Back To Reality

*sigh*

 Reality smacked me square in the face this morning when my alarm went off. It was back to work today. Somewhere I did not want to be at. I wish I was still on vacation.

 It took pretty much the entire weekend as well as Labor Day to feel somewhat normal (or as normal as I can ever feel). The jet lag was horrible, although I'm sure that the Pub Crawl the night before we flew home had just a little to do with my out of sort-ness as well ☺

 I'll be back soon with something that sorta, kinda, maybe resembles a post but for now I leave you with just a few (of the hundreds) of pictures that I took...
Zaanse Schans



Beautiful old church in the heart of the Red Light District

Dam Square, Amsterdam

Scheveningen Beach in The Hauge
Floating Flower Market in Amsterdam



Comments

  1. KelBelSeptember 3, 2013 at 1:55 PM

    LOVE the pictures :)

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  2. Our Journey Through This Lovely LifeSeptember 3, 2013 at 3:51 PM

    How Fun! Welcome Home!

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  3. Mrs. ESeptember 3, 2013 at 7:13 PM

    I love the pictures! I hope today wasn't too rough...

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  4. dspenceSeptember 4, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    Oh my goodness, all of the pictures are beautiful!!

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  5. Just TSeptember 4, 2013 at 2:33 PM

    Welcome back! The pictures you shared made me realize that Amsterdam is just as beautiful as I thought it would be!

    Hope this trip has revived your fighting spirit!

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  6. ErikaSeptember 5, 2013 at 8:13 PM

    I'VE BEEN TO ZAANSE SCHANS!!!!! When I was 16. Basically this means we are twins.

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