As I promised a few entries ago, I'm finally posting pictures from my adventures abroad. These were taken in the NDSM, in the north of Amsterdam across the river (het IJ). It was a beautiful, sunny day but we were still wrapped up in our peacoats and scarves since winter was approaching. Makes you appreciate California "winters".
NDSM, once a shipyard, is now an area where artists reside. Mostly because the city center of Amsterdam is too damn expensive for poor artists (sound familiar, Oakland?). This results in a wonderland of graffiti and abandoned trains-turned-housing, all surrounding Café Noorderlicht. During the day, the café serves food and beer, while at night it turns into an artsy-fartsy night club.
It's simple things like this that make me homesick for Amsterdam.
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