I took a walk today. What a beautiful and sunny day. I have to say,
this can be such a gloriously beautiful city when the sun shines.
It’s always beautiful and interesting, but wow, the sun really brings
out the beauty AND the people, so I took a walk toward Central Station
and I noticed some changes in the harbour area, so I went to the top of
the new Public Library to have a look around.
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- Beautiful and creative front door gate on a canal house near Newmarkt.
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- A name plate on a curb.
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- Entrance to a Hofje near Rembrandt’s House.
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- The impressive Hermitage museum entrance.
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- The Amstel and entrance to the Herengracht.
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- Another space invader tile spotted near the Zuiderkerk.
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- Toxic Mickey random street art behind some trash in an alley.
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- Hot dogs! American Hot Dogs….gross.
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- Near the Newmarkt. Canal houses, one really really skinny.
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- I don’t know. It’s a number on a house on Zeedijk. I really don’t know anything more.
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- There are many “Nam Kee” original Chinese restaurants on the Zeedijk.
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- When did mannequins become so anatomically correct?
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- How many window displays could you use this guy in… I mean, really?
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- Everything for the well-dressed gimp.
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- Where do you even FIND porn star mannequins?
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- Can I get a discount on the display model?
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- A thinking person’s clown is another term for ‘serial killer’
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- Taking the old dog for a spin around the Opera house.
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- Used to be a Cuban Cigar shop, now the place where I get my beer!
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- This dude has too much time on his hands.
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- An apartment building on the Waterlooplein
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- Zuiderkerk from the Waterlooplein
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- Back of the St. Nicholas Church, the canal side.
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- The turtle monument in front of Rembrandt’s House.
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- The Turtle monument to the torn down Jewish community in front of Rembrandt House.
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- The Sea Palace – floating Chinese restaurant in the Amsterdam Harbour.
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- Stationary text on the wall behind the elevators seen through glass. Read fast as you ride!
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- Going….down Mr Tyler?
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- Stairs up to the restaurant and balcony.
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- Stairs on the restaurnant level.
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- Restaurant in the public library.
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- Restaurant buffet in the Library.
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- Bikes and long shadows.
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- Houseboat community.
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- View of NEMO Science Center from the Library top floor balcony.
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- View of Amsterdam center from the top of the Library.
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- Even more funky designer lighting.
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- More funky lighting
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- Computers with random screen saver words
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- Movies on DVD.
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- Privacy pods in the library. Hmmm.
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- View of the harbour from the restaurant on top of the library.
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- A movie theatre inside the library. … FREE!
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- View from above.
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- Seating pods, free to use computers, music, movies. I should live here.
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- A desk made of cardboard (drawers included) free to use.
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- Designer lighting.
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- Music. Lots of music.
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- The library has a million cds and a million movies.
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- Funky self-information kiosk and CD listening station.
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- The library is usually realy busy. And why not? This place is awesome.
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- There’s hundreds of computers here to use. Free.
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- Ground floor of the Amsterdam public library…going up?
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- The floor is even groovy.
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- Here’s another picture of one of their famous red chairs.
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- An 8 foot polar bear and cub. This library’s kid’s section just rocks.
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- If you don’t know Pluk van de Petteflet, you better get reading.
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- Another 8 foot character from a kid’s book.
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- The pidgeon holes in the ceilig of the library.
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- The Mouse House display in the Library. It’s from a children’s book.
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- Lights in the Amsterdam Public Library
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- The front of the Amsterdam Public Library
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- Public Library Amsterdam (that’s what it says)
