One of the best parts of living in Belgium is that it is in the middle of everything. It’s an hour to London, 1.5 hours to Paris, and 2.5 hours to Amsterdam. We decided to check out Amsterdam while Georgy was in town. I love Amsterdam; it feels so different from Belgium. It’s crowded and busy, packed tight with canals and bicycles, but the overall feeling is very mellow.
We had one goal for our trip – to see the Anne Frank House, and other than that, we just wandered. We walked through the Flower District, the Shopping District, the Begijnhof, and the Jewish Destrict. We spent a good amount of time in cafes with hot chocolate and pancakes to warm up. It was a cold and rainy day most of the time we were there.
I’ve now been to Amsterdam 3 times, so this time I challenged myself, photographically, by taking only my 35mm lens. I have a harder time with this lens since I’m zoom-crazy. Here are some of my favorite shots I took:
Bikes and canal on a typical Amsterdam street
The Red Light District
Georgy - looking like a Journalist on the go
Crosswalk in the Shopping District
Sunset and wind turbines from the train
The rest of my photos are posted on Flickr:
- Amsterdam with Georgy (20 photos)
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I love your photos! Anne Frank Museum? Please, take me with next time. :)
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Sunset and wind turbines from the train
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Looks like a fun trip!
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How was the Anne Frank Museum? It looks so beautiful over there, and I really like the effect you put on the red light district. Very cool. I love the movement in Georgy’s hair in that portrait too. She looks like she could take on the world.
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your photography is just fabulous. I always love looking at the pictures you take.
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I love following along on your adventures! Would be great to see all this and you did great with your self-challenge!
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Great photographs, as usual. Last night I watched “Anne Frank…” it happened to be on TV. Sigh. What an amazing young woman, and what a heartbreaking outcome. Seeing her house would be like a pilgrimage… we need to make plenty of time for Amsterdam I see.