Wandering around Amsterdam, Jun. 28 2026

Published @ 12 Jul 2026 at 19:18:36 +01:00

Back in Amsterdam again for work! Gave myself more time to take photos, this go around, and so spent all of Sunday wandering around. Amsterdam was beautiful as ever (it's kind of unfair, honestly).

A fun aside: All of the geolocations on my photos are actually set manually after the fact - usually it's a kind of fun challenge to see how accurate I can get (often pretty close, depending on the area). Hopefully the pictures from the metro aren't too far off :) (as it turns out, it's difficult to find good information on the layout of Amsterdam Centraal's metro level, instead of just the upper layers of the multimodal transit hub.)

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Picture of sharp shadows under a metro line overpass. The sky is almost painfully bright, glowing around the edges of the railing above, and shining a cutout spotlight onto the bike lane and segmented directions of road below. A sign in dutch warns to keep the area clear.

Jun 28, 2026

In the shadows of Zuid

Picture of a dark underground metro station, a small handful of people standing on the escalator going up, lit by bright white strip lighting along the escalators and subtle ambient light from above. Tall slanted pillars cut the frame, leaning on jagged triangles reflecting smeared colors in the ceiling above.

Jun 28, 2026

Climbing Centraal (I)

Picture of an exit from Amsterdam Centraal metro station, harsh light streaming in from above onto the staircase and sloped moving walkways. The exit area casts soft reflections on the ceiling, and the blurred silhouette of someone walking by obscures the staircase.

Jun 28, 2026

Climbing Centraal (II)

Picture of a seagull standing on top of a dirty glass roof from underneath. Its orange feet are pressed up against the glass, with the rest of the bird only visible as if a shadow. Metal beams arc across the frame.

Jun 28, 2026

Impression of a Seagull

Picture of a variety of birdhouses on a tree, against a softly cloudy sky - it's one of those days where the clouds haven't really made up their minds, dispersed and gently blending with the light blue sky behind them. Among the birdhouses, a flat carving of a squirrel holding an acorn sticks out from the tree.

Window through the heart of a train station

Picture of a crowd around an NS train at Amsterdam Centraal. Patches of light coming through the tall vaulted ceiling casts light onto the big green exit sign and a blue and yellow NS train beyondcasts light onto the big green exit sign and a blue and yellow NS train at the platform. A woman wearing a yellow dress & blue backpack steps towards the train.