Various Locations

Queen's Day in Amsterdam - everybody is wearing orange, the color of the Dutch Royal Family

Queen's Day in Amsterdam - up to two million people come to Amsterdam to celebrate the Queen's birthday on 30 April. The grachts (canals) are full of boats of all sizes.

One of the more rickety floating contraptions on Queens's Day in Amsterdam, complete with several hundred watts of dinghy-thumping bass.

Revelers on Queen's Day in Amsterdam.

An elderly lady climbing up a hill in old town, flanked by colorful houses.

Found in one of the back alleys of the old town in Warsaw, this sturdy door was surrounded by delicate vines.

This attractive old piwo (beer) truck near old town caught my attention with its bright colors.

Detail of a knocker in the old town of Brussels.

Taken on Hofplein in Rotterdam. The blue apparition on the right is a water fountain.

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Shot in June in Skibotn in northern Norway. We took a road trip to Finnish and Norwegian Lapland, and had the nicest weather during that summer in Nordic countries, with mercury reaching 30 degrees Centigrade (85 degrees Fahrenheit). Air is crystal clear, there's literally 24 hours of sunlight per day, the weather hot - what's not to like!

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These colorful buildings in Sighisoara, Romania really captured my attention while walking in this historic town. Sighisoara is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, a Romanian tyrant who was the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula. The old town where this shot was taken is an especially serene location, and offers quite a few beautiful scenes for the traveler.

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Perhaps the most beautiful location in Europe I have experienced: Lake Bled in Slovenia. The church on the small island is dominates the foreground, while Bled Castle stands proudly on a hilltop farther back, with the grand Julian Alps as the backdrop. I was lucky to get the heavy hanging clouds to emphasize the majesty of the scene. Don't miss this location if you're in the area!

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