Showing posts with label netherlands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label netherlands. Show all posts

2013-12-15

2013-12-15 Amsterdam Centraal, NL

Winter in the Netherlands isn't always that spectacular. It was already mid-December when I took a stroll in the city centrum. I got few shots for this blog as well, the famous Amsterdam Centraal railway station being the major factor. I had also few other shots of some pedestrian birds and impropatu street musicians - sadly they didn't work out well.
And the outcome: 7 photos to go, in chronological order.

Amsterdam Centraal railway station. It was built on an artificial island.
Amsterdam Centraal railway station. It was built on an artificial island.  
The West side tram stops, ever so busy.
The West side tram stops, ever so busy. 

The busy city of Amsterdam is always under the construction. The white ball was brought in for the Amsterdam Light Festival.
The busy city of Amsterdam is always under the construction. The white ball was brought in for the Amsterdam Light Festival

Busy Damrak filled with tourists and Christmas booths.
Busy Damrak filled with tourists and Christmas booths. 

Look closer at the left tower. It is not a clock, but something very different.
Look closer at the left tower. It is not a clock, but something very different. 

Basicila of St. Nicholas
Basilica of St. Nicholas

Where do you find this? Ok, I admit - this is not from the same footsteps anymore, but more to East.. View down to the Oudezidjds Kolk.
Where do you find this? Ok, I admit - this is not from the same footsteps anymore, but more to East.. View down to the Oudezidjds Kolk. 


2013-09-12

13-09-12 Rijnstraat Amsterdam NL

I was just doing my regular groceries, when I found the tree with a bench built around it. In a bit funny spot along the Rijnstraat in Southern Amsterdam. Why not to stop and take few traffic shots!
So I endured the staring people from by-passers, cafe customers and car drivers, and let my camera sing again. By the way, the buildings seen here represent the typical Amsterdamse school, a pre-war architecture style.
And the outcome: 13 photos to go, in chronological order.

First view: Amsterdamse school buildings, cars, bikes and a P-sign without any parking spots.
First view: Amsterdamse school buildings, cars, bikes and a P-sign without any parking spots.

Construction worker having a break; smoking a cigarette and playing with the smartphone.
Construction worker having a break; smoking a cigarette and playing with the smartphone.

No two Amsterdamse school buildings are the same, even when they might appear so. This one has been spiced up with the GSM antenna.
No two Amsterdamse school buildings are the same, even when they might appear so. This one has been spiced up with the GSM antenna.

Amsterdam is not Amsterdam without the bikes.
Amsterdam is not Amsterdam without the bikes.

Some of the kids sport the trendy cruiser bikes - spiced up with a typical Dutch front rack.
Some of the kids sport the trendy cruiser bikes - spiced up with a typical Dutch front rack.

Dutchies can sometimes be a bit creative with their driving routes and bending the rules.
Dutchies can sometimes be a bit creative with their driving routes and bending the rules.

It's not raining, so it's a proper weather to sit out on a terrace.
It's not raining, so it's a proper weather to sit out on a terrace.

It would have been a nice photo if the single mother actually was driving that truck with her kids :D
It would have been a nice photo if the single mother actually was driving that truck with her kids :D

Snorscooters are allowed on bicycle paths. In theory they aren't supposed to go faster than 25 km/h - a rule very often bended.
Snorscooters are allowed on bicycle paths. In theory they aren't supposed to go faster than 25 km/h - a rule very often bended.

This little branch mistook the autumn for a spring.
This little branch mistook the autumn for a spring.

The pentagon seat around the tree I mentioned earlier.
The pentagon seat around the tree I mentioned earlier.

One can only wonder how come more people don't get hurt in the traffic. This is nothing unusual and not even a close call - just normal road crossing.
One can only wonder how come more people don't get hurt in the traffic. This is nothing unusual and not even a close call - just normal road crossing.

As a last image, the pentagon bench work-around (pun intended).
As a last image, the pentagon bench work-around (pun intended).

2013-09-05

13-09-04 Albert Cuypmarkt Amsterdam NL

It was a sunny day, unusually warm for September. +25°C guaranteed that people were wearing their shorts and skirts. Nice!
I needed this and that so I headed to the famous Albert Cuypmarkt in de Pijp area. I took literally dozens of photos there. For the 5minphoto task I sat down in one cafe, ordered a beer and started shooting around.
And the outcome: 21 photos to go, in chronological order.


Starting my session with a biertje and a cigarillo
Starting my session with a biertje and a cigarillo

Lady with the sun hitting her eyes
Lady with the sun hitting her eyes

Cheap and colourful? Yes. Fashionable? Err...
Cheap and colourful? Yes. Fashionable? Err...

It's a lunch hour for pigeons, too
It's a lunch hour for pigeons, too

I don't know what this boy spotted, but he doesn't seem to like it.
I don't know what this boy spotted, but he doesn't seem to like it. 

Lady selling bags
Lady selling bags

An elderly lady scooting away with her mobile chair
An elderly lady scooting away with her mobile chair

The facade of the corner building
The facade of the corner building 

Colourfully dressed woman with her phone
Colourfully dressed woman with her phone

A white-haired lady is interested in what girls have in the bag
A white-haired lady is interested in what girls have in the bag

Aluminium chairs
Aluminium chairs

I think I was caught in action...
I think I was caught in action...

A couple enjoying a Dutch delicacy: bread with a deep-fried croquette
A couple enjoying a Dutch delicacy: bread with a deep-fried croquette

Another spotter!
Another spotter!

Juice, juice, juice
Juice, juice, juice

An old chimney transformed into a telco mast
An old chimney transformed into a telco mast

This mother doesn't let her screaming child stop her
This mother doesn't let her screaming child stop her

André Hazes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Hazes)
André Hazes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Hazes)

I guess this ad was not painted yesterday...
I guess this ad was not painted yesterday...

Bar and bathrobe
Bar and bathrobe

Another photographer
Another photographer

Fin.


13-09-05 Behind Amstel Station Amsterdam NL

The view on Amstel railway station you don't usually see: the back entrance next to Hogeschool van Amsterdam. I was waiting for my girlfriend coming from work. Funnily enough while I was taking the photos I missed her and she managed to pass me without us noticing each other – she had to pass me within 3 meters distance. But we found each other afterwards and I got my 5 minute photos as a bonus.
Here they are: 12 photos to go, in chronological order.

Student pub De Lax offering beers
Student pub De Lax offering beers

People queuing up for their snacks
People queuing up for their snacks

The guy in the queue was constantly checking out the rear of the girl
The guy in the queue was constantly checking out the rear of the girl

Guys loitering just for fun
Guys loitering just for fun

The roof arch of rear entrance shelter
The roof arch of rear entrance shelter

Despite the sign this is a legal bike parking spot
Despite the sign this is a legal bike parking spot

The narrow arch between the station and hogeschool
The narrow arch between the station and hogeschool

Amstel station rear entrance, for both trains and metro
Amstel station rear entrance, for both trains and metro

I don't know what this couple saw on the ground
I don't know what this couple saw on the ground

Girl enjoying her lahmacun
Girl enjoying her lahmacun 

Intercity train in the station
Intercity train in the station

Bike trailer
Bike trailer

Fin.