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Amsterdam by the Boatload

 

Every city has its own best places for people-watching: the sidewalk cafes of Paris, Washington Square in New York, Trafalgar Square in London come to mind. In Amsterdam, it may well be the bank of a canal, watching all the boats go by.

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And not just the sleek tour boats that make circuits of the canal belt; on a warm Saturday afternoon in May, it seems as if everyone was afloat in one way or another, in some craft or another.

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Some are small but sturdy...

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For some it's clearly party time, with funny hats, wigs and drinks...

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There were several 'plastic whales,' boats built of reclaimed plastic dredged from the canals, and equipped to net more of it.

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Little boats with lots of people...

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And some that could have used some more people...

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Some sleek, and some stubby...

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A few miniatures of larger ships...

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And others of various sorts...all passing by one spot in a single hour!

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Some, like this one, appeared to be circling, appearing more than once. Perhaps looking for a parking space?

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And even, in the mix of diesel and electric boats, a one-human-power model.

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