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Amsterdam May 2006
Was in Amsterdam here in May 2006.
Coffeeshops and Window shopping all over. Made a homepage with some pics for another purpose - but it might be of some interest to rec.travel.europe readers as well? Amsterdam May 2006 pictures: http://www.geocities.com/sheepxpower.../amsterdam.htm if that doesn't work then try: file://mineting.125mb.com/Amsterdam/amsterdam.htm -Simon |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
On Mon, 29 May 2006 02:08:06 +0200, "Simon Laub"
<[email protected]> wrote: > Was in Amsterdam here in May 2006. >Coffeeshops and Window shopping all over. >Made a homepage with some pics for another >purpose - but it might be of some interest to >rec.travel.europe readers as well? Of course we are interested in trip pictures. >Amsterdam May 2006 pictures: >http://www.geocities.com/sheepxpower.../amsterdam.htm >if that doesn't work then try: >file://mineting.125mb.com/Amsterdam/amsterdam.htm The second is nicer, not having ads along the side, but the URL is: http://mineting.125mb.com/Amsterdam/amsterdam.htm Did Marco recover just fine? Or did he stay behind? Don <www.donwiss.com/pictures/#travel> (e-mail link at page bottoms). |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
"Simon Laub" <[email protected]> wrote in news:447a3ae2$0$899
[email protected]: > Amsterdam May 2006 pictures: > http://www.geocities.com/sheepxpower.../amsterdam.htm most of your pictures don't read links are broken -- Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations http://www.josephcoulter.com/ |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
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The GeoCities web site you were trying to view has temporarily exceeded its data transfer limit. Please try again later. Are you the site owner? Avoid service interruptions in the future by increasing your data transfer limit! Find out how. "Simon Laub" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news: [email protected]... > Was in Amsterdam here in May 2006. > Coffeeshops and Window shopping all over. > Made a homepage with some pics for another > purpose - but it might be of some interest to > rec.travel.europe readers as well? > Amsterdam May 2006 pictures: > http://www.geocities.com/sheepxpower.../amsterdam.htm > if that doesn't work then try: > file://mineting.125mb.com/Amsterdam/amsterdam.htm > -Simon > |
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Oh, these crappy free sites. Its available now on:
http://www.geocities.com/sheepxpower.../amsterdam.htm but if that doesn't work then try out: http://mineting.125mb.com/Amsterdam/amsterdam.htm -Simon "Runge" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > Sorry, this GeoCities site is currently unavailable. > The GeoCities web site you were trying to view has temporarily exceeded > its data transfer limit. Please try again later. > Are you the site owner? Avoid service interruptions in the future by > increasing your data transfer limit! Find out how. > "Simon Laub" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de > news: [email protected]... >> Was in Amsterdam here in May 2006. >> Coffeeshops and Window shopping all over. >> Made a homepage with some pics for another >> purpose - but it might be of some interest to >> rec.travel.europe readers as well? >> Amsterdam May 2006 pictures: >> http://www.geocities.com/sheepxpower.../amsterdam.htm >> if that doesn't work then try: >> file://mineting.125mb.com/Amsterdam/amsterdam.htm >> -Simon > |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
> most of your pictures don't read
> links are broken Nahh, I don't agree with that. Please try out the 125mb site - if the first site doesn't work: http://mineting.125mb.com/Amsterdam/amsterdam.htm I have now checked out again http://www.geocities.com/sheepxpower.../amsterdam.htm from two different logins - no broken links, and all pictures available. But I do realize that connections to free sites can be shaky. -Simon "Joseph Coulter" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]. 97.136... > "Simon Laub" <[email protected]> wrote in news:447a3ae2$0$899 > [email protected]: >> Amsterdam May 2006 pictures: >> http://www.geocities.com/sheepxpower.../amsterdam.htm > most of your pictures don't read > links are broken > -- > Joseph Coulter > Cruises and Vacations > http://www.josephcoulter.com/ > |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
On Mon, 29 May 2006 02:08:06 +0200, "Simon Laub"
<[email protected]> wrote: > Was in Amsterdam here in May 2006. >Coffeeshops and Window shopping all over. >Made a homepage with some pics for another >purpose - but it might be of some interest to >rec.travel.europe readers as well? >Amsterdam May 2006 pictures: >http://www.geocities.com/sheepxpower.../amsterdam.htm >if that doesn't work then try: >file://mineting.125mb.com/Amsterdam/amsterdam.htm >-Simon We roamed the streets of Amsterdam on May 19, 20 and 21. Besides the rain and wind, it is a wonderful city to walk around. Cathy |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
On Mon, 29 May 2006 02:08:06 +0200, "Simon Laub"
<[email protected]> wrote: > Was in Amsterdam here in May 2006. >Coffeeshops and Window shopping all over. >Made a homepage with some pics for another >purpose - but it might be of some interest to >rec.travel.europe readers as well? >Amsterdam May 2006 pictures: >http://www.geocities.com/sheepxpower.../amsterdam.htm >if that doesn't work then try: >file://mineting.125mb.com/Amsterdam/amsterdam.htm >-Simon I was thinking about something. They say the largest crime in Amsterdam is bicycle theft. People say they pay more for the lock than the bicycle. Wouldn't it be better if everyone took the locks off all the bicycles and when you needed a ride just take one. I'd bet it would all work out in the end. Cathy |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
Cathy L:
> Wouldn't it be better if everyone took the locks off all > the bicycles and when you needed a ride just take one. I'd bet it > would all work out in the end. I'll take the bet. Nobody would ever repair a bicycle. And who would ever buy a new bicycle in the first place? -- Holländisch lernen - http://hollaendisch-lernen.ardane.com Low Countries By Bike - http://lowcountriesbybike.ardane.com |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
Erick T. Barkhuis wrote:
> Cathy L: > > >>Wouldn't it be better if everyone took the locks off all >>the bicycles and when you needed a ride just take one. I'd bet it >>would all work out in the end. > > > I'll take the bet. > Nobody would ever repair a bicycle. And who would ever buy a new bicycle > in the first place? > Oh dear. 'The COmmons' strikes again. Of course you could make free bicycles a public service. |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
Erick T. Barkhuis wrote:
> Cathy L: > > Wouldn't it be better if everyone took the locks off all > > the bicycles and when you needed a ride just take one. I'd bet it > > would all work out in the end. > I'll take the bet. > Nobody would ever repair a bicycle. And who would ever buy a new bicycle > in the first place? no one in Holland :) |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
On Mon, 29 May 2006 22:38:56 +0200, Erick T. Barkhuis
<[email protected]> wrote: >Cathy L: >> Wouldn't it be better if everyone took the locks off all >> the bicycles and when you needed a ride just take one. I'd bet it >> would all work out in the end. >I'll take the bet. >Nobody would ever repair a bicycle. And who would ever buy a new bicycle >in the first place? You guys stopped the whole ocean from coming in. Surely you could work out little details like that. Cathy |
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Cathy L:
> On Mon, 29 May 2006 22:38:56 +0200, Erick T. Barkhuis > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Cathy L: > > > >> Wouldn't it be better if everyone took the locks off all > >> the bicycles and when you needed a ride just take one. I'd bet it > >> would all work out in the end. > > > >I'll take the bet. > >Nobody would ever repair a bicycle. And who would ever buy a new bicycle > >in the first place? > > You guys stopped the whole ocean from coming in. Surely you could work > out little details like that. You guys managed to shoot people to the moon decades ago. Surely, you can get around without hoping for a free bicycle to pop up. :-) Erick [tipping his hat, and glad to see Cathy report on her trip...many of the regulars here didn't expect her to do so.] |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
On Mon, 29 May 2006 20:48:36 GMT, "Frank F. Matthews"
<[email protected]> wrote: >Erick T. Barkhuis wrote: >> Cathy L: >> >> >>>Wouldn't it be better if everyone took the locks off all >>>the bicycles and when you needed a ride just take one. I'd bet it >>>would all work out in the end. >> >> >> I'll take the bet. >> Nobody would ever repair a bicycle. And who would ever buy a new bicycle >> in the first place? >> >Oh dear. 'The COmmons' strikes again. Of course you could make free >bicycles a public service. It's been tried in Amsterdam and it failed the bikes were stolen. A word of warning to anybody borrowing a free bike in the Hoge Veluwe National Park. If you leave a borrowed bike unattended don't expect it to be still there when you return. -- Martin |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
On 29 May 2006 13:52:40 -0700, "LekkerBelgischBier"
<[email protected]> wrote: >Erick T. Barkhuis wrote: >> Cathy L: >> > Wouldn't it be better if everyone took the locks off all >> > the bicycles and when you needed a ride just take one. I'd bet it >> > would all work out in the end. >> I'll take the bet. >> Nobody would ever repair a bicycle. And who would ever buy a new bicycle >> in the first place? >no one in Holland :) I suspect naive expats provide most of the bikes in Holland. -- Martin |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Cathy L) wrote: > *From:* Cathy L <[email protected]> > *Date:* Mon, 29 May 2006 20:36:32 GMT > > On Mon, 29 May 2006 02:08:06 +0200, "Simon Laub" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Was in Amsterdam here in May 2006. > >Coffeeshops and Window shopping all over. > >Made a homepage with some pics for another > >purpose - but it might be of some interest to > >rec.travel.europe readers as well? > > > >Amsterdam May 2006 pictures: > >http://www.geocities.com/sheepxpower.../amsterdam.htm > > > >if that doesn't work then try: > >file://mineting.125mb.com/Amsterdam/amsterdam.htm > > > >-Simon > > > I was thinking about something. They say the largest crime in > Amsterdam is bicycle theft. People say they pay more for the lock than > the bicycle. Wouldn't it be better if everyone took the locks off all > the bicycles and when you needed a ride just take one. I'd bet it > would all work out in the end. That was tried somewhere - Cambridge (England), I think - and abandoned because so many people took the bikes home permanently! ---------------------------------------------- The poster formerly known as [email protected]. |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
On Tue, 30 May 2006 08:36:38 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>, >[email protected] (Cathy L) wrote: >> *From:* Cathy L <[email protected]> >> *Date:* Mon, 29 May 2006 20:36:32 GMT >> >> On Mon, 29 May 2006 02:08:06 +0200, "Simon Laub" >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Was in Amsterdam here in May 2006. >> >Coffeeshops and Window shopping all over. >> >Made a homepage with some pics for another >> >purpose - but it might be of some interest to >> >rec.travel.europe readers as well? >> > >> >Amsterdam May 2006 pictures: >> >http://www.geocities.com/sheepxpower.../amsterdam.htm >> > >> >if that doesn't work then try: >> >file://mineting.125mb.com/Amsterdam/amsterdam.htm >> > >> >-Simon >> > >> I was thinking about something. They say the largest crime in >> Amsterdam is bicycle theft. People say they pay more for the lock than >> the bicycle. Wouldn't it be better if everyone took the locks off all >> the bicycles and when you needed a ride just take one. I'd bet it >> would all work out in the end. >That was tried somewhere - Cambridge (England), I think - and abandoned >because so many people took the bikes home permanently! Amsterdam in the sixties "white bikes". -- Martin |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 30 May 2006 08:36:38 -0500, [email protected] wrote: > > >In article <[email protected]>, > >[email protected] (Cathy L) wrote: > > > >> *From:* Cathy L <[email protected]> > >> *Date:* Mon, 29 May 2006 20:36:32 GMT > >> > >> On Mon, 29 May 2006 02:08:06 +0200, "Simon Laub" > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > Was in Amsterdam here in May 2006. > >> >Coffeeshops and Window shopping all over. > >> >Made a homepage with some pics for another > >> >purpose - but it might be of some interest to > >> >rec.travel.europe readers as well? > >> > > >> >Amsterdam May 2006 pictures: > >> >http://www.geocities.com/sheepxpower.../amsterdam.htm > >> > > >> >if that doesn't work then try: > >> >file://mineting.125mb.com/Amsterdam/amsterdam.htm > >> > > >> >-Simon > >> > > >> I was thinking about something. They say the largest crime in > >> Amsterdam is bicycle theft. People say they pay more for the lock than > >> the bicycle. Wouldn't it be better if everyone took the locks off all > >> the bicycles and when you needed a ride just take one. I'd bet it > >> would all work out in the end. > > > >That was tried somewhere - Cambridge (England), I think - and abandoned > >because so many people took the bikes home permanently! > > Amsterdam in the sixties "white bikes". for big dykes? -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
On Tue, 30 May 2006 15:37:32 +0100, [email protected]
(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote: >Martin <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, 30 May 2006 08:36:38 -0500, [email protected] wrote: >> >> >In article <[email protected]>, >> >[email protected] (Cathy L) wrote: >> > >> >> *From:* Cathy L <[email protected]> >> >> *Date:* Mon, 29 May 2006 20:36:32 GMT >> >> >> >> On Mon, 29 May 2006 02:08:06 +0200, "Simon Laub" >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Was in Amsterdam here in May 2006. >> >> >Coffeeshops and Window shopping all over. >> >> >Made a homepage with some pics for another >> >> >purpose - but it might be of some interest to >> >> >rec.travel.europe readers as well? >> >> > >> >> >Amsterdam May 2006 pictures: >> >> >http://www.geocities.com/sheepxpower.../amsterdam.htm >> >> > >> >> >if that doesn't work then try: >> >> >file://mineting.125mb.com/Amsterdam/amsterdam.htm >> >> > >> >> >-Simon >> >> > >> >> I was thinking about something. They say the largest crime in >> >> Amsterdam is bicycle theft. People say they pay more for the lock than >> >> the bicycle. Wouldn't it be better if everyone took the locks off all >> >> the bicycles and when you needed a ride just take one. I'd bet it >> >> would all work out in the end. >> > >> >That was tried somewhere - Cambridge (England), I think - and abandoned >> >because so many people took the bikes home permanently! >> >> Amsterdam in the sixties "white bikes". >for big dykes? A nice marketing slogan :-) -- Martin |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
(Martin) wrote: > *From:* Martin <[email protected]> > *Date:* Tue, 30 May 2006 16:28:24 +0200 > > On Tue, 30 May 2006 08:36:38 -0500, [email protected] wrote: > > >In article <[email protected]>, > >[email protected] (Cathy L) wrote: > > > >> *From:* Cathy L <[email protected]> > >> *Date:* Mon, 29 May 2006 20:36:32 GMT > >> > >> On Mon, 29 May 2006 02:08:06 +0200, "Simon Laub" > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > Was in Amsterdam here in May 2006. > >> >Coffeeshops and Window shopping all over. > >> >Made a homepage with some pics for another > >> >purpose - but it might be of some interest to > >> >rec.travel.europe readers as well? > >> > > >> >Amsterdam May 2006 pictures: > >> >http://www.geocities.com/sheepxpower.../amsterdam.htm > >> > > >> >if that doesn't work then try: > >> >file://mineting.125mb.com/Amsterdam/amsterdam.htm > >> > > >> >-Simon > >> > > >> I was thinking about something. They say the largest crime in > >> Amsterdam is bicycle theft. People say they pay more for the lock > > than > >> the bicycle. Wouldn't it be better if everyone took the locks off all > >> the bicycles and when you needed a ride just take one. I'd bet it > >> would all work out in the end. > > > >That was tried somewhere - Cambridge (England), I think - and > abandoned >because so many people took the bikes home permanently! > > Amsterdam in the sixties "white bikes". But also somewhere much more recently, ISTR. ---------------------------------------------- The poster formerly known as [email protected]. |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
[email protected] writes:
> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] > (Martin) wrote: > > > *From:* Martin <[email protected]> > > *Date:* Tue, 30 May 2006 16:28:24 +0200 > > > > On Tue, 30 May 2006 08:36:38 -0500, [email protected] wrote: > > > > >In article <[email protected]>, > > >[email protected] (Cathy L) wrote: > > > > > >> I was thinking about something. They say the largest crime in Amsterdam > > >> is bicycle theft. People say they pay more for the lock than the > > >> bicycle. Wouldn't it be better if everyone took the locks off all the > > >> bicycles and when you needed a ride just take one. I'd bet it would all > > >> work out in the end. > > > > > >That was tried somewhere - Cambridge (England), I think - and > > abandoned >because so many people took the bikes home permanently! > > > > Amsterdam in the sixties "white bikes". > > But also somewhere much more recently, ISTR. Copenhagen has municipal bikes. I didn't get to use one, but they are said to be uncovetably ugly, heavy and unwieldy to discourage theft. Des |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
Dave Frightens Me <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> writes:
> On 30 May 2006 16:13:40 +0100, des small <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >Copenhagen has municipal bikes. I didn't get to use one, but they > >are said to be uncovetably ugly, heavy and unwieldy to discourage > >theft. > > On flat ground it doesn't really matter how good the bike is. They > help you get around! As an imminent immigrant to the flattest land of all I certainly concur. However, we neglected to borrow the Copenhagen bikes because the Carlsberg brewery has insolently hidden itself up a hill. Then we didn't go to the brewery anyway, but there you go. I have since recalled that Berlin (which is pretty flat too) also operates a bike scheme, which is tied to your mobile phone in ways I didn't have occasion to figure out. Des |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
On 30 May 2006 16:13:40 +0100, des small <[email protected]>
wrote: >[email protected] writes: >> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] >> (Martin) wrote: >> >> > *From:* Martin <[email protected]> >> > *Date:* Tue, 30 May 2006 16:28:24 +0200 >> > >> > On Tue, 30 May 2006 08:36:38 -0500, [email protected] wrote: >> > >> > >In article <[email protected]>, >> > >[email protected] (Cathy L) wrote: >> > > >> > >> I was thinking about something. They say the largest crime in Amsterdam >> > >> is bicycle theft. People say they pay more for the lock than the >> > >> bicycle. Wouldn't it be better if everyone took the locks off all the >> > >> bicycles and when you needed a ride just take one. I'd bet it would all >> > >> work out in the end. >> > > >> > >That was tried somewhere - Cambridge (England), I think - and >> > abandoned >because so many people took the bikes home permanently! >> > >> > Amsterdam in the sixties "white bikes". >> >> But also somewhere much more recently, ISTR. >Copenhagen has municipal bikes. I didn't get to use one, but they are said to >be uncovetably ugly, heavy and unwieldy to discourage theft. On flat ground it doesn't really matter how good the bike is. They help you get around! -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
On 30 May 2006 16:13:40 +0100, des small <[email protected]> wrote:
>Copenhagen has municipal bikes. I didn't get to use one, but they are said to >be uncovetably ugly, heavy and unwieldy to discourage theft. But for practical purposes impossible to get one. And if you see one it is there as it has been damaged. Never did I see a usable one available. Aarhus started them in May 2005. So when I was there in June of 2005 I had no problem finding one in working order. Don <www.donwiss.com/pictures/#travel> (e-mail link at page bottoms). |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
"des small" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]... > Dave Frightens Me <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> writes: >> On 30 May 2006 16:13:40 +0100, des small <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >Copenhagen has municipal bikes. I didn't get to use one, but they >> >are said to be uncovetably ugly, heavy and unwieldy to discourage >> >theft. >> On flat ground it doesn't really matter how good the bike is. They >> help you get around! > As an imminent immigrant to the flattest land of all I certainly > concur. However, we neglected to borrow the Copenhagen bikes because > the Carlsberg brewery has insolently hidden itself up a hill. Then we > didn't go to the brewery anyway, but there you go. > I have since recalled that Berlin (which is pretty flat too) also > operates a bike scheme, which is tied to your mobile phone in ways I > didn't have occasion to figure out. > Des In a city, there is a great advantage to those big bulky bikes. I rented one for the week in Berlin. At first I was disappointed, after my nice bike at home, but those big old bikes can really take curbs. You can't hurt them. If you're going to commute in the city, that's probably what you really need. Otherwise you'll be changing tires regularly. I didn't use the Berlin DB bikes, but saw plenty of them around the city. Evidently you call in and get a code to unlock it, and leave it wherever you are when done. You're billed by how long you have it. |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
On Wed, 31 May 2006 17:15:31 +0100, Dave Frightens Me
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote: >On Wed, 31 May 2006 09:34:50 -0400, "Sarah Banick" ><[email protected]> wrote: >>In a city, there is a great advantage to those big bulky bikes. I rented one >>for the week in Berlin. At first I was disappointed, after my nice bike at >>home, but those big old bikes can really take curbs. You can't hurt them. If >>you're going to commute in the city, that's probably what you really need. >>Otherwise you'll be changing tires regularly. >There's always something nice about having a crappy, but simple and >mechanically sound bike locked up on the street. You can be sure it >will be last one to be stolen, and the first one to get you home >safely! It seems to be more common to steal somebody else's in NL. -- Martin |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
On Wed, 31 May 2006 09:34:50 -0400, "Sarah Banick"
<[email protected]> wrote: >In a city, there is a great advantage to those big bulky bikes. I rented one >for the week in Berlin. At first I was disappointed, after my nice bike at >home, but those big old bikes can really take curbs. You can't hurt them. If >you're going to commute in the city, that's probably what you really need. >Otherwise you'll be changing tires regularly. There's always something nice about having a crappy, but simple and mechanically sound bike locked up on the street. You can be sure it will be last one to be stolen, and the first one to get you home safely! -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
Re: Amsterdam May 2006
On Wed, 31 May 2006 17:07:25 +0200, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Wed, 31 May 2006 17:15:31 +0100, Dave Frightens Me ><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote: >>On Wed, 31 May 2006 09:34:50 -0400, "Sarah Banick" >><[email protected]> wrote: >>>In a city, there is a great advantage to those big bulky bikes. I rented one >>>for the week in Berlin. At first I was disappointed, after my nice bike at >>>home, but those big old bikes can really take curbs. You can't hurt them. If >>>you're going to commute in the city, that's probably what you really need. >>>Otherwise you'll be changing tires regularly. >>There's always something nice about having a crappy, but simple and >>mechanically sound bike locked up on the street. You can be sure it >>will be last one to be stolen, and the first one to get you home >>safely! >It seems to be more common to steal somebody else's in NL. If you gotta get home, you gotta get home! -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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