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Amsterdam walking tour

photooftheday

spring is coming☀️

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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....

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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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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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colorful bikes 2

Colorful bikes. When you are walking around Amsterdam, often you will encounter these colorful creations on bridges. They are made by Warren Gregory, also known as the Flowerbikeman. You can’t help but smile when you see them, which is exactly what the Flowerbikeman wants to achieve. In his words: “I sell smiles for free”.

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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.

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liberation day

Liberation Day. On May 5th the Dutch celebrate the end of the Second World War. The day before, Remembrance Day, wreaths have been placed at monuments, such as the Homomonument. This monument has been located since 1987 behind the Westerkerk. It consists of 3 pink granite triangles, that together shape a bigger triangle. The triangles symbolize the past, present and future. The monument is a place to commemorate all the people that have been, or still are, persecuted or murdered because of their sexual orientation or identity. During the Second World War, in the Nazi concentration camps, the pink triangle identified the homosexual prisoners. Since the seventies the triangle has become the symbol against oppression and exclusion of the LGTBI+ community.

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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).

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history

In the 17th C warehouses in Amsterdam were used to store merchandise brought back by the Dutch East India Company, such as pepper, cloves, mace, nutmeg, cinnamon. Until the time of Napoleon, houses didn’t have numbers, they had names, these storehouses were called the spoonbill.

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the amsterdam flag

The Amsterdam flag, based on the coat of arms of the city, consists of two red lines with a black line in the middle. Often, a line represents a river. In this case the Amstel river. On the black line there are three St. Andrew’s crosses. The crosses used to be part of the coat of arms of an important landowner in the 13th C called Persijn. It is said that the 3 crosses stood for the dangers in the past: water, fire and the plague. The coat of Amsterdam can be found on many historical buildings in the city.

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spring

Apple blossom in the Betuwe. This area, an hour’s drive from Amsterdam is a great destination during the month of May. Rent a bicycle or go for a drive along the Linge river.

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architecture

Amsterdam architecture. This building, a housing complex, was built in 1919 by architect Michel de Klerk for the housing association ‘Eigen Haard’. It’s a great example of the Amsterdamse School architecture of the 1920’s.

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windmills

In the 17th C there were more than 10000 windmills in the Netherlands. They were used for drainage and industrial purposes: saw mills, oil mills, paper mills etc. Nowadays there are still over a thousand windmills. About 25% still function, the rest have been converted into restaurants or houses, like this mill on the outskirts of Weesp.

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amsterdam bike tour

With over 22.9 million bicycles in the Netherlands, there are more bicycles than inhabitants. The Dutch have on average 1.3 bicycles per person (in the USA 0.3). Most of the country is flat and there are 37,000 km (almost 23,000 miles) of bike paths, which makes it a good destination for bicycle tours. In 2019 the Dutch travelled a whopping 17.6 billion km (almost 11 billion miles) by bike, 25% of all traffic movement is done by bicycle. Join me on a biketour! Info in the bio.

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amsterdam castle

Muiderslot, also known as ‘Amsterdam castle’, is located in Muiden, at the mouth of the river Vecht. The castle dates back to the 13th century. It was built on a strategic point to enforce toll on traders travelling on the Vecht. In 1296 count Floris V was imprisoned in the castle, when he tried to escape he was killed by the noblemen that had conspired against him. In the 17th century, for 39 years, the poet PC Hooft was the bailiff for the Gooi area. He used to spend his summers at the Muiderslot. He invited fellow poets, writers and scholars for visits. The group became known as the Muiderkring. Nowadays the castle is a national museum.

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amsterdam parks

Distillery ‘t Nieuwe Diep. In 1632 the Oetewaler mill was built on this spot to drain the water of the Overamstelsche polder into a little lake called het Nieuwe Diep. In 1880 the mill was replaced by a steam pumping station that operated till 1984. Since 1928 the area is part of the Flevopark. The building nowadays houses a distillery and tasting room and is a popular spot on a sunny day.

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amsterdam beauty

Facade gardens make the city look pretty.

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street markets

You can find markets in many neighborhoods of Amsterdam. Some of them are there on every weekday and on Saturday. Others, like the Noordermarkt on Saturdays and Mondays. There has been a market at the foot of the Noorderkerk since 1623. It started out as a market for pots and earthenware, later rags, pigeons, hats and straw were also sold. Since 1987 the Noordermarkt became a farmers market on Saturdays. On Monday morning you can find a lot of vintage clothes there and on the nearby Lindengracht there is a fabric market. On both days you can also find antiques, curiosities, glass ware and artwork. Don’t forget to taste the famous apple pie at Winkel 43, you’ll see people line up for this treat!

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biketour

The Western islands. At the beginning of the 17th century 3 islands were created on the West side of Amsterdam; the front island, middle island and aft island. Today they are known as the Bickerseiland, Prinseneiland and Realeneiland. They used to house the wharfs and storehouses of the Dutch West India Company, and in the 18th century salt stores, fish smokehouses and tanneries. Nowadays it is a nice residential area with hidden gardens.

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amsterdam streets

The best way to explore Amsterdam is to walk. Join me on a walking tour of the city centre, the Jordaan area or the Western Islands.

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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.

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summer in the city

Summertime! Amsterdam consist for more than 25% of waterways. There are approx. 100 kms of canals, there is the Amstel and the IJ. And there are lakes like the Gaasperplas and the Sloterplas. To the East of the city there is the Markermeer, part of the bigger IJsselmeer. In the lake artificial islands have been created that form a new part of the city called IJburg. On the other side of the lake is the quaint village called Durgerdam.

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zuiderkerk

The Zuiderkerk(southern-church). This church was the first church to be built at the beginning of the 17th century especially for protestant worship. The architect was Hendrick de Keijser. After the ‘Alteration’ of 1578 when the catholic government of the city was replaced by a protestant government the catholic churches were converted into places of worship for the protestants. Catholics were no longer allowed to openly worship at the time, instead they used ‘schuilkerken’ , hidden churches.

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houseboats

Already in the 17th century there were houseboats in Amsterdam. They belonged to foreign traders in glass-and earthenware who sold their merchandise illegally. In the 19th century there were ships all over the city, they were used as housing for the laborers.The wooden barges were replaced by steel barges. In the 1920’s the number of houseboats increased from 85 to over 1100 due to housing shortage. After the Second World War the number increased once more, especially in the sixties and seventies, the Hippie era. Nowadays there are over 2500 houseboats in Amsterdam.

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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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dutch street food

Amsterdam street food. At many locations in the city you can find these fish carts. They sell, amongst other things, the famous Dutch herring. In the 14th century a man called Willem Beukelsz thought up a way to keep the fish longer fresh, the gutting or gibbing of the herring. This enabled the fishermen to stay longer at sea. The fish was salted ( and nowadays frozen) and then matured slowly. So we eat them raw, with chopped onions and/or pickles. During the months of June, July and August you can find the Hollandse nieuwe, a herring that has at a fat percentage of at least 16% and is gutted, salted and filleted in the traditional Dutch way.

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amsterdam art 2

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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dutch traditions

Only a few times a year you will find the Dutch red white and blue flag attached to private homes: on April 27th, King’s day, with an extra orange ribbon in honor of the House of Oranje(orange). On May 4th, Remembrance Day (half mast), on May 5th, Liberation Day. And in the months of June and July the flag might appear on some houses with a backpack attached: it means that an adolescent in the home graduated, and no longer needs the study books!

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