These are the pictures from my first big trip to Europe - August 15-September 2, 2001.

Days 1 - 5: Amsterdam (the Netherlands), Duisburg, Essen, Cologne, Moselkern, Burg Eltz (Germany)


Centraal Station, Amsterdam

The Royal Palace, Amsterdam

Niewe Kerk, Amsterdam

A pedestrian street in Amsterdam

Steeple of Wester Kerk, Amsterdam

Anne Frank House, Amsterdam

Anne Frank House from across the canal

One of many canals in Amsterdam

Taking the tram in Amsterdam

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The other side of the Rijksmuseum

Rembrandt's "Nightwatch"

Canal at the Rijksmuseum

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Exterior of house in Amsterdam

Inside the house - a hidden church!

"Our Lady in the Attic"

One more canal in Amsterdam

Bicycles in downtown Amsterdam

Pancake Bakery in Amsterdam

My hostel bed at the "Flying Pig", Amsterdam

The Colosseum Theater, Essen

Marlene, Jörn and Sabrina at Elisabeth

The Colosseum Theater at night

The cathedral in Cologne

Close-up of detail on cathedral door

More carving detail

The side of the cathedral, Cologne

Side entrance to the cathedral

One of the cathedral's towers

In the bell tower

Tiny people (looking down from the top of the tower)

Cologne from the cathedral tower

Another look at Cologne

Cologne, including the Musical Dome

The Zurich office in Cologne

Me and the Rhine river, Cologne

Looking at Cologne from the river

Jörn, Ethan and me in Dinslaken

The train station in Moselkern

Walking through Moselkern

Going into the woods to Burg Eltz

A cute house along the road

Deeper into the woods...

Just a trail to follow now

The castle appears (very faintly) above the trees

Crossing the last stream

Climbing the hill to the castle

Burg Eltz

Arriving at the castle

Back in Moselkern

The Mosel river


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