Lonely spot in the shade

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Flowers

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Heartbroken

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Sunset

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Bar

Someone introduced me to an interesting drink that is called 'Vodkab�use', I think. You take a small packet of candy that is almost just like pop rocks and dump it in your mouth. Then you take a shot of vodka. I think you are perhaps supposed to swish the vodka and poprocks around together in your mouth, but I just drank them. They weren't too bad.

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Barracks

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Sunlit sky

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Seasoned Bar

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Corkscrew

Last friday, I had a party.

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Brothers

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Baby Bird

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Excited Baby

An excited baby bird in Hannover follows the big bird around and gets fed.

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Water Lily

From the pond behind the Rathaus.

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Just Pick Up The Phone and Call

It's a phone. What more can I say?

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Hannover Rathaus

This is the Hannover Government Building. There is a little lake behind. I am quite pleased with this picture because I feel like I have seen it somewhere on a postcard.

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Crane

In Rotterdam, there are many, many cranes.

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Rotterdam Suspension Bridge

Rotterdam (Holland) has the world's largest harbor. This is a bridge across one of the many waterways inside the harbor.

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Bee Feeding His Face

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Hydrant

It's a Fire Hydrant. In America, we have these in order to supply water if firemen need to put out a fire. There are similar things in Europe, but they are in walls of buildings or built into the ground, in my experience. They also have them like this (built into walls or the ground) in big cities in America.

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POW-MIA Monument

This is a POW-MIA monument in Ottawa.

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Thru The Fence

[This is one from the 'archives'] When I was home for Christmas, I went with my mom to run a few errands. I wanted to spend time with my mother because, lets face it, living over 4000 miles from home, we don't see each other often. We went to a small town near where my parents grew up and where nearly all my cousins still live, Ottawa, Ohio.

One of the things I like the most about small towns is that every one is so close, that they know each other and are generally friendly. What I don't like is the 'what are the neighbors doing' element of small towns. This picture reminds me of the indirect way that people in small towns involve themselves in each other's lives.

"Have you seen Peter and Sara's back yard? I think they must be painting their house."

"Old Man Henry told me that she saw them on the roof with brooms. They must be tarring their roof."

"Tarring the roof? That's strange. Pete didn't ask Bob if he would help him after church last Sunday. Last time he tarred the roof, he asked Bob for help."

"Hi guys, did you hear what's going on over at Pete and Sara's place?"

No one ever asks Peter and Sara and the picture remains unclear.

Tunnel

This is the tunnel underneath all the railway lines at the main train station (Hauptbahnhof) in Hannover.

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The Silent Voice

In London's Hyde Park, there is a corner, called Speaker's Corner. Perhaps it is Speakers' Corner because the idea is that it belongs to all the speakers. Egal. There is a small box upon which one can stand. There, he or she can say whatever they want. They can make a speech about how England is the most evil place in the world and all of them should die. They can read the poem they wrote for their sweetheart. Whatever. This gentleman chose to stand on the box for an extended period of time without saying anything. People would come to find out what he had to say, but he would remain silent. One man even egged him on. "C'mon, what have you got to say? Why are you up there? Tell us." But he just stood and stared at the man. I tried every so hard to figure out what his message was but I remained unsuccessful. Perhaps he had no message and only wanted to stand on the box.

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Eileriede

There is a very large park in Hannover called the Eileriede. It takes up about a quarter of the land area of Hannover. Maybe its only a fifth. This is from there.

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Polluted

It made me really sad to see a bunch of trash strewn about in this garden, also in London.

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Westminster Abby #2

This is a cool corner of Westminster Abby. I like the sky. And the architecture of the building.

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Sea of Pink Tulips

This is from London. After my brother and his girlfriend's family left for Paris, I had several hours to kill. I found a small church with a garden next to it. There was a large area with tons and tons and tons of tulips standing around.

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Another flower with accompaniment

A snail in a flower. Cool.

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BONUS

This is like a bonus. You get a picture of a flower AND a picture of a fly, on the flower.

Wish me luck today.

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Gardens

I think I only like this picture because I know where it was taken so it very much makes me think 'British'. When I went to London, my brother and his girlfriend's family and I walked through this palace, the Hampton Court Palace. Behind is a beautiful garden (which is European for private park). There was this brick wall seperating the palace gardens from the front of the palace, where the commonfolk could walk.

I guess it seems British to me because I saw a lot of that in London; beautiful parks and gardens walled-in with big brick walls, barely able to contain the folliage.

Don't ask me what the hose is for, I have no idea.

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