January 11, 2012
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
I live in a very busy part of town. Now, in winter, it's definitely quieter than in summer when it's noisy outside for the entire night. especially in weekends. It doesn't bother me at all. I sleep right through it, usually fall asleep with the radio on anyway, and those nights where I wake up from a sound outside are very rare. This morning was one of those exceptions. At around 6 in the morning I noticed workmen and heavy machinery outside. That's also not unusual. It's not just drunk tourists that are loud throughout the night, but with the side walls of the canal outside getting repaired just down the road, often there will be lorries manoeuvering their way down the narrow street, beeping loudly if they're driving backwards.
When I left the flat to go to work (by metro because I'd left my bike at the office yesterday) I noticed what the reason for today's disturbance was. Just across the street, in front of the coffeeshop where I go and get my coffees every now and then, the entire street had been dug up. A company called Liander, in charge of maintaining the city's electricity and gas networks was up to something, but I have no idea what. Was this urgent? Was this planned? All unanswered questions, but it sure looked quite drastic. The flower stall on the bridge remained closed all day because Liander was digging in front of the stall as well. I took the picture as I got home from work.
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