My Neighborhood

Saturday morning. After a nice long jog in the Vondelpark, I grabbed my camera to take a few morning shots near my apartment.  Saturday is a busy shopping day for many people.  Sunday seems typically to be reserved for rest and entertainment, and most shops are closed.  Today I just went out and took a few photos within 1/2 block of my front door.  Here you will see a father and a mother with their children running errands on Kinkerstraat, the busy shopping street one block from my house.  The mother is riding the typical "bakfiets" (pronounced "baak-feets") that is common among families that have little kids--a wooden box with a seat for two small children, sometimes with a cover for rainy weather. The father has a rather fancy folding version of the bakfiets.  See more photos of "my neighborhood" on my Picasa page. (Or view the slide show...)