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Cigar stores used to have wooden Red Indians standing outside their shops; this is the 21st century Amsterdam equivalent, a caricature figure of a happy Rastafarian standing outside a head shop.
Images free for personal non-commercial use only © Dave Henniker |
Holland 2004 |
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This is central Amsterdam right next to Centraal train station. The volume of bicycles in this multi-storey bike park indicates how commuters do it over here. | |
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Nearby, on the other side of the tram lines, is yet another forest of parked bicycles. The Dutch have no need for 24 gears or fancy mountain bikes, they just have to keep a lookout for traffic and errant pedestrians. Traditional bicycles rule. |
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Herons aren't usually encountered beside city streets but the canals provide good fishing for these and other birds. This one is perched on a houseboat. | |
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Street performers are often seen in this square but on a damp evening such as this, most people are inside the famous Bulldog coffee bar. | |
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'Lousy Food & Warm Beer' proclaims Mister Coco's big sign, next to a shop selling cannabis seeds and hemp products. | |
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As advertised on the official City Map for tourists, these two establishments can provide growers and seekers of knowledge with all they need. | |
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Another source of information as well as clothes made from hemp. You are invited to visit the garden inside. | |
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As seen from the boarding point for the canalbus tours. I particularly like the nine large photos on the hoarding. The tram terminus is just behind it, in front of the station building. | |
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Cigar stores used to have wooden Red Indians standing outside their shops; this is the 21st century Amsterdam equivalent, a caricature figure of a happy Rastafarian standing outside a head shop. |
