Amsterdam Historical Museum (Historisch Museum)

Kalverstraat 92 and Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 359, Amsterdam , Noord-Holland, Netherlands - Phone: 31 20 523 1822
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    Walking, Amsterdam Museum, Jazz Club

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    Our last full day in Amsterdam! What will we discover and do?

    Over breakfast Barry takes a look at the Frommer's Day-by-Day Guidebook and he nominates the Amsterdam Historical Museum and walking around a few neighborhoods, the Jordaan and Nine Streets. Let’s see what we encounter – statues of iguanas under a Christmas tree, …

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    A simply tab-ulous start

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    I promise I won't make this blog a running fanboy site for my new toy. But it sure has made this trip a lot easier...and fun...than the last.

    At every turn so far things have gone amazingly smooth, even more so than we had hoped for. Of course, one shouldn't speak too soon! The first potential glitch was at the airport in Seattle, where we …

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    Brad and Kelly visit!

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    ... Tuesday evening. Monday and Tuesday Kel and I wandered around the city and took in the sights - Anne Frank House, Amsterdam Historical Museum, the Rijks and Van Gogh museums, with the Van Gogh exhibit being a highlight. On Wednesday, Kel and ...

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    Amsterdam Jewish Sites and windmills

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    ... city naturally unfolded.  We walked from the Central Station to Dam Square, then to the Begijnhof and through the Amsterdam Historical Museum before arriving at the best French fry stand in the city.  Fries were followed by Australian ice cream ...

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    Melanie's Mom's visit

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    ... the week included seeing the Singel Flower Market, the Cat Boat, the Aalmeer Flower Auction ("amazing"), the Red Light District, the Amsterdam Historical Museum, Dam Square and the Anne Frank House. We did a lot of walking and went up and down many many ...

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    Windmills, Wooden Clogs and a day in Amsterdam

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    ... community of the historical Jewish quarter.  Students were given a tour of the 17th century Spanish synagogue, the Jewish Historical Museum, and a deportation center, among other memorial sites.  It was a jam-packed morning of events but well ...

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    ISN Introduction

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    ... stores, the Begijnhof (a small historic square), Magna Plaza (a shopping center) and Dam Square. We also visited the Amsterdam Historical Museum. I got to see a Rembrandt painting at the Museum, but didn't get a chance to take a picture. Afterwards we ...

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    Amsterdam - A little high brow, a little seedy

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    ... they cost money and we are on a budget! There are plenty of other things to do in a city and other more interesting historical museums to visit. A good piece of advice we got from a well traveled couple was not to do everything together, especially if ...

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    What more is there to say?

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    ... and his troops during the 1808 take-over of the city. The impressive history of the square is well documented in the Amsterdam Historical Museum. We went visit the Ann Frank Museum twice although the cues were enormous. so we gave it a miss and ...

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    Summer Went By So Fast...

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    ... . Even though art museums are my favorite because I find them so moving, we decided instead to go to the Amsterdam Historical Museum, a nice cathedral, and even walk through the red-light district. I'm sure that not many sons have a chance to go window ...

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    Brugge, Beligum and Amsterdam, Netherlands

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    ... Gogh Museum. (I passed for a 17 year old and only paid 2.50 instead of 20 Euro!) Then I went to the Amsterdam Historical Museum which had a special exhibition on Anne Frank's correspondance. The highlight of my day was going to the actual Anne Frank ...

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    Celebrating two years with style - in Amsterdam!

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    ... some history of coinage in the Netherlands and I bought a few old Dutch coins. They are the perfect souvenir. The Netherlands Historical Museum was across the street, so we poked around there next. It was your average museum with old artifacts and some ...