The world is full of beautiful old places, but for me none compares with Amsterdam. Yet I sometimes have to wonder, if I could actually live & work there, how long would it retain its magic for me before it started to seem just... ordinary?
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Ponte Vecchio (“Old Bridge”),
Firenze, 2006
The loving effort that goes into the detail
is what makes places like this so beautiful.

Plantage Middenlaan 36, Amsterdam, 2006

I love the the interplay of the sunlit bricks inside & the reflections on the glass outside.

Amstel 198, Amsterdam, 2006

Warm dappled sunlight, cold beer...
Does life get any better than this?

Prinsengracht & Brouwersgracht, 2006

Sometimes it’s just about being in
the right place at the right time.

Herengracht & Herenstraat, 2006

Remember this place from photo page 1?

Leidsekruisstraat & Lijnbaansgracht, 2007