People of the Gay Pride Canal Parade Amsterdam 2012

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This is part 2 of the 2012 Amsterdam Gay Pride Canal Parade and is all about the people who are attending, watching, or just partying along the parade route. A wonderfully happy and relaxed mood was everywhere and I saw nothing but positivity and togetherness. =click picture to enlarge=

The Amsterdam Gay Pride festival is a weel-long event ending with many parties concerts, events and eventually a parade on the canals. The route winds through most of the  city and people come from all over the world to attend the festivities. There is a lot to do and see, but the overall vibe of […]

It rains a lot here in the Netherlands. I’m not complaining because I have lived so many years in places that experience almost no rain, and this is a welcomed change. But after a while of seeing only grey days, the sun occasionally breaks through and on those days it is nothing short of glorious. […]

 Kampai! A few weeks ago, I was walking home late one night and saw a new store near my house. The place looks AWESOME, and is filled with only Japanese liquors, Sake, Whiskey, Beer and Shochu (a sort of a distilled beverage, usually made from rice, sweet potato or brown sugar and which is very […]

For those who think the Amsterdam canals have no life in them, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact the canals are absolutely full of life. There are dozens of species of fish, sometimes huge schools of them. There are frogs, crabs, birds and various other creatures living in the canals amongst us. […]