Hi friends! It’s time for an Amsterdam Photo Dump! There are 8 photos here so if you’re viewing this on a timeline, be sure to click through to kimberlyhirsh.com to see them.

Here’s what you’re seeing:

  1. A street lamp that has been decorated to look like Nijntje (known as Miffy in English).
  2. The facade of the Royal Palace Amsterdam. (The word for “rabbit” in Dutch is “konijn” and the Dutch name for the Royal Palace is “Koninklijk Paleis,” so I keep trying to come up with a rabbit-palace pun.)
  3. A detail of a relief on the front of Amsterdam Centraal Station featuring the patron deity of our household, Athena.
  4. The clock tower at Amsterdam Centraal Station.
  5. A pedimental sculpture on the National Maritime Museum featuring Neptune, whose image is used heavily in Amsterdam due to the importance of sailing to its history and economy.
  6. and 8. Votive ships made of wax at the National Maritime Museum.
  7. A house near the Vondelpark that I thought looked cool and haunted.

A street lamp that has been decorated to look like Nijntje (known as Miffy in English).The facade of the Royal Palace Amsterdam.A detail of a relief on the front of Amsterdam Centraal Station featuring the patron deity of our household, Athena.The clock tower at Amsterdam Centraal Station.A pedimental sculpture on the National Maritime Museum featuring Neptune, whose image is used heavily in Amsterdam due to the importance of sailing to its history and economy.A votive ship made of wax at the National Maritime Museum.A house near the Vondelpark that I thought looked cool and haunted.A votive ship made of wax at the National Maritime Museum.