…Italian spoken on the streets). You will see a lot of stunning canals and bridges, a lot of boats, houseboats, flowers and beautiful architecture. You’ll see beautiful, cosy neighbourhoods, if you go off the beaten path. You’ll see a crazy, swarming river of tourists if you stay in the centre. You’ll see beautiful parks, windmills, many bikes, coffee shops and the Red Light District. And many other things that make Amsterdam such a lovely and uni…
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Walking around the city before everyone else wakes up is a wonderful sensation. I love the empty streets, the tranquillity, the stillness of the canals, the sun slowly rising over the houses. I think it might become a habit 🙂 Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on Instagram and Facebook for more stories about life in the Netherlands, written by a real local, updated constantly. Check out my photo book: Amsterdam Through the Seasons! Love…
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…Winter light in Amsterdam, on a sunny and foggy afternoon:…
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…hotos from this post are taken in the Amsterdam Zuid area, between the two bridges: Niewe Amstelbrug and Berlagebrug, on the left bank of the Amstel river. Both bridges can be opened to allow large boats to pass through. I don’t know when this happens, I have to find out somehow, because I would really like to see it — and waiting on a bench for hours for a large boat to come doesn’t seem like a good idea. It’s not only the river you can admire he…
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…How would Amsterdam look like if all the colours would suddenly disappear? As beautiful as always, of course! This was a fun photo project to do, I should try it more often 🙂…
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This year I had the feeling that the autumn lasted longer than usual. Or that I had more time to contemplate its beauty, to observe the subtle changes in the colours from one day to another. Amsterdam is very beautiful in autumn, it’s like a constantly changing painting. The past few days were rainy and most of the trees will soon shed all their leaves, leaving behind a colourless scenery, so I’m trying to enjoy the yellows as long as I can. Thes…
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