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 What to photograph. It could make you feel discouraged. One for James Weekend Street/Reflections here.

Sail 2

Sky watch via the rigging of the B.A.P “Union”.  With a length of 99.04 m and a mast height of 46.45 m, this sailing four-masted ship of the Peruvian navy is the largest of the sailing ships present as a sail training ship. With a crew of 150, it trains 80 midshipmen. One for Skywatch Friday here.

Another rigging Sky Watch trough the rigging of a Spanish galleon.

Sail 2025

 18 tall ships and hundreds of smaller vessels took part in this maritime spectacle. It was very busy both on the water and on land, and although every boat was open to visitors, the long queues at the entrances put me off. For example, I saw a considerable number of heavy lifeboats moored at the quay and thought that you really shouldn't break down off the coast with so many absent.

Speaking of transporting wind turbines

 One for signs2 here

Windmill

 Molen de Gooyer has been a corn mill since the 16th century and has stood at various locations in the city. In 1841, it ended up at this location on Funenkade.

A different one

 From the archive one for Sami's Colourful World here.

Amsterdam is celebrating.

(Header at home and looking at the famous photo of Ed v.der Elsken at the wall I want to try also something like that.)

 

On the way to a party

 One for James Weekend Street/Reflections here.

Skywatch from the coach

 One for Skywatch Friday here.

Without title

 

Made by Tirzo Martha and seen on the Art Zuid exhibition last week. The artist is still waiting on a good title I guess.

Already training for Sail 2025?

 August 20-24: Sail Amsterdam, also celebrating the city's 750th anniversary. Just gotta make sure it doesn't get swamped in this nutshell by the bigger ones.

From the same holiday as yesterday

Directors room in the Bauhaus in Weimar by Walter Gropius around 1924 

A long time ago

 A Kindergarten in Weimar Germany. One for Sami's Colorful World here.

On the street

 It looked so cozy . (Header still from last week's pride parade. The girls are getting ready for the parade  in a very strange dressing room on platform 4 of Amstel station, for lack of anything better. )

Against the wind

 The Botter Elburg 43 tries to reach the harbor with a strong headwind

Polder sky

 Standing on the cycle path  near the bridge between the old and the new land. One for Skywatch Friday here.

Wet canal

 Photographers always love wet pavement as here on the "Oudezijds Voorburgwal".

Clearly

 One for Tom's signs2 here

Canal view

 The repairs to the quay along the "Groenburgwal" are not progressing as quickly as hoped. However, reinforcement cages have been placed around some of the supports so that vegetation can grow over the canal. (Probably because local residents are tired of seeing those rusty pipes in front of their doors.)

The last one

 Yes its a Colourful World indeed. One for Sami's blog here.

A few more then

See you again next year.

 

Pride parade on water

 

It started at the train station

and it was wonderfully busy

and sometimes nearly impossible to see

Of course the occasional shower.

but always colorful.

Taking a breather at an acquaintance's house and the view of the street in front of his door and yes the boats continued down a canal through the water.

How insignificant we are.

 One for Skywatch Friday here.

Transformation

 

Amsterdam's city hall has undergone a complete renovation, and a first floor is being added to the surrounding flea market. To hide the construction, a fence displaying photos of the old market from the 1950s and 1960s has been erected. The photos show the old Jewish quarter, which was largely destroyed during World War II and lost many of its residents.  In the context of Amsterdam's 750th anniversary, all of this should be festively opened soon. Have you wondered what will happen to all the functions and officials that used to be there? Marriage, driver's license, and passport applications, to name a few. It's amusing to think of a city hall housing a flea market. We shall see.

We get it

 One for Tom's Signs2 here.

Old harbor area Amsterdam North

 Linger for a while at the harbor remains of which I showed an example yesterday.

Oh well, you can make something out of half a crane.

What stands out

 In the former port area of Amsterdam which is now very slowly being transformed into a new city district, there are still plenty of old port remains to be found. One for Sami's Colourful World here .

A quiet Sunday morning

Our canal in the center of Almere-Haven. ( Header a VOC ship before Amsterdam Maritime Museum and then to think that they started with 300 men, did a year or 2 about the voyage and came back with 60 man if they were lucky ) 

Unexpected guest

 Can't remember when I saw a caterpillar for the last time but  this one just crawled across the path right in front of my feet. Not to be missed. One for Saturday Critters here.

Pllek

 Rain shower over downtown Amsterdam as seen from the terrace of cafe restaurant Pllek in Amsterdam north. Overall, one for Skywatch Friday here.

One of the many entrances or exits of this restaurant.

Maintenance

 Not everyone keeps up their garden neatly.

Overkill ?

 And to think that this bus lane is already closed to all traffic on both sides by fences. Oh well, you have to do something with those things anyway.  One for Signs2 here.

Rainy

 

Had gone to a big flea market along the Y on Sunday with nice weather when suddenly, out of nowhere, a tremendous downpour erupted. Luckily I had a waterproof camera with me only I myself had no coat or umbrella . On the last picture you see my standing place to avoid the wet weather. After about 20 minutes it was over and I could continue my way.