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This is really fabulous; especially today on Queen's Day. This is a view of Dam Square; but the camera moves every few seconds to give a different view of this huge Square, and close up shots down the main street.
Enjoy!
Monday, 30 April 2012
Sunday, 29 April 2012
Koninginnenacht, Queen's Night (Before Queens Day)
Festivities for Queens Day really start tonight; Koninginnenacht!!
There will be parties all over the city from around 7pm this evening; Amstelved, Leidseplein, Heinekenplein, Museumplein, Olympisch Stadion, Rembrandtplein, Vondelpark......EVERYWHERE!!
There will be parties all over the city from around 7pm this evening; Amstelved, Leidseplein, Heinekenplein, Museumplein, Olympisch Stadion, Rembrandtplein, Vondelpark......EVERYWHERE!!
Be careful; all of the trams and timings are re-routed. And there are no trams going via Central Station.
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Vintage Amsterdam in 1978. Vrijmarkt
It's my birthday tomorrow; so here's a little video take the same year that I was born..........the glorious sites of Amsterdam in luscious grainy video tape and more bad haircuts and flared trousers than you could possibly count.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Where to eat in Amsterdam - MAOZ FALAFEL
I love love love these places. We actually had our 1st falafel on the day we arrived. We had no idea where we were going and as a result ended up walking around in circles on the outskirts for hours.......I could have happily eaten a scabbed horse that had been dead 6 weeks.
Fortunately we came across this............................
I wasn't sure whether it was the aforementioned partial starvation, or whether this was actually REALLY GOOD.... but fortunately it turned out to be the latter. I must have eaten here at least once every other day.
You can get one of these; the traditional falafel, which is like a pita bread filled with 4 falafels and your choice of salad for about €5.50. The are REALLY filling and taste amazing. Plus, because you can choose your own salad, you're not eating the 'same thing' every time.
More often I used to get just a salad box for €4.00 which again is really filling. You can fit a lot of salad into the box and you still get the 4 balls, just no pita bread.
There is seating inside all of these places, although they are open so on a cold day it's a bit chilly. They don't have tea or coffee, but they do have cold drinks. This franchise is everywhere is Amsterdam and there are also quite a few independent places, all roughly similar prices and all very good.
Given that for a Kentuky Fried Chicken Box it's at least €8.00 per person, it's made from '12 secret herbs and spices' that taste amazing but make you want to throw up 10 minutes after eating....the falafel places are a healthy fast food alternative.
And now I'm hungry.
Fortunately we came across this............................
I wasn't sure whether it was the aforementioned partial starvation, or whether this was actually REALLY GOOD.... but fortunately it turned out to be the latter. I must have eaten here at least once every other day. You can get one of these; the traditional falafel, which is like a pita bread filled with 4 falafels and your choice of salad for about €5.50. The are REALLY filling and taste amazing. Plus, because you can choose your own salad, you're not eating the 'same thing' every time. 
More often I used to get just a salad box for €4.00 which again is really filling. You can fit a lot of salad into the box and you still get the 4 balls, just no pita bread.
Falafel balls are made from chick pea flour, deep fried, crunchy on the outside, meaty texture on the inside.
There is seating inside all of these places, although they are open so on a cold day it's a bit chilly. They don't have tea or coffee, but they do have cold drinks. This franchise is everywhere is Amsterdam and there are also quite a few independent places, all roughly similar prices and all very good.
Given that for a Kentuky Fried Chicken Box it's at least €8.00 per person, it's made from '12 secret herbs and spices' that taste amazing but make you want to throw up 10 minutes after eating....the falafel places are a healthy fast food alternative.
And now I'm hungry.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
18th - 22nd April Sea of Tulips, Amsterdam Museum
This text has been taken from the I Amsterdam website
"The Amsterdam Museum courtyard blooms into life for one week in April as it becomes temporary home to an impressive 30,000 tulips. The 'Sea of Tulips' is part of a celebratory programme marking 400 years of diplomatic relations between Amsterdam and Turkey.
One of the first products to be exported from Turkey to the Netherlands, the flower first made an appearance at the end of the 16th century and was an instant hit. It continued to grow in popularity and 'tulip mania' hit the country in the seventeenth century as prices rose to exponential levels before the market crashed.
In collaboration with the Keukenhof Gardens, the 'Sea of Tulips' will be placed on the Amsterdam Museum courtyard on 15 & 16 April. The tulip-filled courtyard will be open to the public for free from 18 to 22 April, 2012."
I think this sounds really beautiful. I loved the Amsterdam museum and the little courtyard was a lovely feature, quietly set in tranquility just off one of the main shopping streets. It's not a massive courtyard, so I can imagine this amount of tulips really be become a 'sea.
"The Amsterdam Museum courtyard blooms into life for one week in April as it becomes temporary home to an impressive 30,000 tulips. The 'Sea of Tulips' is part of a celebratory programme marking 400 years of diplomatic relations between Amsterdam and Turkey.
One of the first products to be exported from Turkey to the Netherlands, the flower first made an appearance at the end of the 16th century and was an instant hit. It continued to grow in popularity and 'tulip mania' hit the country in the seventeenth century as prices rose to exponential levels before the market crashed.
In collaboration with the Keukenhof Gardens, the 'Sea of Tulips' will be placed on the Amsterdam Museum courtyard on 15 & 16 April. The tulip-filled courtyard will be open to the public for free from 18 to 22 April, 2012."
I think this sounds really beautiful. I loved the Amsterdam museum and the little courtyard was a lovely feature, quietly set in tranquility just off one of the main shopping streets. It's not a massive courtyard, so I can imagine this amount of tulips really be become a 'sea.
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