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Winter reality in Amsterdam. Not a strong one to start with, but with some freezing-rain and some snow flakes...
Location: In front of my house, de-icing my car before heading to work...
Coordinates: 52°20'26" N 4°57'1" E
Reason: De-icing is the only way to use your car, driving away with not cleaned car windows is unlawful and the police can give you a serious penalty. The fine, depending on how bad the visibility is can be up to € 360!
Déjà-Vu: 49/52 [2012] S Snow Shoveling had the same subject and location.
First 52 in 2017: My 9th year in this selfie project. This is already photo number 418 (year 2015 had 53 weeks!)
To Listen: Doug Ashdown - Winter In America (1978) (Youtube)
Weather: Cloudy, -1° C
Self-portrait technics: Camera on a Sirui carbon tripod with selftimer on 10 seconds.
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An out of focus selfie this week, me with a Norwegian bonnet...
Location: T.T. Vassumweg, Amsterdam North
Coordinates: 52°24'38" N 4°52'49" E
Reason: Norwegian bonnet (or cap) with a nutral background.
Norge: Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a sovereign and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the island Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard. Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres and a population of 5,213,985 (May 2016). The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden (1,619 km). Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. [ Wikipedia ]
To Listen: Marcus & Martinus - Elektrisk ft. Katastrofe
Weather: Mostly cloudy, 2° C
Self-portrait technics: Camera on a Sirui carbon tripod with selftimer on 10 seconds. Sorry, out of focus! :-(
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A moment of sun and snow after my duty on the Thalys Neige from Amsterdam (departure 5h42) to Bourg-Saint-Maurice (arrival 14h28)...
Location: Les Arcs 1600, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Savoie, region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Coordinates: 45°35'47" N 6°47'35" E
Reason: The reason I was in Bourg-Saint-Maurice was my work to accompany the Thalys Neige from Amsterdam to Bourg-Saint-Maurice. The reason I went up from altitude +810 (the village) to +1600 (Les Arcs 1600) was to be able to enjoy the combination sun and snow before sunset together with Andy Ram who accompanied me during this shift. His fist time in the Alpes.
Bourg-Saint-Maurice: Bourg-Saint-Maurice, popularly known as Bourg, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is the last large town along the Tarentaise valley in the heart of the French Alps.Bourg-Saint-Maurice is part of the Paradiski ski area (425 km of slopes, 141 lifts, 239 slopes - 12 Green, 132 Blue, 66 Red, 29 Black). Although there is no skiing at this altitude, it is conveniently linked to Arc 1600 by the Arc en Ciel funicular railway and is therefore home to many budget rental properties. Unlike the villages that make up Les Arcs, Bourg-Saint-Maurice is open all year.
More Information: Wikipedia | Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Earlier "52-Weeks" from this point:
03/52 2010 Les Arcs 1600
05/52 2011 Fermé-Closed-Gesperrt-Chiuso
03/52 2012 Dunes Blanches
Weather: Clear skies, 4° C (minimum night -4°C)
To Listen: Grégory Lemarchal - Je Suis En Vie
Self-portrait technics: 'Stretched arm' method without self-timer.
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A little more effort and made some mileage for a particular self-portrait this week. In the jungle not far from Leidschendam and Voorschoten...
Location: Recreation area Vlietland near Voorschoten, Leidschendam and Leiden.
Coordinates: 52°7'4" N 4°27'22" E
Reason: Trying (finally!) my new and never used Nike Airmax Classics BW Premium (see 2016 - 37/52 Nike Airmax Classics BW) on a for somebody from Amsterdam unusual location.
Nike Airmax Classics BW Premium: Nike Air Max BW Premium - size 8.5 - White/Black-LT Iron Ore (made in Vietnam01/12/16 02/22/19)
Vlietland: Vlietland, also called the Vlietlanden, is a recreational area in South Holland. It belongs to the northern territory of the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg, near Stompwijk and Voorschoten and lies between the Vliet and wedged the A4 highway. In the northeast of Leiden Oostvlietpolder forms the border.
The area is caused by sand and gravel extraction which was started in 1968 and ended in 2001. During 'desanding' arose a diverse environment and a special bird richness, which almost disappeared upon completion of the recreation area. A new haven for bird life to Vlietland is adjacent bird puddle Starrevaart.
Vlietland has a size of about 300 hectares with a length of 3 and a width of 1 km. The core consists of a fairly deep pond of about 130 hectares. The site consists of waterways, natural swimming pools, forests and wooded islands, marshes with reeds and bulrushes, car parks, marinas and restaurants. West of Vlietland are the Vogelplas Starrevaart and Leidschendammerhout. There are various leisure activities such as sailing, swimming, surfing and nudism. At the weekend the recreation pool is guarded by Rescue Leidschendam. [ Wikipedia ]
To Listen: Enya "The Memory Of The Trees" (Youtube)
Weather Partly cloudy, -2° C
Self-portrait technics: Camera on a Sirui carbon tripod with selftimer on 10 seconds.
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I was not in Bleiksøya last week, what you see is just a photo on the background...
Location: Photo taken at home in Amsterdam in front of a photo of Bleiksøya (Andøya, Nordland, Norway).
Coordinates: 52°20'26" N 4°57'1" E
Reason: Almost 4 years Stewart and I went on a mid-Winter adventure to Vesterålen in the North of Norway. Stewart used this photo on one of this photo exhibitions and is still on my wall at home. Love the colors and the shoreline displayed with the amazing rock Bleiksøya in the evening light.
Bleiksøya: Bleiksøya is a small, uninhabited island west of livid at Andoy in Nordland. Highest point on Bleiksøya is 160 m. Most of the island is steep, but the southwestern part of the island is flatter. Like Torghatten have Bleiksøya a hole right through the island.
Bleiksøya is the North's northernmost nesting. On the island there are good populations including puffins, kittiwakes, razorbills, guillemots, fulmars, havsvale, shags and eagles. The island is protected as a nature reserve. In June and first half of July, it is forbidden to go ashore.
More information: Bleiksøya (Norsk)
Original photo: Bleiksøya Nature Reserve, Andøya,Vesterålen, Nordland, Norge (Norway) (photo taken by
© Stewart Leiwakabessy on 01/03/2013)
To Listen: Healing Guardian Angels | Spiritual Guides - Heaven | New Age guids 2016 2017
Weather: Cloudy, 7° C
Self-portrait technics: Camera on a Sirui carbon tripod with selftimer on 10 seconds.
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