Finding NEMO

Full moon emerges from behind the clouds on a cool autumn night in Amsterdam

Sunset after the rain

Amsterdam gets a lot of rain. In the summer time, when the light fades late in the evening, the clouds move out and leave behind the glow of the setting sun.

The NEMO once more

A wider crop of the panorama. The NEMO building is a fixture of central Amsterdam

Amsterdam Light Festival - Herengracht entrance

Every winter, Amsterdam lights its canals with installations by local and international artists. This particular installation acts as a portal pulling you into Herengracht from the Amstel.

Spiegelgracht

Christmas lights in the antiques district

Sleepy Canals

People live in these boats along the canals of Amsterdam. Many of these homes were built with the intention never to be moved from their places. In some corners of the city, bridges have been built which are so low that these boats wouldn't move even if their owners wanted them to. These bridges do move, however, for dozens or hundreds of years.

Late night munchies

A wander through the streets of Amsterdam at night can lead to interesting scenes. This group of gentlemen had recently stumbled out of a coffeeshop and was indulging in some canal-side snacks from a night shop.

Riding to Den Haag

Amsterdam Centraal station, and its counterpart in Amsterdam Zoud, are perhaps the fastest way to get anywhere in the Netherlands. Fast commuter train service runs to all of the large cities in the country, and elsewhere in Europe. A trip to paris is 3.5 hours through the countryside.