Amsterdam

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To begin with…

…some…

…regular…

…glasses.

In Amsterdam we watched a glassblower…

…at work.

The finished product was far

better than the photo.

Souvenir of Africa

 

 

Glasses from a distance and…

 

 

…close up.

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A Photo a Week Challenge:   Glass

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All in italics is from Google. 

No correspondence entered into if you disagree  😉

I may be so far off the mark this week

it will be embarrassing.

I had to ask Google and my photos reflect

information found thereupon.

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Amsterdam Railway Station,

The Netherlands

Amsterdam’s renown as a world book capital

has been present ever since the

Golden Age of the Dutch Republic

in the 17th century.

 

 

 

Which country has the greatest literature?

France

France is known internationally for Its

very rich culture, and literature

has shaped our lifestyle and culture

throughout centuries .

 

Finally, a surprise…end on a high note! 🙂

Edinburgh has been named as the

City of Literature.

One step behind Edinburgh is….

Melbourne, Victoria,

Australia.

Melbourne City of Literature is a

City of Literature located in Victoria, Australia,

as part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

It was designated by UNESCO in 2008

as the second City of Literature,

after Edinburgh.

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Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Patti:  Literary-Capitals

Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Leya:  Literary-Capitals

Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Amy:  Literary-Capitals

Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Tina:   Literary-Capitals

 

 

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In June 2018 was the first time I had ever

The queue waiting to visit the Palace of Versailles.

Fortunately we were leaving.

Someone told me they came back near midnight

to get a tourist free photo of Trevi Fountain.

 

Tourists and locals alike mingle

on the corner opposite the

Amsterdam Railway Station.

MGW was nearly run down by a motorcyclist

who had run a red light.

She was lucky.

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Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk217 – Tourists

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either

used before the first of two (or occasionally more)
given alternatives (the other being introduced by ‘or’)
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A stone from either of these images…

….assuming these had been real diamonds…

…would have been well above our budget.

This stone was valued at

42,000 Euro / $AUD 67,955 / $US 46,800.

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rare

*  (of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often.
*  (of a thing) not found in large numbers and so of interest or value.
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Diamonds are said to ‘…be a girl’s best friend…’ 

However, they are not rare and the cost of

a diamond is manipulated by the amount

of diamonds mined and marketed.

Rubies, emeralds and sapphires are much rarer and,

therefore, far more expensive than diamonds.

However, a diamond cutter we visited in Amsterdam

valued this piece of carbon at

42,000 Euro / $AUD 67,955 / $US 46,800.

Well over my/our budget.

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I had to think laterally this week.

I love this display of cups in an

Illy Coffee Shop

in Amsterdam

Cylinder recordings on display

in a Fairbanks restaurant.

Another hanging cup/light

in Ketchikan, Alaska.

A Geelong store display supporting

the local Australian Rules football team

during finals.

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Weekly Prompt Photo Challenge:  Store-Displays

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Houses of any kind.

I have taken this literally.

This was the chook (hen/chicken) house

we inherited when we purchased the farm. 

During our tenure it never housed chooks, only ducks. 

My infrequent comments about having

a roast duck for dinner were never well received.   

So I left them alone and the foxes ate well.  

Old farm house.

Now demolished.

So glad this was not our house. 

Not a house but one whose owner

was not happy several years ago.

 

 

A small country town.

A court house museum

in an old gold mining town.

A small Amsterdam house.

 

Finally, the house where I spent

many hours during the 1950s.

My Grandparents owned this

post office for many years.

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Cee’s Black & White Challenge:  Houses

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I thought this would be a difficult challenge because

I don’t set out to photograph people these days.

However, it’s scary what some cheap software and

a digital camera can glean from an image.

Legs entertaining tourists.

London legs admiring…

..these legs

Dry legs on wet afternoon in Murano.

Pompeii legs.

Dutch (Amsterdam) legs.

 

 

A business woman’s legs?

Sun baking legs.

Just hope they do not end up like

my sun baked head 🙂

More January legs watching…

…these seemingly untiring legs.

Click here to view some of the uncropped images

They will be published one hour after this post.

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We were told upon entering Amsterdam,

that ‘red lights are only a suggestion’…

that a driver stop.

On this corner opposite the Amsterdam Station

we gathered as instructed by our Tour Director.

For some reason MGW decided

to cross the road.

She had a green light.

However, I could see a motor scooter

approaching with no sign of slowing,

through a red light on

a collision course with MGW.

My farmers lungs were able to warn her

of the danger and avoid an early end to our holiday.

Farmers lungs??

They are developed when your dog decides

it knew better than its human and began driving

a mob of sheep in a direction

not wanted in reality.

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SUNDAY STILLS PHOTO:  Danger