A public sculpture celebrating sex workers

I was told the correct term is sex workers, not prostitutes, in this land of liberalism.

Louise on one of the 100s of canals in Amsterdam

I've never seen so many bicycles in my life!

One of these photos is of a bicycle parking ramp near the train station. It looked like about a million bicycles to my eye. Our guide said you pay to park them, and it can be a challenge to find your bike. Amsterdam is considered the most bicycle-friendly city in the world; however, that means that pedestrians have one more thing to watch out for when crossing streets. I almost got killed several times!

My visit to a quaint Dutch fishing village

Shrimp and apple pie for lunch -- yum!

I found one more place I could live!

Holland: the land of windmills, legal sex and soft drugs for sale

What a curious and interesting and beautiful city! This photo, however, is of the countryside. Our tour guide, Daphne, asked our driver to visit several small villages, stop at a cheese-making operation and a wooden-shoemaker. We all sampled lots of chocolates, cheese and other treats.

Dinner in Nürnberg

We had to try the famous Nürnberger Würstl, the weiss Spargel (white asparagus), which is available this time of year and, of course, sauerkraut and German potato salad. Excellent food and service. A young German woman took this photo of us. She was puzzled by Sarah eating mustard on her soft pretzel.