Amsterdam, Netherlands Travel Blogs

... Steen. We ventured out in the rain one evening, bound for the Red Light District, about 15 minutes walk from our hotel. The Netherlands has a coastal climate similar to Vancouver and it rains a great deal, so it's either go out in the rain or don't go ...

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... 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 Frank’s ...

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... 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 ...

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... . 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 ...

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Meeting Lisa Gig in evening

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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 and ...

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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. ...

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... 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 ...

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... 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 ...

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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 ...

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... 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 ...

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... 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 smells ...

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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 watch ...

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... 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 Belgian Beer ...

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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! The ...

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... a place quickly that is fun and close. We had our first pancake dinner this week. There are many pancake houses all over Amsterdam where they make a large, thin-ish pancake (about 15 inches in diameter, about twice as thick as a crepe) and put all ...

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... 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 games ...

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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 ...

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... 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 ...

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... 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 ...

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... the rare person who arrives in the office on that first day after the New Year with a smile on his or her face. In the Netherlands, it is quite different. On the first day back, people smile broadly when they see a colleague for the first time - as if ...

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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 ...

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... of a canal house in the Red Light district. It is from the time when Catholics were not permitted to worship publicly in the Netherlands, so these hidden churches were quite common. It is the only one that still remains. They also took the train to ...

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... other well-known museums, they visited the Dutch Resistance Museum, which explains the history of the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands (initially much more peaceful than generally assumed), and the growth and fate of the Dutch resistance as the true nature ...

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With the summer solstice upon us, we thought it would be timely to talk about the differences in the day's timing here. The first thing we noticed is that is stays light VERY late. At the beginning of April when Melanie moved here, it was light until 9: ...

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... this all mean for us? Well, we don't know anything for sure, but in all likelihood we will not be staying in Amsterdam beyond first quarter next year. Sometime in the 4th quarter we should know which company or companies will be buying the remainder of ...

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... 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 ...

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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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