A few photographs in pink to celebrate my mother’s birthday! Happy Birthday to you! Photographs were taken on the Haarlemmerdijk (1&2), at Two For Joy Coffee Roasters (Haarlemmerdijk 182; see previous post) where I tried their new Iced Chai Latte and read the latest issue of The Gentlewoman (3), at the LIKESTATIONERY Pop-Up store at the Strawberryblonde design studio (Prinsenstraat 24) (4) and at the Noordermarkt, where I bought these beauties.
A few Amsterdam discoveries in De Pijp… A coffee and slice of carrot cake at corner cafe Kofi-T (Ferdinand Bolstraat 149) across from Inkt en Olie (Ferdinand Bolstraat 151; they sell the best postcards!) // the shops Cotton Cake (1e van der Helststraat 76), Charlie + Mary (Gerard Doustraat 84) and Zublim (Gerard Doustraat 86) // sampling delicious macarons at the recently opened Poptasi Pastry // grabbing a delicious fresh sandwich at Foodware (1e van der Helststraat 63) // and finding a park bench in the neighboring Saphartipark.
Remember my hometown landscape series? The first of the landscapes was the beach, then a walk in the muddy woods on a dark rainy afternoon, then a beautiful dune-scape with wild horses and swamps and lastly a mossy almost magical spot in the woods. I thought I’d start sharing a few Amsterdam landscapes now. This first post is of a few photographs I took biking around Amsterdam’s Westelijke Eilanden, a neighborhood to the west of central station, right above the Haarlemmerdijk/Haarlemmerstraat.
There’s something so peaceful about living close to the water, don’t you think?
My very last winter photographs up today. The snow has melted, the canals are no longer frozen and it feels as though winter disappeared in a flash. But it was a wonderful winter while it lasted. From walking home through the Jordaan in the fresh snow and up to the Brouwersgracht, to winter walks in the Westerpark and skating on the Keizersgracht, it was a magical time. A few more photographs of skating on the Keizersgracht below…
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The snow from last Friday is still on the ground, so I think it’s only fair that I continue this snow-related posts. As I mentioned, I walked home from Dam square, through the Jordaan and past the Brouwersgracht, pictured below. Remember this post a few months ago? Amsterdam is so beautiful in the snow…
Other winter-related posts: the first flurries, the wonderful Westerpark in the snow and skating on the canals in Amsterdam. More ‘recent in 5′ here.
Ha, I was happy with the snow we got earlier this week. And then, Friday happened. I was studying in the library on Friday morning and when I happened to look up from the computer, I saw the biggest snowflakes starting to fall from the sky. And I watched, from inside the library, as the snowflakes accumulated on the ground. Distracted and restless, I ran outside, and walked by bike all the way home. I trudged past Dam square…
And through the Jordaan, where I walked over the canal bridges, cracked ice below, while shop keepers were busy shoveling to clear the sidewalks…
The picturesque Prinsengracht was covered in snow, and I watched as birds (curiously) settled on the frozen canal…
I didn’t think Amsterdam could be more beautiful, and then I saw her in the snow…
Click here for more photographs of Amsterdam in the snow: the first flurries, the Westerpark in the snow, skating on the Keizersgracht and the beautiful Brouwersgracht. More ‘recent in 5′ here.
It’s been cold in Amsterdam this week. So it’s the perfect time for hot chocolate and whipped cream, biking along the canals (wrapped in scarves and gloves and hats, mind you) and watching the beautiful sunsets… And on Sunday evening, it snowed. Just lightly. Nothing too serious. But it snowed. And on my way to school in the morning, I had to take stop and take a few photos. Had to.
(Yes, there are only 4 photos here, but I had to move before I got run over by a truck on the bridge, no big deal). More ‘recent in 5‘ posts here.
Spotted: Amsterdam in red, white and blue. Aren’t these great? Walking through the Nine Streets the other day, I took the 3 photographs above and just by chance, they were all in the same color palette.
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My mom came up to Amsterdam on Friday…
This wasn’t the first time we walked the streets of Amsterdam. Previous visits included exploring the Haarlemmerstraat/Haarlemmerdijk, lunch at Singel 404, going to The Movies, lunch at Bazar the next day and browsing old books at the Stedelijk Museum. Another time, we walked down the Utrechtsestraat and visited the Jewish Historical Museum and Museum Willet-Holthuysen. This time…
- We started at Raw Materials, a beautiful furniture/leather/goods store on the Rozengracht 231;
- Walked through the Jordaan (1), stopping at a few of these jems along the way;
- Down the Berenstraat, passed Boekie Woekie (Berenstraat 16) to Mendo (Berenstraat 11), the designer bookstore (2);
- A French-inspired lunch (omelettes et frites!) at the wonderful Cafe George (Leidsegracht 84);
- Just around the corner was Huis Marseille (Keizersgracht 401) for the exhibitions ‘Siebe Swart: Land of Air and Water‘ and ‘Naoya Hatakeyama: Natural Stories.’ The Siebe Swart exhibition was really beautiful, I definitely recommend for anyone interested in the geography of the Netherlands and the Dutch and their relationship with water (you can see a few photographs through the window, in the 4th photograph, just barely!)
- A caffeine kick at Two For Joy Coffee Roasters (Frederiksplein 21) (4);
- Before heading to Museum Van Loon (Keizersgracht 672), the Amsterdam canal house owned by the regent family Van Loon, dating back to the 17th century (in 1602 Willem van Loon co-founded the Dutch East-India Company!)
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My sister has been home for a week now. We’ve celebrated her (and her twin brothers’) birthday and Christmas, but we decided to head up to Amsterdam for an afternoon. The last time she was in Amsterdam was just lovely – we explored the Noordermarkt, had a coffee and a bite to eat at Two For Joy Coffee Roasters on the Haarlemmerdijk, stopped by Foam Pop-In on Museumplein and the International publisher TASCHEN Bookstore on the PC Hooftstraat and sampled the Amsterdam frozen yoghurt chain FROZZ on the Rokin. This time…
We started on the Haarlemmerstraat, popping into Het Grote Avontuur (Haarlemmerstraat 25) (1) as well as Wini Vintage (Haarlemmerstraat 29) (2) and Rumors Vintage (Haarlemmerstraat 99) (3). Unfortunately Restored (Haarlemmerstraat 39) was closed, but their window displays was great, as usual (4). Sukha (Haarlemmerstraat 110) is lovely too. Oh I just love the Haarlemmerstraat (5)…
We then cut down the Binnen Oranjestraat (6), passed Small World Catering (Binnen Oranjestraat 14), onto the Brouwersgracht, down Prinsengracht and past the Noorderkerk where on Saturday mornings, a lively biological produce market can be found. We searched for the lovely Unicorn Boutique (2e Tuindwarsstraat 1) (7), and on our way back to the Prinsengracht, passed by La Perla (2e Tuindwarsstraat 14). It’s about time I try one of their stone oven pizzas! And according to Jason Hartley of Jason Hartley Lovefood, La Perla is changing the record shop across the road into it’s own bar. Oh, I’ll be going back now for sure…
We then popped into Juffrouw Splinter (Prinsengracht 230) and Leafde (Prinsengracht 232) (8) next door. Spotted this “coffee corner,” or Koffiehuis De Hoek (Prinsengracht 341) (9), on the corner of Reestraat and Prinsengracht. Then down Berenstraat, past the lovely artist-run bookshop Boekie Woekie (Berenstraat 16; see previous post) to Parisienne (Berenstraat 4), a small boutique that sells beautiful jewelry. A long lunch at the one and only Lunchcafe Singel 404 (Singel 404; see previous post) (10) before heading on to Rembrandtplein.
We passed Marqt and George Deli (Utrechtsestraat 17; see previous post of Marqt on the Overtoom 21 and previous post of Cafe George on the Leidsegracht 84) (11) on our way to the Utrechtsestraat where it still felt a little like Christmas (12). I spotted a cute little pup in the window of the Kiboots Concept Store (Utrechtsestraat 47) (13), and we popped into Sissy-Boy Homeland (Utrechsestraat 81-83; see previous post) before stopping at the infamous Two For Joy Coffee Roasters (Frederiksplein 29; see previous post) for a delicious vanilla latte (14). Then we headed down the Prinsengracht (15), past the old church De Duif (Prinsengracht 756), where I saw Ben Howard in concert a few weeks ago, before heading home.
A lovely day in Amsterdam. Click here for more ‘recent in 5‘ posts.
