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.

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.

Amsterdam is not Amsterdam without the bikes.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

13-08-30 Amstelkanaal Amsterdam NL

Today's 5 minute photos were inspired by the small flowery bridge on Rijnstraat crossing the Amstelkanaal. I was visiting a shoemaker nearby and spotted the flowers few hundred meters away. So hop on the bicycle and on the bridge. Funny enough after all I didn't take any overview photo of the bridge itself.
Results: 14 photos, in chronological order.

One of many, many Amsterdammer channel boats

Flowers on the bridge

A coot scooting

I never stop being amazed by the variety of vessels people dare to use

This is actually legit parking spot for the boats

The colour!

Hairy flowers...

3-wheel scooter van

Much needed exercise for both of them 

It's the sun in her eyes

Miniature traffic jam, only the trams are missing. Few minutes later I spotted a police car towing a horse trailer, too bad I didn't have my camera ready anymore...

This actually is one-way cycling lane

A very small glimpse into the architecture known as "Amsterdamse school"

Corner of the bridge

Fin.