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- Amsterdam
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- 15,981,472
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Amsterdam Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Amsterdam, Netherlands
City of Canals
This is a top pick! ... trait known as "gezellig"). They are also considered to be very progressive as far as social issues are concerned. The Netherlands was the first country in the world to recognize homosexual marriage and have a very liberal education system. They have ...
Return to Utrecht
This is a top pick! ... Barbara told us that bad children go back to Spain with Sinta. Christmas has becoming increasing important to people in the Netherlands, but they do not exchange gifts. Rather, the day is spent visiting with family and friends. Perhaps we could learn ...
Layover in Europe
This is a top pick! ... got the real news: the bombing of a popular Israeli resort in Nairobi. At first I was disappointed to have a layover in Amsterdam. But not after walking around the city. I was fascinated by the architecture. I really wanted to see Anne ...
Barcelona, Happy anniversary
This is a top pick! ... If you would like some water, you would have to buy it, what is next, 50 cents for the toilet? Once we landed in Amsterdam around midnight we were treated to a true Dutch summer night. Temperatures of around 15 Celsius and a big fat rain storm, lovely. ...
keep you posted?
This is a top pick! ... . Our children born in the house we live in. We've come a long way together, the city and me. Though I really see Amsterdam as a big village. I've seen changes, good and bad, but some things never change: the canals with the beautiful houses, the old ...
Oops - still one left :)
This is a top pick! Well, that was all a good six weeks ago - I am now back in Amsterdam, where life goes on, no, rushes on, Amsterdam time :), and I am already dreaming of my next visit. My last two days in East London were rather tumultuous. The weather seemed to echo my ...
Travels continue
This is a top pick! ... tonight. We chose the Citizen M Hotel again as it is very convenient and cheap. In the afternoon we set off to Amsterdam, taking the touristic route along the Beemster. I showed Linda Arnold's old company and we made some photos there with the famous ox ...
Arrival in Rotterdam
This is a top pick! I got so engrossed listening to some overbearing New Yorker mother (woman in the foreground of the pic) terrorise her husband and son 'don't do that', 'no we're not taking the train... I'm not going to shlep the luggage for ten minutes'... that I didn't ...
Brad and Kelly visit!
This is a top pick! ... 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 and ...
Happy Birthday to Me!
This is a top pick! Hi everybody, My birthday was Friday, so I thought I'd share some Dutch traditions surrounding birthdays. It is expected that on your birthday you will bring a birthday tart (verjaardagtaart) or another treat to work to share with your co-workers. ...
Rosie's excellent adventure
This is a top pick! ... Amsterdam Chris and Melanie took me on their bikes to see one of only 2 remaining windmills in the city itself. Everybody in Amsterdam rides bikes. They are everywhere! In the old days there used to be windmills everywhere too, but now they aren't used ...
Moving Day!
This is a top pick! ... . We still have some cleaning up to do, but the hard work is done and we now have 8 days to relax and enjoy Amsterdam. We'll be working our way through our favorite restaurants, going back to a few museums, and generally just soaking up the ...
Culture Shock
This is a top pick! ... remarks here than we would if we were there. And, we've already started a list of things we'll miss when we leave Amsterdam. These include: 1. 20 roses for $2.50, a huge bunch of lilies for $3 and 100 tulips for under $10. 2. Great Belgian beers ...
Two weeks later...
This is a top pick! Hi again, So, you're probably wondering about all the fun times we've been having during the past two weeks while Melanie's not working. Well, let's just say it's been far more stressful than expected. Melanie has been busy updating her resume, going ...
Reflections on Corporate Life
This is a top pick! ... no longer working there, here is a look back at the experience. Working at TCS was an incredible learning experience. When I joined, the Amsterdam office had around 45 people in it – at least 35 of whom were Indian. In the early days I ...
Queen's, Remberance, and Liberation Days, 2006
This is a top pick! ... to commemorate the Second World War and celebrate the country's liberation from five years of occupation. Unlike most countries, the Netherlands sets aside two days to mark these events. The first is Rememberance Day, a day of solemn commemoration for ...
Dave's visit
This is a top pick! ... in the tour books and all the party stories told to me by friends. There are certainly many high times to enjoy, but Amsterdam's real flavors come by slowly savoring all its nuances. Try the scents at an outdoor market - delicate flowers, rich cheese ...
Gay Pride Parade
This is a top pick! Hi everybody! Each year in August the Gay Pride Parade takes place in Amsterdam on one of the principle canals, the Prinsengracht. We take out little boat out with our landlord, Rob, and some of his friends and tie up along the side with canal to ...
What's happening in Amsterdam?
This is a top pick! ... our favorite brewery under a windmill periodically. We are looking forward to the Olympics, planning a few day trips by train within the Netherlands, going to London for several days at the end of the month, and, of course, looking forward to the annual ...
25 years of Bierkoning + Food fest
This is a top pick! ... was a fun day full of celebrations in the neighborhood - a food festival and the 25th anniversary of the best beer store in Amsterdam. de Bierkoning - 25 years De Bierkoning (The Beer King) is an amazing beer store very close to Dam Square in ...
Record Snowfall!
This is a top pick! Winter has finally arrived in the Netherlands. It snowed continuously in Amsterdam for over 24 hours and parts of the country more snow then had been seen in 25 years! It was a warm, sticky snow so lots of snowmen and beautiful trees coated in snow! ...
Goodbye desert, Bring on Europe
This is a top pick! ... and people on bikes everywhere because it's flat, dead flat, in fact it's so flat that the highest point in the Netherlands is just 321 metres high. After conquering one of Egypt's highest peaks Mandy is confident of claiming another of the worlds major ...
Queen's Day
This is a top pick! ... calling friends in the U.S. and putting the phone out the window saying "Listen to Queen's Day!". In the Vondelpark (Amsterdam's Central Park equivalent), only children are permitted to sell things. They set up stands where they sell chances at ...
Halloween in Amsterdam
This is a top pick! Hi everybody! This is one of those travel-pods where the pictures really do tell the story. The Dutch do not celebrate Halloween and we had not yet had a housewarming party, so we decided to throw a Halloween party. It was a huge success! We ...
Heidelberg, Thanksgiving, Sinterklaas
This is a top pick! ... see the Cathedral. While there we took a walk along the Rhine as well. November 11 was St. Martin's night in the Netherlands. For this night the children make paper lanterns in which they put candles. They then light the candles and walk from ...
Amsterdam
This is a top pick! ... invited us into their office while completing a few phone calls to HQ. They escorted our 2 vehicles with 2 of their own to Amsterdam's head office for further information. The chief officer was very nice about the whole thing but thought it was a waste of ...
January in Amsterdam
This is a top pick! ... last couple and the exhibit go to: Another first for us was a visit to the Allard Pierson Museum, the University of Amsterdam's archaeological museum to see an exhibit on Malta Temples and Tombs. Did you know that Malta has stone temples ruins dating ...