tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post7687155722112484408..comments2023-11-27T21:41:30.009-08:00Comments on The Daily Postcard: Amsterdam, The NetherlandsChristine H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-21832499007661252642012-06-25T23:10:12.246-07:002012-06-25T23:10:12.246-07:00Lovely. Its nice that the view in the postcards is...Lovely. Its nice that the view in the postcards is the same as the one from your window. I love all those bikes. It was a throwback to highschool for me, when that is how most kids got to school. We had a huge lot for parking the bikes. I don't think we realized how neat it really was.Ruthhttp://www.artifactcollectors.com/ruth/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-6835890878523741712012-06-25T22:15:18.119-07:002012-06-25T22:15:18.119-07:00My one regret in Brugges was not being quick enoug...My one regret in Brugges was not being quick enough to photograph a nun riding a bicycle -- in full habit:) Great view from your window!Trishiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02827588587258035270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-14545639493763793682012-06-25T21:19:05.613-07:002012-06-25T21:19:05.613-07:00Yes, Nell, that is rain on the street. Looks rathe...Yes, Nell, that is rain on the street. Looks rather romantic when viewed from indoors.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-11454627467220522892012-06-25T20:27:07.067-07:002012-06-25T20:27:07.067-07:00All the bikes were great, but as a tourist you lea...All the bikes were great, but as a tourist you learn pretty quickly that they appear to have the right of way over pedestrians, so you had better be watching for the bike lanes! It was also sort of amazing that the mix of traffic seemed to move along fairly seamlessly, even at intersections with no stop/yield signage in any direction, like the one on the other side of the bridge in the view from our lodging- in the US there would have been an accident every 15 minutes there, but the locals seem to know 'the dance' and we didn't see one incident in 3 days. <br />Regarding the tilting/leaning buildings, guess it makes sense that if you build a city on wooden piles driven into the mud that you might get some differential settling after a few hundred years. I also read though, that some of the buildings were designed to intentionally lean out at the top of the front facades to facilitate hauling goods to the upper floors with the winch that many structures have built into their gables, without them banging into the building. Might just be an urban myth, but considering the steep, narrow, almost ladder-like stairs between floors of the old Dutch houses, it would make some sense!Archie Techthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08030376486096194337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-10493423319660229612012-06-25T18:34:37.547-07:002012-06-25T18:34:37.547-07:00How interesting -- and what lovely old postcards. ...How interesting -- and what lovely old postcards. That view from your room is absolutely lovely. I wish I was looking out at that. And all those bikes at the train station? Yikes -- how do they find their own?Cappuccinoandartjournal.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241197153708410602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-14270192072019303982012-06-25T16:02:57.149-07:002012-06-25T16:02:57.149-07:00If you include a message it's considered to be...If you include a message it's considered to be a letter. Holding an umbrella and a cup of coffee while you're cycling, that' s a nice challenge!Rob From Amersfoorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126935681056217032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-27654130892195849602012-06-25T15:25:56.787-07:002012-06-25T15:25:56.787-07:00That’s a nice night view from your window. Do I se...That’s a nice night view from your window. Do I see rain on the street?Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.com