Amsterdam Leftovers, Part 1: Picknickers

There were too many cool things in Amsterdam to cover in the posts I did while there. Here's some of the leftovers that didn't seem to fit.


People loved sitting on the edge of the canal eating dinner directly in front of our window. Most seemed to be eating Chinese or Indian take-out (there were two or three takeout places just around the corner from us). Even boats would pull up, people would get off, and come back 20 minutes later with take out containers. Here's some examples of the picnickers. The first group of 8 photos were all taken within a 3 hour period:

After a hard day at the market 

Hangin' by the boats

Shoes off when dangling 

Beer. Always beer. 

Group 1 of 3

Group 2 of 3

Groups 1 & 2

Groups 1, 2 & 3

People also sat opposite us, too.

Lunchtime chow down 

Late night snack time 

A bag of chips and thou 

No food, just watching

Up periscope 

Kipping under the trees

Watching something down the canal 

Beautiful women checking photos

But of all the picnickers, 3 stood out. In 3rd place, the princesses:

Yes, they are all wearing tiaras

In second place, a guy who after picnicking, brushed his teeth.

Dental hygiene is so under appreciated

But the winner, without question was this guy, who parked his little BMW, and pulled out of his trunk a table and a chair...

Important things to have in your trunk

...ate dinner...

Note the ice bucket for his chilled rosé

...then got out his espresso machine and made coffee....

BYO stove

...before sitting for a while watching the boats.

Nice footstool

You gotta admit, the man has style.