Singel Amsterdam

Amsterdam , Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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    Brad and Kelly visit!

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    ... of their vacation. ---------------- What a trip! We're back in San Francisco after spending a wonderful week in Amsterdam, Ghent and Brussels with Chris and Melanie. We touched down on the Saturday before Thanksgiving to overcast skies ...

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    February Happenings

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    ... one side. Chris found several watch and antique stores, so this may be a place to keep going back to. Southern Netherlands has historically been Catholic, so during the days before Ash Wednesday that part of the country celebrates Carnival. It's a ...

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    Our house

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    ... This is where we live: the top three floors (with additional lofts on the 3rd. floor). Remember trade determined the Amsterdam cityscape; water being an essential feature. Merchandise was brought from trading place in the West and East Indies on large ...

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    Chris' Mom and Dad visit

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    ... having a leisurely time going to museums, the flower market, restaurants, walking around and generally enjoying Amsterdam. They enjoyed shopping at the Singel flower market, the Magna Plaza, and the many outdoor markets and small shops. Jim loves to ...

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    Amsterdam Jewish Sites and windmills

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    ... a memorial.  It includes a wall listing the 6,700 family names (including Susan's maiden name) of the 104,000 Jews from The Netherlands who were murdered in the war.  Chris and I had known that a theater had been used  in this way, but we ...

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    Melanie's Mom's visit

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    ... the wall ends a bank of high tech windmills can be seen. The sea wall ends in the newest province of The Netherlands, Flevoland. The landmass of Flevoland was reclaimed in the 1950s and became the 12th province of the Netherlands. It's pretty dull ...

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    In the market for fun and history

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    ... it was hard to decide what to get. We didn’t arrive noon, but there were still so many choices. (It’s Amsterdam; the market doesn’t even open until 9:00.) There were plenty of foodstuffs—mostly “biological” ...

  • 8

    Amsterdam

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    ... themselves respectfully. Bill Maher said "if the terrorists really hate America for its freedom, then why don't they bomb Amsterdam." Legalizing vices of allsorts has definitely made for an interesting place. The draw of the red light district is of ...

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    Arrival and First Walk Around the City

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    ... inhabitants in the 12th century where Dam Square is presently located. The current name combines both Amstel and Dam to make Amsterdam. A lot of the boats had the Netherlands' flag on the back, which was neat. I think I'm going to buy one to hang on my ...

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    Amsterdam - drugs, sex and bicycles?

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    ... says if we had live stray ducks like these back in India, they'd definitely be all eaten up by now... Singel Canal Amsterdam is known for its ultra liberal attitude towards soft drugs. There are tons of "coffeeshops" all around that serve ...