The protein diet, day 18.

Easter morning and I was once again up early taking the bus home this time.

There was a "funny"person on the bus. She kept pulling a scarf over her face...

I spotted this view close to Central Station from the bus and instead of taking the connecting tram to my house I decided I'd go for a walk through town. It was lovely and quiet, hardly any people on the street, mainly cleaners, hookers and the occasional lost tourist...

I walked on to the Zeedijk which houses a large chinese community.

Zeedijk. Totally abandoned.

Gable stone.

Pigeon.

Canal. Can't remember which one.

There's a fun fair in Dam square.

More canal.

The Wester-church.

I tried on the Tshirt I bought in Adelaide just before I left. I have lost 8 kilos now (in just over 2 weeks) and it finally fits. I like how I look. Such a difference from when I started losing weight in Australia...

Simone came to my place today. The weather was real nice so we went for a walk in to town. We slipped in to the "Begijnenhofje". I always like to go in and enjoy the silence there. A very friendly tourist offered to make this photo of us when she saw me trying to make a duo-selfie. It turned out well. I have a lovely girl friend don't you think? ;-)
Then we walked to Rembrandtplein and sat at L'Opera's terrace, in the hot sun, where we had coffee and diet coke. The treat of the day was 1 little chocolate Easter-egg. We're not allowed that from our diet but hey...

I cooked us dinner. It was a lot of veg and steak. Quite nice.

Cycling

Crossing with the ferry this morning.

I went for a walk after lunch. I needed air.

On my way home I spotted the first babies of the season at the wharf. They're pretty quick!

When I got home I got on my bike right away and left. The views were pretty nice at times.

I cycled to my quiet spot at the edge of Amsterdam.

The Choppermeister.

Yours sincerely.

The edge.

Also the edge. There is nothing. Amsterdam ends here.

A streetlight.

I laid down on a bench for a while. Then the clouds came in and I decided to go back home.

The street smiled at me.

Chimneys, ships and a crane

It was very cold today but the sky was clear so I took my big camera with me to take photos.

Small chimney.

Big chimney.

The Psycho Cowboy is still there. I'm waiting for it to just sink. There's already holes in the damn thing on the other side where it bangs against the concrete block...

Sailing ship.

Old NDSM wharf crane in the morning.

Old NDSM wharf crane in the evening.

Cyling through Zeeburg

Very good techno music on my way to work.

View from the bus.

Walking the last stretch to work.

Having a small break outside at work.

And walking back to the ferry again. This flower caught my eye yesterday. I like it.

The weather was so nice and it's gonna be over so soon that I just had to get on my bike. Here is the Choppermeister.

I had no plan and went East towards Flevopark. At some point I felt a strong urge to take a left, an area I had never been before. And so I ended up in Zeeburg.

Very nice and interesting area! It's got re-used warehouses everywhere and the whole area used to be docklands with lots of islands that were once made to be harbours but then lost their use.

I reckon these are still WWII bullet holes.

Map of the area.

Cool new building. There is some awesome architecture in this area.

At some point all of the sudden I found myself at the edge of the city. It's just ended, right there, at the water. It felt weird and exciting, like I had discovered something.

I took a break at this special place.

Awesome bridge.

Statue.

Another statue called "Zeeman op de uitkijk".

I had a break at the head of Java island. Great views and there's also a great little park that may need to be used for a picnic someday!

On my way back home I cycled through the Jordaan.