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The last time I was in the Netherlands was in October 2023 when I visited Amsterdam for a conference. Back then I took a photograph of a lovely Citroën DS23 Pallas from the early 1970s.
I made a return visit to the Netherlands for a conference in September 2025 and walking around the canals of Amsterdam and saw another Citroën. This was a Citroën Dyane, probably either from the late 1970s or early 1980s.
The last time I was in the Netherlands was in October 2022 when I visited Amsterdam for a conference. Having spent a few days in Delft at a conference, and meetings in Utrecht I took the train back to Schiphol Airport where I had booked a hotel. I was flying back the following day, and having decided to take the cheaper but later flight, I had some time on my final day in the Netherlands. I had considered visiting somewhere new in the country, but in the end considering time, I ventured off to Amsterdam for a quick explore before heading back to the airport to collect my bags and catch the flight back to Bristol.
The last time I was in the Netherlands was in October 2023 when I visited Amsterdam for a conference. Back then I had some time to explore the city and had a delightful coffee at Kaldi. In September 2025 I made a return visit to the Netherlands for a conference in Delft. Having a few hours before my flight home from Schiphol I went into the heart of Amsterdam for a walk and an explore. When, I was there I took the time to find Kaldi again and have a second coffee. I also took the time to take a similar photograph to the one I took two years ago.
This photograph was taken in September 2025 with an iPhone 13.
This photograph was taken in October 2023, with the same phone.
On my recent visit to Amsterdam I saw lots of small cars, quadricycles, oh and a trike.
They seemed very popular with young and old alike.