Royal Palace Amsterdam

Here are pics of the famous Royal Palace in central Dam square, you can't miss it if you come here, just a five minute walk from central station. One of the pics show lots of pigeons FYI (haha).

These pics were taken on December 22, 2006 - so explains the X Mas trees.
The last two pics (the professional ones were taken off of getty images of course). There you can see the National Monument or what I later learned is also called the "Dam Dildo". Excellent. You can also tell the pic is old cause the tram is yellow, but now most have been replaced by newer blue and white ones... ooh

And one day Ana asks "What is this "dildo" you speak of?" Well Ana, let me explain...

ps . below was the first I heard this term being used. Now that I read back on the email, the laughter in my head is even louder than when I first read it (taken out of context of course)...Oh that Erica, too much!...

"Let's aim for 11:45 AM at the Dam Square Dildo. It's a place that fills up fast so we gotta be there by 12. Bring an empty stomach! And if I remember correctly, they don't take debit (just cash - it's so Chinese ;)."