The Forbidden City in Beijing China. The Forbidden City was almost empty since it was very cold that day. One can only imagine what the city was like from 1420 to 1912 from the Ming to the Qing dynasty when it was the Chinese Imperial Palace. The Forbidden City was built in 1406 to 1420.
Pool in front of St. Catherine Church in Brussels, Belgium. We had dinner here that evening after finding out that the locals ate in this area.
This is the oldest canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands - Oudezijds Voorburgwal. The photo was taken from a bridge on Damstraat. The canal was dug sometime between 1342 and 1380.
