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[Kappelan]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

Nice pics. I didn't realize Amsterdam was so dirty.

Thanks

But Amsterdam is not so dirty compare with Paris, New York for example. About my Kiev I'll be keep silence

 

[Kappelan]

Originally Posted by Cary Grant

It's not. That one pic of the bikes is in an exception, IMO. We spent a long stretch there and it was very clean- certainly cleaner than Chicago, NYC etc...

Yeah it's truth.

Although I know from friends what Chicago is very clean.

 

[Kappelan]

Originally Posted by Roy

Why, it's so boring.

Why? I heard it keep more very nice places

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by nioh

Most cities in the old world are. Doesn't make them any less lovable though.
True that. It looks beautiful.

Originally Posted by Flieger

dirty or dirrrrrrty?
Both.

Originally Posted by Roy

It's not dirty per se (well, some areas are), but just old.
Obviously not all the pics are dirty, and I wasn't even talking about just that one disgusting bike pic. It just seemed dirtier than I thought it would. Not that I still wouldn't want to go there.

Originally Posted by Cary Grant

It's not. That one pic of the bikes is in an exception, IMO. We spent a long stretch there and it was very clean- certainly cleaner than Chicago, NYC etc...

Originally Posted by Kappelan

Yeah it's truth.

Although I know from friends what Chicago is very clean.

Chicago really isn't that clean. Certain sections are very clean, but overall the city is kind of dirty and there are many parts where it is downright disgusting.

 

[ter1413]

Nice. Actually heading there in Sept! Have been before and dig that city!

 

[Kappelan]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

Chicago really isn't that clean.

Thank you for comment.
Unfortunately I did not visit Chicago from my trip through USA

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by Kappelan

Thank you for comment.
Unfortunately I did not visit Chicago from my trip through USA

You should try to if you ever get back to the States. Chicago is an awesome city.

 

[donCarlos]

I´ve been to Amsterdam about two years ago and honestly, the most interesting part of the city is the airport... And maybe the public transportation system. I don´t really know what are all the tourists attracted to.
Photos are nice, though.

 

[Tokyo Slim]

...wait. Street toilet? Someone explain this to me. Is it just a grate with a privacy barrier? Where does your piss go? FYI, this is a "Seattle street toilet"

This link details the failure of the $5million mistake that was the Seattle Space Toilet ("self cleaning" junkie shelter) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...oilets20m.html

Seattle's $5 million experiment with high-tech toilets is over. The City Council decided Monday to remove all five of the public restrooms, saying the silver cylinders became a hideout for illegal drug use and prostitution. "It has taken the unseemly behavior out of shadows of the alleys and put them under the glare of the public toilets," said Councilmember Nick Licata, who voted in 2001 to install the restrooms and now wants them removed.

 

[Kappelan]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

You should try to if you ever get back to the States. Chicago is an awesome city.

Sure. I want to visit this city

 

[Kappelan]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

Where does your piss go?

Sorry. I did not research it.

 

[Roy]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

...wait. Street toilet?

Someone explain this to me. Is it just a grate with a privacy barrier?
Where does your piss go?

Duh, it just flows on the street.

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by Kappelan

Sure. I want to visit this city

You'll enjoy Chicago.

Thanks for posting the pics of your trip to Amsterdam. Terrific pics, and it looks as though you had a great time.