Images free for personal non-commercial use only © Dave Henniker |
Holland 2004 |
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This part of the park is about halfway along the southern edge. Hundreds, maybe thousands of cyclists travel through the park every day. | |
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A number 5 tram heads into town along Leidsestraat about to stop on the canal bridge over Keizersgracht. Leidsestraat is single-track but widens to double-track on the bridges. Therefore the trams travelling in opposite directions must wait at the stops. Cars, bikes and pedestrians must keep a sharp lookout. | |
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The Nemo building dominates the landscape and, of course, resembles a boat or ship. To its left is the Stedelijk Museum, now housed in the former Post Office Headquarters. The arched bridge behind Nemo's ramp is where the next picture is taken from. | |
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This footbridge carries pedestrians and cyclists from the walkway past the floating restaurant and botel from Centraal Station area. You can see the walkway in Nemo view NW on page 3. | |
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If the two towers each had a tree planted on top then they would resemble vases of flowers. the sloping building has not, despite appearances to the contrary, sunk into the sand at one end. The swing bridge remained open all the time we saw it, with lots of harbour traffic passing either side. | |
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This picture, taken from beside the Stedelijk Museum, shows the metal barrier keeping the water out of the building site in Oosterdok. In the unlikely event of it collapsing, the botel guests would have a rude awakening. | |
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Part of the walkway between Stedelijk Museum and the floating restaurant, looking south across Oosterdok to Prins Hendrikkade. | |
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Giant 3D letters spell out the invitation MARK ME inviting graffiti artists to do just that. Two young women are sitting in the sunshine. Blue cables snake along the rusty steel piles that keep the water out of the building site next to Stedelijk Museum. |
