canal at night
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The Rijksmuseum
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Windmill at night
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Amsterdam streets by night
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Canal at night with the Magere Brug ("Skinny Bridge") illuminated in the distance
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Leidseplein - Amsterdam's party square
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Windmills in the village of Zaanse Schans
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All the windmills in Zaanse Schans are working windmills
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Another windmill
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Yes, most of Holland is below sea-level
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Windmill!
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Windmill on a dike the water behind the windill is 2 meters higher than where I stood taking the picture.
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The village of Zaanse Schans
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The village of Zaanse Schans
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Another dike
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A canal and loch in the little Dutch village of Graft
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De Waag ("The Weight House") in Graft
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Stores in Graft
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Narrow streets in Graft
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Nice view of the village of Graft
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A narrow Leiden street
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A canal in Leiden
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Streets of Leiden
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De Burcht - a medieval fortress in Leiden
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A view of Leiden from the top of De Burcht
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A small drawbridge in Leiden
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Leiden
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At the oldest library in Leiden
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They have an original edition of Johannes Kepler's "Music of the Spheres"
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Front page of Kepler's "Music of the Spheres"
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Outlining the brilliant theory that planets make music as they move around the Sun


Movies:

Candy Dulfer playing live in Amsterdam (WMV 2.5 Mb) | (MPG 7.1 Mb)

A canal in the small Dutch village of Graft (WMV 2.0 Mb) | (MPG 6.8 Mb)

Pan through a quiet Graft street (WMV 3.0 Mb) | (MPG 3.5 Mb)

A pan through the village of Zaanse Schans and its windmills (WMV 3.0 Mb) | (MPG 4.7 Mb)

Dike in Zaanse Schans. Notice how much higher the water to the left of the windmills is compared to the right. (WMV 2.9 Mb) | (MPG 5.6 Mb)