Showing posts with label amsterdam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label amsterdam. Show all posts

Monday, September 12, 2011

Amsterdam hangout

I was in Amsterdam twice during the summer of 1972, upon my arrival and leaving Europe. This is a shot I took of the square in front of the Hotel Krasnapolsky. The square was a hangout at the time for various young people, both local and tourist. This is how the square looked in 1972. - V

Friday, September 9, 2011

tallship - Amsterdam - September 1972

While in Amsterdam in late August and early September 1972 before returning to Canada after seven weeks in Europe, I checked out Amsterdam a bit closer and found this tallship in one of the harbours. My cousin at the time I had been showing the slides of my trip thought it was the Gorch Fock but you be the judge!

Have an awesome weekend! - V