My journey starts with travelling to it. Next up is Amsterdam. Not that far away, but still a world apart from that I’m leaving. Amsterdam is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever visited, and I do have a lot of favorites on that list. But oh Amsterdam. There is just so much to how the city works, the architecture and the history of how it is built. The street life is buzzing all the time, but always with a calmness even in the most busy areas. There is always something going on, with every street somehow familiar to the other one but at the same time unique in it’s own way. There is never a house that is exactly the same, there is never a shop that is the same. It is just such a variety where every little street and neighborhood is packed with it’s own identity and small things that make just that place it’s own, it’s something I’ve never experienced before in this kind of way. And I still really can’t put my finger on the atmosphere, or what I think about it. It’s just plane and easy a terrific place.

My great, great friend and host Anna. Living the Amsterdam life.

De ceuvel. Great urban design/planning project in northern Amsterdam (http://deceuvel.nl/)

NDZM, old harbor/shipyard now with a crane hotel, bars, design & art galleries and studios, plus more cool things.