Yesterday I made a visit to the harbour of Amsterdam to have a close look at the tallships.You could visit most of the ships but there were so long queue ups, I had no patience to stand still so long and it was a very hot day as well.
A real eyecatcher was the colourful Swedish Gotenborgh ship.
It was the last day and some were preparing the sails for the goodbye parade later that afternoon.
A Colombian sailer posed with a visitor.
A Condor as figurehead.
Some ships were huge with four masts like this one from Russia
Two Russian sailors of the ship. They looked so young, but maybe because I am old...
Tomorrow I show you some more, hope you don't mind, but I made so many photos I want to show you.
Wonderful photos. It is like stepping back in time.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenCan you just imagine how difficult it must be to maintain all those masts and sails?
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI have never seen one with four masts. I really like the blue Swedish ship. Looks like great weather.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenDon't mind at all Marianne, I loooove the tall ships and it's good to see the crowds also. I'm enjoying the details, merci beaucoup.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThe sailors really do look young, and the ship is wonderful. Love those masts against the blue sky.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI liked the Swedish one. The tall ships are coming to Greenwich next month. I wonder if I will see the same ones you have shown here.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWonderful!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenDat die 2 heren jong lijken ligt echt niet aan jou! ;)
BeantwoordenVerwijderenPrachtige foto's trouwens, en het weer was uiteraard ook echt perfect.
You have a great sight to enjoy. Thanks for sharing with us.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI'd love to get on those! I can see why the lines would be long.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenLooking forward to more photos of these great sailing vessels.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenLovely photos.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenFor me your photos will be a sense of nostalgia because they were also in Helsinki.
I remember these ships, and I also thought that the sailors are very young :)
Like you I hate queuing. The ships are magnificent and I love the Russians' big hats.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThe young men in uniform certainly are handsome!
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