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Amsterdam private tour

begijnhof

Begijnhof. Have you discovered this hidden gem in Amsterdam?

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visitkeukenhof

Miffy@Keukenhof Do you know this character by Dick Bruna?

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#miffy #nijntje #haveaniceday #hyacint #woodenshoes #visitthenetherlands #holland #photooftheday #cute #ミッフィー #guide_service_amsterdam #spring #pink

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Snow in Keukenhof! This morning we woke up to some snow. Have you ever seen the Keukenhof covered in snow?

#visitkeukenhof
#flowers #tulips #amsterdamguide #springinthenetherlands #guide_service_amsterdam #fiori #tulipanes #tulpen #tulpenblüte #photooftheday #enchanting #your_private_guide_in_the_netherlands

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At Keukenhof. Will I see you there tomorrow?

#visitkeukenhof
#holland #flowers #blossom #amsterdamguide #visit #your_guide_in_holland #beautiful #photooftheday #visitholland #guide_service_amsterdam #tulipseason #romantic #selfiespot

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Nijntje/Miffy @Keukenhof. Enjoy the weekend!

#visitkeukenhof
#nijntje #miffy #spring #tulipseason #visitthenetherlands #amsterdamguide #fremdenfuehrerin_amsterdam #guide_service_amsterdam #beautiful #hyacinth #photooftheday #ミッフィー

photooftheday

spring is coming☀️

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#visitAmsterdamwithaprivateguide #culture #guideservice_amsterdam #wheretonext #traveltips

keukenhof

Since 1949 in the springtime thousands of people from all over the world come to the Netherlands to visit the Keukenhof gardens. Last year the gardens remained closed, and we don’t know if they will be allowed to open at some point this spring....

#Keukenhof
#photooftheday #whencanwetravelagain #visitAmsterdamwithaprivateguide #guideservice_amsterdam #tuliptime

cherryblossom

Every year during two weeks in spring the cherry trees in the Amsterdamse bos blossom.

#cherryblossom
#photooftheday #visittheNetherlands #cherryblossompark #guideservice_amsterdam #Holland

zaanseschans

Zaanse Schans. This museum is a popular destination for a day trip. Normally it would be full of people this time of the year.

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#photooftheday #guideservice_amsterdam #windmühle #besuchensieamsterdam #windmill #visitamsterdamwithaprivateguide

canal houses

Zandhoek In the 17th century the ships that were transporting sand (zand) used to dock here. The sand was used to elevate the city and as ballast for ships going to the East.

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#history #visitamsterdamwithaprivateguide #iamsterdam #storytelling #fremdenführerinamsterdam #citytrip #iloveamsterdam #guideservice_amsterdam #amsterdamcanals #photooftheday #amsterdamworld

remembranceday

The Royal Palace on Dam square. The building dates back to the middle of the 17th C, when it was built as the city hall by architect Jacob van Campen. It was originally built on 13659 wooden piles. Since the beginning of the 19th C it has been the Royal Palace, although the King doesn’t live there. Today, May 4th, the Dutch commemorate all, civilians and soldiers, who have been killed or murdered in the Kingdom of the Netherlands or anywhere else in the world in wars or during peacekeeping missions since the outbreak of the Second World War. The ceremony will take place on Dam square. Our King, Willem-Alexander will walk from the Royal Palace to the National Monument, and will place a wreath. At 8 pm the country will be silent for two minutes.

#remembranceday
#4mei #dam #visitamsterdamwithaprivateguide #koninklijkpaleisamsterdam #visitholland #photooftheday #guideservice_amsterdam photo by R de Boer

city of bikes

With more bicycles than inhabitants in the city it sometimes can be a problem to find your bicycle. The flowerbikeman has the perfect solution!

#city_of_bikes
#iloveamsterdam #visitamsterdam #flowerbikeman #guideserviceamsterdam #amsterdambiketour #fremdenführerinamsterdam #yourprivateguideinamsterdam #summerinthecity #citytrip #iloveamsterdam #photooftheday #besuchensieamsterdam #walkingtouramsterdam #cityvibes

flowerbikeman

Even on a rainy and cloudy day these colorful creations by

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brighten up the city! #colorful_bikes #visitamsterdam #guideservice_amsterdam #fahrradtour_amsterdam #photooftheday #flowerbikeman #besuchensieamsterdam #fremdenfüherinamsterdam #brightenupyourday #travel #visitthenetherlands

kingsday

Happy King’s Day! April 27th 1967 is the birthday of His Royal Highness Willem-Alexander Claus Georg Ferdinand van Oranje Nassau, since 2013 the King of the Netherlands. The Dutch usually celebrate this day with a “vrijmarkt” (a chance to sell second hand goods without having to pay taxes, imagine a giant yard sale) where even the children show their entrepreneurial skills. You’ll see lots of people wearing orange clothing in honor of the royal family(oranje means orange).

#kingsday
#visitholland #guideseviceamsterdam #oranjeboven #photooftheday #fremdenführerinamsterdam #beiunsinholland #visitamsterdamwithaprivateguide #celebrate #koningsdag2021 #bikeart #roodwitblauw

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Dutch traditions. In the Netherlands the stork delivers the babies. When a child is born, you can find a stork in the garden or on the window. A pink ribbon means a babygirl, a blue ribbon a boy.

#dutch_traditions
#visitthenetherlands #guideserviceamsterdam #culturetrip #yourprivateguideinthenetherlands #walkingtouramsterdam #photooftheday #cityvibes #iloveamsterdam #amsterdamstories

herengracht

The oldest house on Herengracht. At the beginning of the 17th century the city of Amsterdam was expanded by digging the famous canal belt. A small canal that had been dug in 1585 was enlarged in 1612 and given the name Herengracht( gentlemen’s canal). The house with the green shutters was built in 1590 and is now the oldest residence on the canal.

#herengracht
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amsterdam art

These sculptures, The big traveller and The big watcher by the French artist Jean Marie Appriou (2019) are part of the ArtZuid exhibition, the leading Sculpture Biennale of the Netherlands. Every two years, 50 high-profile sculptures are exhibited for four months in the Amsterdam Zuid area. The 7th edition, with the title Imagine, opened on July 1st and will continue till Oct 17th. The mission of ArtZuid is to make art accessible for everyone, so you can enjoy the exhibition for free. There is an information centre on Minervalaan, you can also download an app with information in English, and there are guided tours too.

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On the Strandeiland (beach island) on Ijburg you can admire until July 16th the Sandscapes made by Rikke Munkholm Laursen in collaboration with Bruno Doedens. They will be slowly blurring due to the wind and weather.

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leaning houses

Many houses in the city centre are leaning, like this group of houses on the Amstel. The city lies beneath the sea level, and the ground is very soft. Before we can build houses, we need to lay a foundation of piles. There are around 60 piles beneath a house, with a lenght between 12-20 meters. At a depht of 12 meters and again 20 meters there are sand layers. The piles are driven into the soil till they rest on the sand. In the past wooden piles were used, the city rests on 11 million piles. As long as those piles remained under water, they were like stone, but if the groundwater level changed, the piles started to rot. Hence the leaning.

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amsterdam port

The Amsterdam is a copy of an 18th century trade ship. It was built for a regatta called Sail Amsterdam that has taken place in August every 5 years since 1975. This ship was built for Sail 1990. It is now part of the Maritime museum.

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colorful bikes

Any time⏰is a good time to visit Amsterdam!

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amsterdam houseboats

Ever wondered what it’s like to live on a houseboat? The houseboat museum on the Prinsengracht is the place to go! A former cargo ship built at the beginning of the 20th century called Hendrika Maria is now a cosy living space open to the public on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

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iloveamsterdam

Another colorful creation by @flowerbikeman.

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A short drive from Amsterdam you find the Gooi area, where at this time of the year you can admire the heather in bloom.

#dutch_countryside
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walkingtour amsterdam

In the former Binnendijksche Buitenveldersche Polder, an area between the Amstel river and the Boerenwetering which had been used for agriculture and recreation, at the end of the 19th Century a new part of the city was developed. As the population started to increase after 1850 an urban development was designed by city architect van Niftrik and later by Kalff. The area was given the name district YY but was soon known as the Pijp, after the narrow drainage canals that were once part of the polder. One of these canals, the Zaagmolen sloot(sawmill canal) was filled in with sand and is now known as Albert Cuyp straat, where from Monday till Saturday you can find the market with the same name. The Pijp used to be a typical working class area, with narrow streets and small houses. Often several families shared an apartment and even single rooms were rented out to families. Living conditions weren’t great. At the beginning there was no running water or a sewerage system. There were communal bathing houses. In the past 15 years the area has become a popular part of the city, with many bars and restaurants. Many inhabitants have created little gardens on their facades. It’s a great area for a stroll.

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walkingtouramsterdam

Amsterdam almshouses are hidden gems. They were built by wealthy citizens for former workers or for widows and orphans. This one, the ‘Raepenhofje’ , is one of the oldest and most authentic courtyards, built in 1648 by Pieter Adriaensz. Raep, who was the treasurer of the city.

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amsterdam gardens

Walking around the city you will find many little gardens, like this one on Singel. Join me on a walking tour!

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walking tour amsterdam

Say cheese! Cheese tasting during a city walk.

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#citytrip #visitholland #cheese #fremdenführerinamsterdam #traveltips #yourprivateguideinamsterdam #oldamsterdam #iloveamsterdam #dutchfood #photooftheday

rotterdam

Rotterdam skyline reflected. The new depot of the Boijmans museum in Rotterdam will be inaugurated in less than a month.. The building is 39,5 meters tall, and on the roof there are 75 birch trees and around 20 pine trees. The 151.000 artifacts are stored on 6 floors. The 1664 glass panels reflect the surroundings.

#Rotterdam
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Traditions. The ladies in this photo are wearing the traditional costume of Volendam, a fishing village on the IJsselmeer, a short drive from Amsterdam.

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Rotterdam skyline. A view on the Erasmus bridge, the Noordereiland and Zuid.

#Rotterdam
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halloween

Happy Halloween from Amsterdam! On the Singel in Amsterdam a man called Arie created this garden with 80 pumpkins. The giant pumpkin weighs 530 kgs (approx 1000 pounds) and it was grown in the Eastern part of the country. It took 6 neighbors to lift it! It will go to the elephants of the Artis Zoo later in November.

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amsterdam bar

On a rainy day like today, there’s no better place to shelter than in a bruin café (brown bar) such as Café Hoppe. There has been a café here since 1670. The first cafés originated in the 17th C as coffeehouses (hence the name; café is french for coffee) other beverages were served in so called tapperijen or beer houses. Brown bars date back to the 19th C when housewives used their front rooms to serve beverages to clients in order to supplement the household income. This explains the cozy interior of the brown bars and the subtle illumination. The sand (sometimes sawdust) that you see on the floor used to protect the floorboards from discoloration due to the chewing tobacco the clients spat on the floor. It also worked as a kind of sanding paper on the wooden floorboards.

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amstel

It’a a windy day in Amsterdam!

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amsterdam guide

Walking tour.

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Enjoy the weekend!

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#amsterdamcanals #guide_service_amsterdam #walking_tour_amsterdam #flowerbikeman #bike_tour_amsterdam #summer #sunflowers #sunnyday #visitamsterdam #citytrip #singel #photooftheday

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Ever wondered what it’s like to live on a houseboat? The houseboat museum on the Prinsengracht is the place to go! A former cargo ship built at the beginning of the 20th century called Hendrika Maria is now a cosy living space open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday.

#amsterdam
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