A Photo Tour of Amsterdam
Buildings, Houses, Canals, and Street Scenes
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                        080 – Streetcars, Fixtures, Amenities, and a Central City Map –
In most all parts of the city, streetcars and busses are plentiful and located well within walking distance from where-ever you might live and work.  And no, there are no streetcar or bus schedules.  From around six in the morning to eleven thirty at night they run constantly.  You'll never have to wait longer than, oh, 10 minutes, at the most!
Amsterdammertjes – Meant to protect the public from moving vehicles and to keep cars from parking on narrow canal sidewalks.  This one even wears a hat!  Believe us, there are more Amsterdammertjes than there are Amsterdammers.
Crowned Lanterns line the canals and the streets of central Amsterdam.   On the side of buildings and on narrow streets and alleys where regular street lamps would interfere with pedestrian traffic, Wall Lanterns provide the needed light.
You got to go? Well, here's one of Amsterdam's famous " Krul Urinoirs" (curl urinals).  Sorry, they are for men (and boys) only.  Women are not welcome!  A clear-cut case of sex discrimination wouldn't you say?  Are we wrong, is it really a dog doing its business there or what?  Since we are on the subject of dogs, you are well advised to constantly look where you a treading.  To the best of our knowledge, Amsterdam still has no laws on the books about dog owners having to pick up after their pets!  Amsterdam is also world renowned for its public mural art.  Here is one, rather prosaic example.  Here is a more flamboyant one wouldn't you say? Too bad neither of them fits in het Rijksmuseum!
Here is the " Central City Map".  And, finally, Dutch fishery and wildlife experts are at a total loss explaining how these two dolphins ever got into "het IJselmeer" (the IJsel Lake)!

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