12 July 2012

The men and their big machines work steadily on. The shrinking big hill with the big pieces of rubble in the middle is pulverized and the little parts are then thrown on the growing hill on the right. They keep both hills wet to avoid dust blowing away. In two weeks' time, this piece of Amsterdam will look like the bible states the earth looked at the beginning of time: Void and Empty.

4 July 2012

The two apartment buildings are now one small mountain range. The buildings on the extreme left (behind the row of trees) have gone, too. By the end of July the whole area should be flat. After the summer holidays, construction should begin.