One Sketch 295) Amsterdam Tram

Why don't you be
like I am?
Go to Amsterdam
And ride the tram.

Gotta be honest, I'm getting closer to where I want to be and what I want to do with line and wash. That too on a sketchbook which is the largest I have - which is all to the good, but is so absorbent it's really difficult to paint on.

One Sketch 221) Amsterdam Metro Rokin Station

If Metro railways are that which you seek
Give Amsterdam a miss
It's very bleak

Yes, sorry to be so dismissive, but the Amsterdam Metro underground stations in the centre of Amsterdam just struck me as bleak and sterile. Not my favourite Metro, I'm sorry to say. Made this from a photograph while waiting in Schiphol airport this morning for my flight to be called. I was there very early before my flight, since I had a nightmare last night of waking up too late. Couldn't get back to sleep after that.

Wednesday 31st October - One Sketch 220) Canal Bridge - Amsterdam

This took an hour to sketch
Before I rose
And while I sat and sketched
My fingers froze.

So much of the centre of Amsterdam looks like this. It's all achingly pretty, and I'd love to have sketched more of it. However, my hands were so cold by the time I stopped doing thi, my fingers were shaking.

Tuesday 30th October - One Sketch 219) Amstertram

Canals, bridges, trams
And all those bikes
Amsterdam, Amsterdam
What's not to like?

Yes, amongst all of its other myriad charms, Amsterdam - which has for many a year been one of the top two cities on my bucket list to visit - amongst all of its other charms, Amsterdam is just a great tram city. Bliss.