A day out in Amsterdam sounds exciting but this was for work and I spent most of the day in meetings. We were based at the Amsterdam Medical Centre and then we moved into the city centre where the University central administration resides.  During the taxi ride the sites of Amsterdam revealed itself out of the window.  It was a sunny warm day and the toursists were out.  The taxi stopped on the Rakin Canal and then we made our way up Spui to the Maagdenhuis of the University of Amsterdam.  When we got out of the taxi, it was if we were plunged into a summer holiday.  The place looked beautiful with people moving around by foot and bicycle.  I got the camera out and started snapping.  I was also lucky as part of the delegation arrived late, so I was able to wander around the square outside the Maagdenhuis and take some photographs. All on my Sony RX100v5 and all taken within a few minutes of each other.

Rakin Canal in the Sun
Maagdenhuis, University of Amsterdam
The square on Spui street
Amsterdam

I travelled to Vilnius in Lithuania for a conference.  The last time I was there was in February 2016 and it was very cold.  The nights were long and whilst it was welcoming, it was difficult to get a feel for the place.  Fast forward to August 2017 and it was summer.  The place was alive and the old town was busy with tourists and locals going about their day.  I stayed in the Narutis Hotel which was adjacent to the University of Vilnius where the conference was held.  The old town has so much to photograph and my camera was ready all the time .  This selection of photographs provides only a glimpse of the tremendous beauty of the City.  One event that looked great fun was a White Party taking part in the Cathedral Square at the time of our conference.  Do not ask me to explain all the stories in the photographs, just enjoy them.  I do recommend a visit to Lithuania and having visited Riga, Latvia my next task is to visit Tallinn, Estonia.  I have uploaded more photographs on my Google+ site if you wish to see more.