Cheeky store with passing girl

Only in Amsterdam 

Amsterdam transport

Rain or shine this never fails 

Amsterdam parking

 

More of the same

 

Amsterdam clishé

It is probably a very cliché thing to photograph bikes in Amsterdam but who can resist it. I found that almost all the pictures I took regardless the place and the hour of day had a bike in the frame. Train station, canal, museum, cheeky store window, good looking girl, all have a bike showing. It reminds me of my childhood city. Arad, in the 70's and 80's was very much a bicycle city. Everybody had one and my highschool had several lots for them as most students came to school by bike. Brussels weather and my job requirements make it almost impossible to ride as I would love to be able as I was in Boston to use a bicycle as may main transportation. 

Amsterdam canal side walk

It is not late enough to forbid hand held photography and I take advantage of the higher isso option of the 'old' D70 to record this particular mix of light. 

Prinsengracht

Ubiquitous bicycles, lit interiors, quiet canal side houses. Walking through Amsterdam gives a unique feeling. Jordan is a particularly nice area with all the little bars and shops. 

Amsterdam Night

 

Tender is the light

One step at a time. Shines and timidity in front of this unknown and welcoming universe. A Chinese man enters the Museum Store on Museumplain in Amsterdam. Part of group from central Asia close to the Gobi desert these are not the people from the east coast or southern China. People from Sanghai, Guangzhou, even Beijing or Chongqing are seasoned travellers, this group however was not the usual kind. Dressed in their best cloth they all looked uncertain and unconvinced. Laughing to gain courage and chain smoking they obviously enjoyed this wired day with sunshine and heavy snow, clouds and wind all in the span of an hour. 

Gates to the City

Moon light and streetlights lit bridge in downtown Amsterdam. Tourists check up a map not sure where they are and where they are headed.