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Transformatorweg 36 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, 1014 AK, 31-20-5811111
Westminster Abbey
I got up relatively early for this trip, as our flight was at 1pm from City Airport. Unfortunately I had to carry my bag on my back for the entire hour or so I was in the abbey, which was quite painful considering it weighs close to 20kg and is more like a suitcase with unconvincing backpack straps.
There's so much history here, it was built around 1066 (when the Normans invaded), and has been used for every royal coronation since, as well as ...
Got to spend the night at Amsterdam because of our delayed flight.
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands edenjanetongsonAwoke ridiculously early in St. Goar to check out, and go on another one of Contiki's sponsors' demonstration/shopping stop. This one was about Beersteins, but they were just way to expensive, and I'd spent enough money in the Lucerne the day before, so I stepped outside and bought a delicious fruity pastry from a bakery. At 8:45am, we all loaded onto the bus, and were on our way towards The Netherlands. After driving for the better part of the morning and afternoon, we arrived at a cheese an...
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands muzioEntry containing 3 photos titled: A dreary morning in Amsterdam, Museumplein, Van Gogh Museum
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Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands sarahbowenAmsterdam is a beautiful city with great history and culture, trying to shake its mantle as the sex and drugs capital of Europe. You have to wonder how many of its visitors realise just how much else this city has to offer. I too was guilty, on my last visit, of taking in only those very typical Amsterdam sights such as the red light district, beer museums and coffee shops. This time I was really looking forward to seeing another side to Amsterdam and getting to know it as the interesting cit...
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands wells2008We were again lucky with the queues today when we headed to the Van Gogh museum. When Van Gogh died his brother took possession of all of his works that hadn't already been sold. This has been turned into a museum by his descendents and is quite an impressive collection of his works. It is interesting as it is laid out in chronological order of when it was painted, allowing you to see the change in his style of painting as his talent developed. I never realised that Van Gogh didn't start pain...
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Amsterdam's canal routes form a kind of spider web shape around the old medieval city. The city was, of course, first formed by damming the Amstel river, hence the name Amster-dam. This dam is at the centre of the city, now under 'Dam’ square.
Canal Tour
The tour through the Amsterdam city canals introduced us to the Dutch houseboat way of living. Apparently the houseboats are ‘prime real estate’ and no ...
... them home to our hotel...the 100's of tulip bulbs, cactus, lilies, dahlias...I cannot even begin to describe the incredible flowers. Also went to the Albert C. market...vendors selling you name it...cheap prices, some cheap stuff, but sometimes some bargains...a chocolatier selling chocolate penises (did I spell that right?) Rebecca wa grossed right out. Also had a boat ride through the canals...saw the upper class district...as well as the open ...
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands rebeccandbevToday, I awoke to a sunny day. Always an early riser, the time change did not have me behaving any differently. Waking up early in big cities is a great thing. Similar to the silent mornings of Buenos Aires, such was the same in Amsterdam. Bikers on their way to work, and just a couple of bakeries open, I headed to the ...
Amsterdam, Netherlands decker1... a small print known as Almond Blossom, 1890. It's a little different from his more well-known work but something about it is very pleasing to the eye--like most of his stuff. He's a legendary painter for a reason. The Rijksmuseum is filled with more of the classic Dutch art, including Rembrandt and Vermeer (although one of Vermeer's most famous paintings, the Milkmaid, was on loan somewhere so we ...
Amsterdam, Netherlands stephtoddArrived in Amsterdam, no problem. Bought some small souvenirs for the parents. Onward flight to Venice was delayed. Security is very tight. Buying water for the flight required the water to be hermetically sealed. If you break the seal before boarding, you can't bring it on board, even though you bought it at the airport. Ay yai yai.
Amsterdam, Netherlands mayg... I have been to in Europe so far. The set up was cool, the flow of the pictures was nice, the other impressionists were interesting, there were letters he had written to family and to girlfriends and it was generally really neat. After that, we went to the Rijksmuseum, where the Rembrandt Exhibition was. I saw not only a bunch of his paintings, but also a ton of his sketches. It was really cool, not as cool as the Van Gogh Museum, but still very cool. By then it was about ...
Amsterdam, Netherlands lorybelle
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