Amsterdam   April 27th - 28th, 2005

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Another month, another
press conference.

This time to Amsterdam to
inspect the future range of
Nokia mobile phones.

Ian Campbell of Silicon
Republic and Ronan Price of
the Evening Herald -- two
frequent travel colleagues --
were also on the trip.

We stayed over one night. I
was in bed early, while the
others went out to savour the
delights of Amsterdam.

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Mornings in Amsterdam. Not what visitors
relish.

On a sight-seeing barge around the canals
of Amsterdam, Ian Campbell copes with
the morning after

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Another houseboat

Houseboats are everywhere in
Amsterdam. Some of them are
very cute

Lisa McDonald of
Nokia (right) and her
British counterpart
share Ian's mellow
tristesse

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And another

Could go on like this for a
while. There were hundreds, if
not thousands, within view

And another

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The city-centre buildings in the
city are very nice. You even
get some bricks with your
windows

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Ian lounges in our barge

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...and the back

A similar tourist barge, from the
front...