Sunrise Over the Sleeping Amstel

It's still quiet. Amsterdam is still a sleep. In this city centre, the awakaning takes place far after sunrise, as life in this city rest as the sun sets. No, it raves and fizzes with energy deep into the night.

I'm not from the city, although it's growing on me, for sure; you may have noticed. I'm there to catch the worm, so to say. Every morning I see the sun come up seen from the west, over the city as I make my coffee in the office 12 storeys high.

This morning was different. I treated my self for a small outing with the city still at rest. I took my camera and made this shot from the west bank of the Amstel river. The mesmerising colors, the history, the reflection in the sleeping water. Is stood there for almost half an hour.

A sunny Monday morning seen from the other side of the Amstel, with a view of a small drawbridge and the iconic canal houses.

The bridge is a miniature version of the Walter Süskindbridge I made several times in different versions.I hope you like it.