Urban Solitude: An Amsterdam Cafe Scene

Another addition to my series 'Urban Solitude'. I captured this photograph nearly 11 years ago while wandering the streets of Amsterdam, passing time before another meeting. The young woman appears either bored or saddened, despite sitting in 'Cafe van Zuylen,' a renowned cozy spot along the bustling Singel, near Dam Square in the heart of Amsterdam. Interestingly, I wasn't aware of the cafe's reputation when I took the photo. It was only years later, during a visit to Lauswolt, a hotel in Beetsterszwaag, Friesland, that I recognized the place depicted in a painting hanging in the hotel's bar. It dawned on me then that the pub where I captured the young woman's moment was nearly an iconic establishment in Amsterdam - Amsterdam, the Netherlands