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Nicole
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I live just outside of Amsterdam.
My home town is Vukovar - Croatia.
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Nicole @nicamsterdam.bsky.social · Jul 26
My favourite podcast is the silence of nobody's bullshit filling my ears.
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Late last night in my favourite part of Amsterdam, the Jordaan.
Beautiful street view in the Jordaan neighbourhood at night. Narrow street with old houses either side looking toward the Westerkerk church.
December 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Craig was in Prague before dropping into Amsterdam yesterday afternoon for dinner and brought me the most fantastic gift! This is a salt and pepper shaker, hand crafter in Prague, and the most beautifully and clever designed such thing I've ever seen.
Ceramic salt and pepper shaker which was hand crafted. It looks like an indented circle, on top of which a another smaller circular shape sits that is like a little cushion and fits into the first. The bottom is the pepper shaker with three holes on the edge, and the top is for the salt with one hole in the middle. The top part is beautifully decorated with elegant motives of leaves and branches. View from almost above. Ceramic salt and pepper shaker which was hand crafted. It looks like an indented circle, on top of which a another smaller circular shape sits that is like a little cushion and fits into the first. The bottom is the pepper shaker with three holes on the edge, and the top is for the salt with one hole in the middle. The top part is beautifully decorated with elegant motives of leaves and branches. View from the side to show how the top piece fits into the bottom piece. Ceramic salt and pepper shaker which was hand crafted. It looks like an indented circle, on top of which a another smaller circular shape sits that is like a little cushion and fits into the first. The bottom is the pepper shaker with three holes on the edge, and the top is for the salt with one hole in the middle. The top part is beautifully decorated with elegant motives of leaves and branches. View from the top.
December 15, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Our high-flying friend Craig was over in Europe and decided to make a quick stopover in Amsterdam! We had dinner at Cannibale Royale in the Jordaan last night.
Three people at a restaurant table, looking at the camera. Me in the centre, Craig to my left on the photo, and Raymond to my right.
December 15, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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I don't know who lives here, but I'd vote for them! Spotted somewhere in Amsterdam (west) this afternoon.
Names by a doorbell in an Amsterdam doorway. Above the names are small Lego characters representing the people who live there.
December 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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There I am at the unpacking... if you blink you'll miss me! This whole project was started in the summer and my team worked hard to make this production happen for our client Lindt LINDOR. You have about two more hours left to get to the Vondelpark and get yourself some chocolates!
December 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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At the hair salon! Van Marco by Julia, in Amsterdam. My absolute favourite salon of all time. So many talented people!
Inside of the hair salon. Christmas tree to the right, chairs, mirrors, lighting. Hairdresser to the left.
December 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Walked past this fantastic piece of art by Streetart Frankey today, it is one of our famous Amsterdammers: Henri Pronker, also known as the naked skater! Henri used to skate all over Amsterdam in his g-string, often on his way to work, even in winter! I used to see him skating past me on the tram.
Small statue art of Amsterdam’s Naked Skater. It’s on the wall of a building in an old decorative piece. The skater is in his well-known g-string and roller skates. Different angle of small statue art of Amsterdam’s Naked Skater. It’s on the wall of a building in an old decorative piece. The skater is in his well-known g-string and roller skates.
December 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Amsterdam! TODAY only - Vondelpark! Come and see the work of my team and get some free Lindt chocolate! The billboard with 20,000 Lindt chocolate balls is here until 17:00! GO! 😃
Huge billboard in the park wrapped like a Lindt bonbon. Huge Lindt billboard in the park. Red carpet. Waiting for the unwrap. Billboard looks like a bonbon. Girls on stilts picking bonbons off the billboard to hand to the crowd. Me holding a box of Lindt chocolate balls.
December 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Raymond has already hung some of the art we bought today in our kitchen! Emma Gandolfi's work is next to the FGB piece, and The Lizard Guy is still to go on the wall but looks great on the shelf too.
Art hanging on our kitchen wall above a wooden shelf with plants on it.
December 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Bought more art for the house at Bazarre Artistique today! Works by Amsterdam-based Italian street artist The Lizard Guy, Italian illustrator Emma Gandolfi also based in Amsterdam, Finish glass artist Suvi, and Raymond's new hat by MagiekeMutse from Amsterdam!
Old wooden chopping board which has been painted on. It's a picture of a cute gecko type lizard. Picture of a wet snail being held between chopsticks in an antique frame, photographed outside in our garden. Small glass plate kind of bowl with a swirl of colour at the base, Photographed out in our garden on top of a large oyster floor mushrooms which has a similar shape as the glass art. Raymond wearing a knitted beanie hat with a large patch on the front which has Dutch wordplay on it that roughly translates: eat the arms of the rich.
December 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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We visited this year's edition of Bazarre Aritsique at the Oosterkerk! A gathering of street artists, creators, makers, illustrators, and cool people in general.
Inside of the Oosterkerk with stands lined up throughout the space. Artists displaying their work. An artist stand with their work on the table in front of them. The two young men are behind the table giving the thumbs up signal. Raymond at the corner of a stand talking to one of the artists and makers inside of the church. Young woman illustrator at her stand with her art on the table in front of her.
December 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Back of the Oosterkerk, Amsterdam.
Back of the Oosterkerk in Amsterdam. It's an open square with trees either side.
December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Hoofddorpplein early morning. On my way to work. Amsterdam.
Hoofddorpplein square early morning. It is still dark. A huge circle of hanging lights is above the square and a lit up Christmas tree and some lit up ball decorations in the tree to the side. The circle rig above the square has all smaller lights hanging from it so it appears like a circular curtain.
December 12, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Mushrooms have appeared in our garden! #GardeningFeed
Large flat mushrooms photographed from above in our garden. They have come up in the wood chips next to one of the flowers beds and near the large pot of cavalo nero. Large flat mushrooms photographed from the side in our garden. They have come up in the wood chips next to one of the flowers beds and near the large pot of cavalo nero. Smaller mushrooms that have come up in our garden between the woodchips. They are the size of a tiny child's hand and a honey colour.
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Raymond upcycled some leftover wood and made book binding equipment! A stand for stitching the spine together and a small press.
Book binding equipment on our dining table. There is a small book press in front and a mechanism behind it where you stitch the book together. Both are made out of wood.
December 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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What is your favourite movie from before 1970?
Scene from the movie 'The Trouble with Harry' by Alfred Hitchcock. The movie is from 1955. This scene is of a man dressed in a suit laying on the ground somewhere in nature on a hill. The man appears to be dead. It's peaceful.
December 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Never a dull moment in Amsterdam! Seen in the wild this afternoon at the Magna Plaza corner turning down the Radhuisstraat 😄
Three large go karts being driven around Amsterdam streets. Fully licensed and on the road. Three large go karts being driven around Amsterdam streets. Fully licensed and on the road. Slightly different view than the first photo.
December 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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I have finally managed to clone him! I am now the proud owner of a small army of Raymonds.
Raymond standing in a mirror installation so it looks like there are three of him. Raymond standing in a mirror installation so it looks like there are two of him.
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Raymond and the Albert Heijn hamster.
Raymond in the supermarket photo op booth with a giant hamster which is the supermarket mascot. It is framed in Christmas lights and the hamster is human size and wearing a Christmas outfit.
December 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Had a great time at the opening of Edo Rath’s exhibition at Nicholas Groente and Fruit in Amsterdam! Edo is one of my favourite Dutch (street) artists and we bought a piece for our wall at home, though it will hang at the exhibition until January, so you can still go and see the collection!
Art in a square frame. It is a happy planet with craters and flames around it. The art is made of cut paper layers and mounted in 3D style. Art hanging on wall in a gallery. The art is made of cut paper layers and mounted in 3D style. The artist standing in front of a wall full of his art.
December 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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At the House of Rituals in Amsterdam this afternoon. A clever installation of mirrors and animation.
December 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Amsterdam shopfront. This may become my new public transport mask.
Amsterdam shop window. A t-shirt with a head mask. The mask is a hand with the middle finger sticking up out of the head.
December 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Look who came down to see me at my desk today! One of my favourite four-legged co-workers, Toby! He is five months old now and helps his human do a great job creating TV commercials and films in our editing suite!
Small long-haired sausage dog in a kangaroo pouch wrapped around his human. He is five months old and gets carried around the office sometimes.
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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The Dutch celebrate ‘Sinterklaas’ today (St. Nicholas day which is actually tomorrow), and I brought some traditional treats to the office! Gevulde speculaas cake, chocolate frogs, mice, and coins!
Pieces of traditional Dutch cake arranged on a round plate with chocolate sweets and coins wrapped in colourful foils on top.
December 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Me, tired and cranky, clicking on an Instagram story to see a picture but also being bombarded by loud music and trying immediately to make it stop while rambling Ozzy Osbourne-style:
WHY??!? WHY DO THEY PUT MUSIC!? I DON’T WANT TO HEAR MUSIC, IT’S INSTAGRAM NOT FUCKING SPOTIFY!!
Raymond: Laughter.
December 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM