I have realized over the past few months that I haven’t been posting any pictures.
Really, I’m not even sure why not. I keep taking pictures. Maybe more than ever…
so, why am I not posting them?
Maybe it’s the workflow involved, maybe I’m too busy or distracted by everyday life.
Or maybe I’m just getting lazy. Yes, it’s probably that.
So yesterday I went through a couple day’s worth of folders on one of my camera’s
memory cards and selected a few pictures that have NOTHING to do with each other
besides the fact that I took them while wandering the streets of Amsterdam.
I still love this city even after the highs and lows of living in its center for 5 years now.
Are there things I would change about it or my circumstance, hm… I’m not sure about that
but probably not. I think that it’s important for people to realize that you don’t have the
power to change certain things, such as the behavior of another person, and the sooner
we come to that realization and accept things and people as a package deal, with some
things we like and some we don’t, the sooner we can get back to enjoying the time together.
So, I embrace this city of Amsterdam and the Dutch culture entirely with it’s quirks and
peculiarities that make them both utterly fantastic.
I love Holland!
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- The calmest canal in Amsterdam (because the tour boats don’t fit on it) “Groenburgwal”
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- A single ray of light illuminates a girl walking along the Amstel River in Amsterdam
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- Another spectacular evening display as the setting sun casts shadows upon the clouds
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- Mom texting and hurring home as Amsterdam delivers a spectacular sunset backdrop
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- The “Worst” (worst is sausage, for which Hema, the department store, is famous), and Sandra from the bread department.
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- Underlit angles of the Saint Nicholas Church beside Molly Malone’s Irish Pub.
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- Converging lines of the south-bound metro in Amsterdam Centraal Station.
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- Albert Heijn “To Go” inside the metro station, the saddest part is that the coffee machine is broken. 🙁
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- Spiders make my skin crawl even though none of them are venomous here.
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- Spider making a hugely successful web outside the window in front of my desk.
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- Gazing through a window of the Amstelkerk (Amstel Church) at night.
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- Amsterdam has a LOT of street art and public expressions of creativity, not always relevant.
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- Speed bump that pizza scooters use to get air time near Hans Brinker Hostel
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- Beautifully presented painting in a tiny gallery window makes a striking statement.
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- A Hotel of Amsterdam Architecture School style underlit with green neon.
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- A paint truck exploded just outside this gallery.
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- Raymond’s exhibit in a gallery window. Very colorful.
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- Tiny bar with seating for about 20 and over 100 beers on offer. hmmm… what to have?
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- Autumn has arrived in Amsterdam and the Leidseplein area.
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- I’m guessing this is an homage to an awesome cat?
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- Reflection and complex depth and shapes of houses of my neighborhood.
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- Reservoir Dogs, Amsterdam style. These guys insisted that they were lost. I gave them directions anyway. (they were lost)
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- Did any of you go to catholic school? Does this woman look familiar?
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- Complex geometry of a corner house that is angular in baffling ways
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- Evening sun casting shadows of neighboring buildings.
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- I love the colors of these fun little toys, but I don’t want one in my house.
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- Reflections of reflections. Mirror catching cyclists while the window reflects the buildings
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- Hand-painted sign outside a custom bicycle shop.
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- Moss in the evening sun on a tree near my house.
lovely colors, nice job!