It was so great to see Maaike! We've been fortunate enough to see each other 3 or 4 times since leaving Willamette... I'm hoping she'll get to the US next to see me!
Lovely Amsterdam and its canals by night:
As well as the famous red-light district:
Actually, the red-light district cracks me up. It's all regulated by the government and it's run like a business, which, I guess, it is. You stroll through (because, really, you've got to) and there's no shame and no hiding. Some of the ladies of the night are actively seeking clientele (a.k.a scantily clad products in large glass windows) while others are bored and are at work because they've got to show up (I know others in other industries who are similarly apathetic to their work) and sit nearly naked with their feet up knitting, chatting to others or are on their phones. Not sure how those dames make money... Anyway, worth a very short walk through but not much more.
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