Here are a few images from my trip to Haarlem. This first one comes from Amsterdam and it is where you can see about 10,000 bikes parked at the train station.

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I found this little girl concentrating hard on a chess match. She was embroiled in a match with about 25 other people all playing against a single Dutch champion that would run from table to table and play them all simultaneously.

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I found this guy in a busy crowd in the middle of Amsterdam. There were a bunch of soccer hooligans running around Dam Square, and he was watching in eager anticipation, probably hoping a horse race would break out.

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This photo came out very strange but I dig it.

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Here are two very different structures from Holland.

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This is a very strange picture because of that strange art that is embedded on the left side of the picture. It was even more strange to stare at in person. I actually felt strange walking up to it and peering around to figure out what was going on.

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Here are a night and day night of various parts of the Netherlands. One is reflected off glass and the other off the water.

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Here is a very cool train station with a old timey feel I found in Holland.

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Here is the top of that huge church from Haarlem. The latin came out very sharp and golden.

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I found this girl wandering through the streets of Amsterdam. She drew a lot of attention, even for Amsterdam.

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Homes in Amsterdam were originally taxed based on how “wide” they were, so that resulted in their unique architecture. I think it is interesting how government policies create interesting urbanization patterns.

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This is the shiny interior of a famous church in the Netherlands. The tiles are all ceramic, which make all the light and colors much more vibrant. You can see the afternoon sun streaming in from the right side.

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