Got a new gizmo from my brother Carlos and had to get out and try it, so half of today’s pictures were made with an 85mm Zeiss 1.4 portait lens on my battered little Sony NEX 5 with a new phase detection AF (LA-EA2) adapter. I’m geeking out. Merry Christmas. **click on the pics to […]
The Magere Brug (“Skinny Bridge”) is a bridge over the river Amstel in the city centre of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It connects the banks of the river at Kerkstrat (west bank) to the Nieuwe Kerkstraat (Church Street) on the eastern bank, between Keizersgracht (Emperors’ Canal) to the north and Prinsengracht (Prince’s Canal) to the south. […]
Went for a little walk this evening to get a bite to eat and some fresh air. I never get tired of the city and the people that I meet along the way. The guy running the cafe that I ate at gave me 2 beautiful Amstel Beer 140 year anniversary glasses. But now… pictures! […]
These young entrepreneurs have a an online business that sells Christmas (Kerst or Kerstmis) trees (boom or bomen (plural)) and they deliver it to you by boat (boot), while sipping mulled wine (glühwein) or some other warming beverage while Christmas music is playing over their massive music system (note huge speaker and generator) But it’s […]
December 11, 2011
Christmas, Christmas Trees, Kerst, kerstboomboot.com, Kerstmis
What a glorious day today. Finally the sun was shining, the wind had died down and I was able to take a ride on my bike to Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, a beautiful little town to the south of Amsterdam on the Amstel River. I was on my racing bicycle so I didn’t end up […]
December 10, 2011
boat tour, canal tour, Ondine, Rondvaart, Salon Boat, Saloon boot
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