Magere Brug, Skinny Bridge, bridge, river, River Amstel, Amstel River city, city centre, Amsterdam, Kerkstraat, Church Street, Keizersgracht, Emperors' Canal, Prinsengracht, Princes' Canal, bascule bridge, Piet Kramer, IPSV1398, IPSV2650, IPSV0773, IPSV2892, IPSV5286, IPSV5876, IPSV1811,
Description
Amstel River and Magere Brug, Amsterdam, seen from canal cruise boat at Easter of 1988. These tourist boats pass under the bascule bridge when it is down, but it is raised and lowered several times a day for other traffic. At the time this picture was taken, it was raised and lowered by hand. The large building on the left no longer exists according to internet satellite images.
Magere Brug, Skinny Bridge, bridge, river, River Amstel, Amstel River city, city centre, Amsterdam, Kerkstraat, Church Street, Keizersgracht, Emperors' Canal, Prinsengracht, Princes' Canal, bascule bridge, Piet Kramer, boat, people, dinghy, IPSV1398, IPSV2650, IPSV0773, IPSV2892, IPSV5286, IPSV5876, IPSV1811,
Description
Amstel River and Magere Brug, Amsterdam, seen from canal cruise boat at Easter of 1988. These tourist boats pass under the bascule bridge when it is down, but it is raised and lowered several times a day for other traffic. At the time this picture was taken, it was raised and lowered by hand. The large building on the left no longer exists according to internet satellite images.
A typical Amsterdam view - canal, bridge, traditional buildings, church and cars. Seen at Easter of 1988. Searching on the Internet has failed to reveal an church with two spires like these still in the city.
canal; Bruges; Belgium; Europe; Poortersloge; 'view taken from a tourists' sightseeing boat'; 'bridge over the canal'; 'stepped gable'; 'flower boxes on wall of canal'; 'medieval city'; tourism; holidays
