Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We can all be thankful for virtual travel these days! Thanks for taking us to Amsterdam. It was surprising to see so many people on the streets! All photos posted lately have been of empty streets and empty stores. I would really get claustrophobic if I couldn't travel on the internet!! Tina On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 8:13 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > When I was flying home from Zagreb on Friday the 6th, it was via > Amsterdam?not the geographically logical route, but it worked with the > flights, and it gave me a 10-hour layover in Amsterdam. Normally such a > long layover is boring and tiring, but in this case I was quite happy to > have it, as it gave me the time to leave the airport, take the train to the > centre, and walk around for a few hours, enjoying visiting some of the > places that we visited a lot when we lived in the nearby town of Almere > from 2003 to 2007. I have been back to Amsterdam after moving to Spain, but > the last time was 4 or 5 years ago, so I was quite happy to see the city > again. I walked from the central station to the Rijksmuseum, passing some > of my familiar spots along the way. I spent a couple of hours visiting the > museum and then walked back towards the train station, stopping for a brief > visit at the Cat Cabinet, a small museum dedicated to cat-themed art that > was a favourite of ours when we lived in the Netherlands. And finally I > made my way back to the train and the airport and flew home. This is likely > to be my last trip for some months; I have no illusions that the current > state of emergency will not be extended beyond the initial 2 weeks, and > travel disruptions will undoubtedly continue through the summer. > > So come for a walk in Amsterdam: > > http://www.frozenlight.eu/amsterdam_march2020/index.html > > As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > > YNWA > > "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html>