I joined in January the Monthly Photo Challenge: The Changing Seasons, which runs from the 7th to the 15th day of the month throughout the year, hosted by Cardinal Guzman.
Last month I shot one of the busiest areas of Amsterdam city center. I showed masses of tourists occupying the city.
Well, the situation hasn’t changed and there are even more of them.
Summer has arrived and although we don’t enjoy stable sunny days and high temperatures, we did have one day this month, when the temperature went up to 26-29 degrees Celsius. Everyone was outside in the parks, canals and cafes.
While strolling in the park I met a guy wearing the t-shirt “Respect the Locals.” So this month’s gallery is dedicated to the locals: The people of Amsterdam.
Meet the locals.
Enjoy it, and let me know what you think. I learn a lot from every comment, and I also love talking to you. Click if you want to enlarge the photos.
In the canals
In the cafes in the city
In the Vondel park
If you want to compare, click here to see the previous photo galleries:
Photos taken with Olympus E-M10 lens 45mm, 60mm, and 14-42mm
Till next month!
Sights & Insights 
It looks like it is summer in Amsterdam too! But how do you know who is a local and who is a tourist 🙂 ?
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I don’t always know. But I guess that tourists are not barbecuing in the park, playing chess, jogging, etc. and maybe they are not so tall and blonde! lol
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Yes, I guess tourists are usually not that well prepared!
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You can judge that very well through all your experience.
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I really enjoyed your post! Even though I’m not a local in Amsterdam, I can see the explosive influx of tourists in popular cities like Amsterdam, Stockholm or Budapest every spring/summer.
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Thanks Sabrina. Happy to hear that.
It has been too much lately. Explosive is the correct description.
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I don’t want to alarm, but I think there’s an Aussie in your park! 😉
These are glorious shots, so full of life and action, you are making me miss it even more!!
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Really? Where? And how do you know? Lol cooooeeeee
Thanks DJ. Come back!
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He’s wearing a hat, lying on his belly and drinking a beer. I can spot ’em lol.
Cooooooooeeeeeeee!
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Lol love it!
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I want to reassure you, the boxing lady can not be French. With this heat and this awesome weather, why would you ever want to sweat when you can sip a coffee on a terrace and gossip about the rest of the world? seriously…
Love the colors, the lay back and happy feeling. Cheers to coming Summer 🙂
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I know, sometimes ,tourists are a plague…(unless the tourist is part of my family)!
In Rome, for instance , there are fewer Romans than visitors….
Your photos , so well captured ,describe happy people in a happy season …
Love them!
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Hahaha same here!!
Italy has surely a constant invasion of tourists in many cities. Here is much less.
Thanks my dear!
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Oh, I wish I were with you!
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great images – showing summer in all its glory! We northerners have to make the most of every day when the sun shines 🙂
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Thanks for dropping by and for the lovely comment.
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I love how you’ve captured the day of everyone just enjoying the beautiful weather from the pier to the parks and cafes. Really nice!
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Thank you so much! It’s was a beautiful day and the happy mood was contagious.
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Lucille, I enjoyed the tour of your city that has boundless energy and cultural treasures. I like that you focused on the people. It’s a strikingly beautiful location.
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Thank you so much, Sally. I’m happy that you enjoyed the virtual trip and hopefully I could offer you an unusual sunny and warm day.
This small city is vibrant and very culturally diverse.
I appreciated your lovely comment and visit!!
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Lucile, these are so wonderful! Such idyllic scenes everywhere. What a great place to love when one can get away from the tourists. That first one on the canal with the boats and cars both parked along side is a really cool perspective, one not seen everyday. You mentioned these monthly photos were a lot of work, but they are oh, so appreciated! Bravo!!
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Beautiful pictures of Amsterdam!
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Thank you. You know the city well!
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You are making me so jealous!! Look at the beautiful sunshine and everyone relaxing outside – they are great photos of your beautiful city. Thanks for letting us visit with you x
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Ok, to not make you jealous, I will honestly tell you that this was a one-off summer day. Since then the weather went back to its normal unstable mood and besides raining, we get temps around 14-16C. 😦
x
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I feel much better now!! Not really, you deserve a nice long summer and 14-16 isn’t really a summery days temperature. Hopefully it will warm up for you soon. ☀️
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Lol. I know you meant it well.
We’re kind of used to having some summery days disguised as a summer season, and that’s why everyone goes somewhere else during vacations.
Xx
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very summery!
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Not anymore, Andy! Back to 14-16C!
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Same here, need to go somewhere warmer!
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That’s the only way out if this weather!
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Today the weather is simply hideous…
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Tell me more about that….3 days like that. Let’s commiserate together. And tomorrow days start to become shorter without us having enjoyed any decent weather.
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Oh no I had forgotten that – oh well inspiration for my dark side 😉
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There is always a half full glass around every tragedy!
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I’ll drink to that!
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Cheers!
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I love the park life and it looks like fun to hang out around the canals too. Summer is great!
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It is really fun. Pity that we don’t have this weather on a daily basis. The temps are back to 14-16 C and mostly cloudy days.
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I have an itch to book a flight ;P
Great pix!
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Then do it!
Thanks for dropping by.
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