penumbra's VirtualTourist Home Page
| Page Views: 5,881 | Can there ever be enough Amsterdam pages on VT ? by penumbra - last update: Jan 24, 2007 |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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| Paris, France (Grand Palais at Pont Alexandre III) |
|  | When I started building VT pages, I planned to write tips only if the tip had not yet been covered. This actually consumed a great deal of time searching through all of the other tips and left me with very few tips of my own. Not very satisfactory or rewarding. I’ve since adopted the philosophy that we each have a unique perspective and I’d like to share some of my views with you. My hope is to intrigue you enough to be curious about a city or reminisce enough with you to provoke a smile. |
| Vancouver, Canada (Bayshore Marina panorama) |
|  | I’m attracted to the cities. I studied architecture in school and if this “computer thing” hadn’t worked out, I might be designing buildings instead of just taking pictures of them. I love the beach and mountains but I’m not much of an outdoors person. All of these themes are combined in Vancouver which would be my recommendation to visitors if they only had time to visit one city in Canada. |
| Calgary, Canada (Downtown panorama) |
|  | I grew up in Calgary and somewhat to my surprise, still find myself living here. I find that if I spend a lot of time in Calgary, I take the lifestyle for granted. I appreciate the city much more when I return from a trip and I always look forward to coming home. The city has doubled in size since my childhood and grows ferociously whenever the price of oil rises. I tend to stay within the inner city that I knew as a youth, since the outer suburbs contain mostly cookie cutter houses in a maze of roads. |
| Las Vegas, USA (New York, New York Hotel) |
|  | I never used to be much of a traveler. Sure, I’d take my vacation each year and drive somewhere in Canada or the United States. The first time I went to Europe was for a week long business trip but I didn’t even stick around to seen any of the sights. When I received a three year assignment in The Netherlands, I vowed to get on the trains every weekend and go somewhere… anywhere. I fell in love with the trains and I was bitten by the travel bug. |
| Lake Louise, Canada (Chateau Lake Louise) |
|  | I’ve always enjoyed photography but I was always frustrated by film cameras. I never liked paying the price for picture development and I was often disappointed with the results. Enter digital photography. You can take as many pictures as you want, see the results immediately, keep the gems and delete the disappointments. Perfect. Travel and photography are a natural fit and something I hope to pursue for the rest of my life. |
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MacedonianUK Wed Jun 3, 2009 17:26 UTC Happy Birthday from sunny Macedonia.Valentina | 11dana Sat May 30, 2009 19:55 UTC happy next birthday to you | Mikebond Fri Nov 14, 2008 07:46 UTC Hello, Featured member! You have an interesting homepage. I love visiting towns and cities, too! And I would like to visit Canada one day. Have a nice day, Michele | MichaelFalk1969 Wed Jul 16, 2008 08:01 UTC Thanks for the friendly comment on my Potsdam page! By the way, Canada is our next destination (Calgary, too - but only briefly). Bye, Michael |
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