★ Photo Post – Netherlands, France, Belgium – May 2011

The amount of Photo Posts on this blog are beginning to exceed my regular posts. It’s clear that I’m really doing a lot more travel and a larger amount of photo taking lately. By the way, I was supposed to have my really cool photo blog online by now but I decided to buy a Chicken Coop instead…it’s a nice chicken coop. The photo blog will happen this summer. I promise.

On May 14th and I’m still here. I went to Europe for the 2nd time in 7 months. I had planned on going back sooner but work things kept me stateside which isn’t really a bad thing. I spent the two weeks instead hanging out in the mountains of New Hampshire, snowboarding and asking Elizabeth if she’d be my girlfriend so I’m sure she’s glad I was in The US for that.

This time, in my typical style, I didn’t just go to Europe I took over Europe for 11 days. After 3 days in Gent Belgium, I spent 3 days in Northern France and then spent one night each in Bruges and Brussels. Finally, I am spending 3 more days in Amsterdam and I fly back to America on Wednesday. This has been quite a week.

New places mean TONS of photos. I was going to wait for my return to post this so I’d include photos of Amsterdam but I have been here for two days and haven’t taken any photos yet. I don’t know, it ‘s just not really a big deal. I was here for two weeks last year and took thousands of photos and uploaded 500 of them. I just don’t feel like it but it’s also that I’ve been very busy at work.

(Wow! That was a lot of pre-text for a basic photo post. Let’s move on!)

Gent Belgium:

Amsterdam Train2
Amsterdam Schipol Airport to Antwerp Belgium
Antwerp Station 2
Antwerp Station
Antwerp Station 5
Checking the train schedule to Gent
Train Ride Through Belgium
....art.
Need a Bike?
Free Bike Parking
Rooftops 1
The view from my desk at our Gent office (Naturally, I took this with my ultra zoom lens)
Canon AE-1 & Kriek Beer
Kriek Beer & Canon AE-1. Classic.
Buildings
Gent Architecture
Genever Bar - Gent 1
Genever Tasting - The candle still burns.
Cheers
Let's give a toast!
Taking a Trip
Escape from Gent - Via Tom Tom Maps

Northern France

Do not touch
Do not touch
My Room in France
This is the view from my room in France
Looks about right
The Villa in France
Front Windows
Built in 1881
"Mad Dog"
An unnamed concotion
Foggy Morning
The View I see on my walk to get fresh morning bread
Labor Strike in France
Labor Strike in France - Burning tires
euro train
France Innercity Train
Steps
A cottage in France
Fields of Green
Fields of France
Starer
I Named her "Sally"
Hey
I named him "Teddy Roosevelt"
My New Drinking Buddy
My New Drinking Buddy

Bruges Belgium

Brugge Belgium 16
Balloons over The Town Square
Brugge Belgium 13
The Town Centre
Brugge Belgium 12
Life in Bruges
Brugge Belgium 8
Architecture
Going for the gold
A Belgian Carnival
Train in Brugge Belgium
On my way to Brussels
Farmers Market - Gent Belgium 2
The Bruges Farmers Market
Drink Selection
"We are closed"
Brugge Belgium 24
Hot Air Balloon over Bruges
Brugge Belgium 21
A dose of perspective
Brugge Belgium 26
TOURISTS

Brussels Belgium

Delirium Cafe - Brussels 10
Mister Oliver Ames of Vermont - Doing a year in Brussels
Brussels Waffles
The best waffles in Belgium
Oliver Chowing Down
NOM-alicious
My First Belgian...waffle
Exceptionally Delicious. Worth the 8 hour flight.
WAFFLE Stand
Waffle.
Oliver Ames
BFFs 4 Life
Delirium Cafe - Brussels 23
The Delirium Cafe Marching Band - Yes, this is a real thing
Art
Artist at work
Brussels Belgium 2
Cruising with the top down on Saturday afternoon
Brussels Belgium 8
You gotta look up
Brussels Belgium 14
Old & Royal
Brussels Belgium 16
Exceptional Angles
Brussels Belgium 20
Majestic Gallery in Brussels
Skateboarding Brussesl 1
Grindin'...
Skateboarding Brussesl 3
Aspirations
Brussels Belgium 22
The Whole Tamale
She's Climbing
She's Climbing
The Gates
I LOVE this monument but that damn "cube thing" as Oliver calls it really through off the entire thing. You could go up in it for a fee. Bleh. Sell-Outs.
Gates of Brussels 3
Belgian Flag
From many years ago
From many years ago
200 meter Escalator
This escalator went FOREVER

I had the most amazing time in Europe this week. I may have a few photos of Amsterdam before I leave but honestly, I’ve been here before and photographed quite a bit. I can certainly do more but I’ve been busy with work.

Also, upon returning to the USA, I’m going to be working the same day I get back and then this weekend, I’m installing a chicken coop, planting my garden and preparing to build a smoker grill in my back yard. Just lots going on so I wanted to get this done before I went back and since he plane doesn’t have Wi-Fi, I can’t do it on there.

Anyway, I hope this is sufficient and I hope you all the photos.

Here is the FULL collection!