Today I was riding through the jordaan area of amsterdam which is one of my favorite spots (but then I have many favorite spots in this beautiful city). And I thought of you. So I whipped out my little pocket camera, put the strap around my neck and snapped some photos while I was bicycling. Would you like to come for a bike ride with me? If so, scroll down to see what we see along the way…
I hope you enjoyed the ride! I am going to be traveling far (but not so far) and wide (nor that wide) this weekend, so I won’t be back in the (blog)house until Tuesday. I will try very hard to have a relaxing time over the next four days, and I hope to have some pretty photos for you upon my return. Thank you so very much for your company this week, I hope you’ve enjoyed all the posts. Bon weekend!
xx
Thanks for the ride, Pia! Love this area and your photos are great! Enjoy your time away. xo
October 8th, 2009 | #
Oh, thank you, how kind! I like Amsterdam very very much, I’ve been there many times. Amsterdam is one of those cities where I really feel I could live in.
October 8th, 2009 | #
oh this makes me long, looooong to go back to beautiful Amsterdam. i love the black and whiteness of these photographs. the city seems so cleanly graphic.
October 8th, 2009 | #
Wow. Thanks for sharing this beautiful pictures.
October 9th, 2009 | #
ahhhh, beautiful ride. thanks for the trip! and enjoy your traveling. be safe.
October 9th, 2009 | #
Ok, I confess…. Have been enjoying your posts for a while now without comment but can stand it no longer. From over here on the Northern Beaches in Sydney I get to sneak a wee peak at life over where you are. A magical little escape if even for a little while. Love, love, love your blog. Your a breathe of fresh air. Thanks for sharing.
October 9th, 2009 | #
I was in Amsterdm a few years back and I can’t wait to go back with your vision of jordaan, thank you for your post <3
October 9th, 2009 | #
amsterdam looks like a beautiful city – i really want to visit after seeing your lovely photos. have a great long weekend pia!
October 9th, 2009 | #
i can see why this is a favorite spot! i love the streets and the buildings that line it. wishing i had such a romantic spot to ride my bike…someday!
October 9th, 2009 | #
Were you out and about pretty early in the day? This looks so tranquil, there’s a wonderfulness stillness like the city’s just coming awake. Beautiful.
October 9th, 2009 | #
oh that’s lovely..and refreshing almost like have a little 2 minute city break!
October 9th, 2009 | #
Lovely pictures! I hope to make it to Amsterdam someday as I have a friend that lives not too far from there 🙂
October 9th, 2009 | #
Which camera did you use to take these wonderful pics?
October 9th, 2009 | #
Fun bike ride! I have visited Roermond a number of times and on one visit we hired bikes and rode to a little village and back, then around the town. I love Dutch cycling-the bike took a little getting used to though! I love how safe and accepted it is. So different to here where you take your life in your hands each time you head out on two wheels.
October 10th, 2009 | #
i, too, love visiting your images, words and sounds;)
thank you for a visual escape from the dark and raininess of outside here today!
grazie!
October 10th, 2009 | #
So glad I stumbled on your lovely lovely blog today, it’s always nice to find other blogger out and about on the net!
I must tell you that I like like like your nice blog!
Agneta & Sweden
October 11th, 2009 | #
Love these photos! Amsterdam is one of my guy’s favourite cities, and I would love to go 🙂
October 11th, 2009 | #
I would love to be able to take bike rides like this one! So beautiful and lively. All of the old architecture is so amazing.
Thanks 🙂
October 12th, 2009 | #
Pia, I am just so smitten with your blog and photo’s!!!! You have made me want to see Amsterdam thru your eyes. I go to Paris in June and can’t wait to follow along with your book. You brighten my day.
October 12th, 2009 | #
Good idea to stop at Café Thijsen – always a nice place to go… thanks for the pix – brought back many memories of my years in A´dam!!
October 12th, 2009 | #
I am a lurker that loves everything about your blog –
your photos and of course your words and your city. amsterdam is probably my favorite european city and it fills my heart to come here and see it from afar.
thank you for the bike ride, it was lovely.
October 12th, 2009 | #
love the coloring of the photos – simply love. xo
October 13th, 2009 | #
Looking at your beautiful pictures reminds me that we are due for a visit to Amsterdam. The city is so beautiful!
October 13th, 2009 | #
You always make me want to come back to amsterdam. It’s even more beautiful through your eyes.
October 13th, 2009 | #
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October 13th, 2009 | #
It’s hard to tell – are all the walls black, or is than an illusion? Lovely neighborhood. Beautiful pictures.
October 14th, 2009 | #
That is pure talent! I’ve tried to take photos while riding my bike here in Lille – and it’s not the easiest thing. Lovely shots – thanks for thinking of us!
October 14th, 2009 | #
Thanks so much for the lovely little ride. What a glorious place to bikeride in. How could you ever get bored with that kind of scenery? You are so talented to not fall while taking pics. 🙂
October 14th, 2009 | #
that’s it- i am so homesick now, only a few more months and i am there…. the photo’s are so beautiful. x
October 15th, 2009 | #
I did! It was a fun ride. I loved all the photos!
October 16th, 2009 | #
Nice ride and great pictures. You are very lucky that you can go with your bicycle around the city. Keep going…
October 16th, 2009 | #
Hello Pia, I absolutely love your work. I was wondering which camera do you use to take pictures?
October 20th, 2009 | #
wij rijden in veel dezelfde straatjes!
January 19th, 2010 | #