The new terror on the bike path.

 This owner of a fat bike was willing to pose.

The girl in the back was knocked to the ground by a stupid maneuver by the boy in front.

She is certainly lucky she can still laugh about it, because at the speeds these kids are going down the bike lane, many accidents do happen.

Van Gogh bike

 

The Flowerbikeman has made a new creation

Relationship between mural and facade size.

On the way to the rolling kitchen festival we say this. One for Sami's Colourful World here.

Yesterday exactly one year ago

 I place this photo for the second time as a nice homage to all street photographers to catch the unsuspected if the opportunity arises. (Header the Spui, a piece of town I like to photograph and did some  more times)

Rolling Kitchens

 Went last Thursday to the rolling kitchens in Westerpark Amsterdam which is always held around Ascension day.

Despite the fact that the weather left something to be desired, it was quite busy.

The exhibitors do everything to attract attention as this exhibitor from the Philippines with barbecued specialties had brought a van from Manila.

Here I am waiting for my potato pancakes from the Ukraine (photo Biebkriebels) furthermore I ate a French crepe, Indian vegetarian Samosas and a kind of Coconut cake with the addition of lemongrass with honey. Everything was delicious. Hope I didn't make too many people jealous.

Here is another coffee maker that runs on steam coming from Germany. I think it can also pull a train.

High-voltage pylons new style

 One for Skywatch Friday here.

New fashion

 Now I also like slightly wider pants but this is going too far for me.

A new add

 Wonder if as a hairdresser you attract many customers with this. One for Signs2 here.

First look at Amsterdam

 Coming off the train and looking toward the Damrak. Well, it takes some getting used to.

A few more street museum impressions.

 

One for Sami's Colourful World here.

Tubular piles foundation

 The day before yesterday, after visiting the world press photo exhibition (which really doesn't make you happy), I was walking through town and saw that on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal they had started installing quay reinforcements by means of tubular piles that are installed vibration-free in the ground by drilling. There should be one at every mark on the quay masonry.

On the other propped but not yet handled side, a heron sat undisturbed fishing for food totally unimpressed by the violence in front of him. (Header a photo one corner further away.)

In any case, it is a very different canal face as usual.

Cafe Chantant

 It looks like Ramses Shaffy's singing café has long outlived its namesake at Museum Allard Pierson on the Turf Market. One for James Weekend Street/Reflections here.

The lone sailor.

 One for Skywatch Friday here.

He exists after all

 In Amsterdam harbor.

That way

 One for signs2 here.

Just a street scene.

 The Haarlemmerdijk on a weekday after first sniffing the camera below.

but my pockets aren't that deep.

Still some murals from the Straat Museum Amsterdam

 Made by Nina Valkhoff

Tagged by Sr.Papa Chango. One for Sami's Colourful World here.

Mother's day

 Been there for a week since Mother's Day and still doing well. (Header the Rokin seen from an unusual vantage point.)

Downtown Almere

 One for James Weekend/Street Reflections here.

Taken from the bench again.

 One for Skywatch Friday here.

Just keep your hands to it.

 Amsterdam bicycle decoration.

On the way home

 For this train passenger, Boy Scouting is certainly not over. One for signs2 here.

Human behavior

 While waiting for the ferry. If the weather is so nice let's see what you have.

Colourful

 Of course the unsurpassed street museum where I had not been for a year and a half and in the meantime a lot of work has been renewed.

There was also a lot of work going on around the building.

Well and then the murals

Some colors knock you over in style

Others are stil in the making

But you really do need a human figure to somewhat grasp the scale of the works.

Continue next week. One for Sami's Colorful World here

Ferry trip

 

The day before yesterday, the weather was so nice that I thought a free trip on the ferry across the Y would be nice to revisit the new changes in the harbor area. The last photo was the final destination about which more tomorrow. ( Header the "Leidse Straat" and I never cease to marvel at where all these people come from anyway).

Everywhere the same

 One for James Weekend Street/Reflections here.

Unknown pennant

 

Our steeple does have a very curious pennant. The scaffolding cloth has been blown loose and is waving nicely. One for Skywatch Friday here.

Dressed for the occasion.

 For example, once on vacation above the Arctic Circle, we visited a hotel constructed entirely of ice. Was still glad we didn't stay there. Also didn't know we had something like that in Amsterdam also.

On the sloping plane

 Don't usually like sloping horizons but in this photo I thought it was a nice composition. Whats your idea.

Liberation

 

Yesterday we celebrated the liberation of WWII again in the Netherlands including the wreath laying at Dam Square and 2 minutes of silence throughout the country. That the liberation is not quite for everyone shows this picture I took last year 4 days after the wreath laying.