Windmills. Tulips. Wooden clogs with pointed tips. Folk costume.... These are the symbols of Netherlands (or Holland) - an Europe country that I yet set foot on, though I've been to this part of the world for almost 1o times. The beautiful images of the country was the backdrop of the Hongkong drama (僵). Of course, I'm not there to seek exciting encounters withe the vampires, but the beautiful landscape that also comes with the architecture (both old and new).

Day 7 (Mon 20170612): The Bridges

Several bridges were well-known for either their own stories, or because of the unique designs.

With great weather in the morning, I found a few of them :)

1. The Python Bridge/ Hoe Bridge


It was my second attempt to hunt down this bridge. I failed the first round as I had not done enough ground work. This time, take Tram 26 to Ritcherland and walked towards my target :)

From Wikipedia: "Python Bridge, officially known as Hoe Bridge (Hoge Brug), is a bridge that spans the canal between Sporenburg and Borneo Island in Eastern Docklands, Amsterdam. It was built in 2001 and won the International Footbridge Award in 2002. The bright red bridge spans 90 meters and was designed by Adriaan Geuze of the architectural firm West 8"

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2. The Skinny Bridge (Magere Brug)

From Wikipedia, "The Magere Brug ("Skinny Bridge") is a bridge over the river Amstel in the city centre of Amsterdam. It connects the banks of the river at Kerkstraat (Church Street), between Keizersgracht (Emperors' Canal) and Prinsengracht (Princes' Canal)."

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3. The Blauwbrug Bridge (Blue Bridge)

From Wikipedia, "The Blauwbrug (literally, "blue bridge") is an historic bridge in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It connects the Rembrandtplein area with the Waterlooplein area. Blauwbrug The bridge owes its name to a wooden "blue bridge" that was there from around 1600 but no longer exists and which was painted the characteristic blue of the Dutch flag. It kept the name after 1883 when it was replaced by the spans of a new bridge which is inspired by the architecture of several of the bridges over the Seine in Paris. The stone bridge has three openings for ships and is richly decorated. The bases are formed like ships bows and on top columns with leaf-motifs, masks and finally the Imperial Crown of Austria. Also the lantern poles have shipping decorations and the lanterns themselves are again in the shape of crowns. The bridge carries a road which is also used by the tramway."

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4. Jan Schaeferbrug

From Wikipedia, "The Jan Schaeferbrug (Amsterdam bridge number: 2000) in the Eastern Port of Amsterdam lies across the IJhaven and connects the Piet Heinkade with the Java island . The bridge was designed by architect Ton Venhoeven and is named after politician Jan Schaefer (1940-1994)."

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View of bridge from Llyod Hotel



5. The Seven bridges of Reguliersgracht

One after another, there are a total of 7 brick bridges in a single line.






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