Reguliersgracht and Herengracht (Amsterdam) from the water

On the Amsterdam Canal Tour I took today’s photo. From this location you can see 15 bridges if you turn your head 180 degrees. This pic shows six of those bridges. I went back at night and took a photo from the shore to see what it would look like lit up.

Posted on November 10th, 2013 under Other. Tags: amsterdam, Nikon 18-200mm VR II, nikon d7000. Comments Off on 6 bridges (of the 15 bridges) view

Leidseplein was a rather hopping spot in Amsterdam day or night.

Posted on October 22nd, 2013 under Other. Tags: amsterdam, Nikon 18-200mm VR II, nikon d7000. Comments Off on Fire juggling on a unicycle in Amsterdam

Dean & Deluca
Napa, California

Today’s random desktop image of the day comes not from Japan but from a trip to Napa we took early last year. The displays of candy, chocolates, desserts, and other things designed to put a few pounds on a consumer were mere eye candy for me.

Posted on October 12th, 2013 under Other. Tags: california, food, napa, Nikon 18-200mm VR II, nikon d7000. Comments Off on Dean & Deluca display

Bergen from Fløyen

On one of the rare days in which it isn’t raining in Bergen, the place is absolutely beautiful. With average rainfall approaching 100 inches per year (for reference for those of you, like me, who live in the Pacific Northwest, that’s more than Portland and Seattle combined!), a view like this isn’t frequently possible. I hope to visit Bergen again someday.

Posted on October 6th, 2013 under Other. Tags: aerial photography, bergen, Nikon 18-200mm VR II, nikon d7000, norway. Comments Off on Bergen, Norway

Posted on September 1st, 2013 under Denmark. Tags: aarhus, den gamle by, museums, Nikon 18-200mm VR II, nikon d7000. Comments Off on Time Travel