The pictures in this blog post gallery were taken last year late summer and early autumn during an afternoon stroll in the borough of Westerpark.
Just to give you an idea, Amsterdam is divided into several boroughs and most tourists stay in the Centrum only (and a part of Oud-Zuid which is where the Museumplein is located), never really venturing out to the other neighbourhoods of the city. Sometimes I do see a few tourists in Westerpark, looking very helpless and lost as they poured over a map of Amsterdam trying to figure out where they are in the city.
Because the buildings in Amsterdam look very similar to each other, it can be confusing. A friend of mine once told me that because of this she does not want to walk around Amsterdam as every section is the same as the other. Maybe it can be intimidating for first timers and may need a bit of time getting the hang of it.
So what I normally do to lost tourists is to tell them to just take the bus back to the central station. It is just a few minutes (7-10 minutes) ride back to the centrum aka tourist civilisation without the risk of getting lost again.
This is where Westerpark is located in Amsterdam:
The Amsterdam Centrum is the horseshoe-like canal belt area.
The city of Amsterdam is demarcated by the highway A10 which forms a ring around the city and the A5 and A9 on the western part.
I am not sure what is going to happen to this windmill (De Otter windmill) but it was threatened with new building projects in the area and people have rallied up to save this piece of Amsterdam history.
Typical Dutch buildings made of brick facade.
This is a very typical sight in Amsterdam, and in the rest of the Netherlands.
Jacob Catscade bridge and boat houses on De Wittenkade.
A nice cafe restaurant (Rooster) on the corner of De Wittenkade and the Jacob Catscade bike and pedestrian only bridge.
Ben je mooi! -- You are beautiful! or What beautiful you are!
The STICKER car.
David Bowie at CPC (Checkpoint Charlie Cafe) on the Nassaukade.
Frederik Hendrikplatsoen (Frederick Hendrik mini park).
Travel Period: Summer and Autumn of 2016
Destination: Amsterdam West (Amsterdam - North Holland), Netherlands
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All pictures were taken by a point and shoot pocket camera or a smartphone.
