The Flower Auction of Aalsmeer (Flora Holland)
If you say Aalsmeer, you say flowers; many tourists feel they cannot leave it out of their itinerary; they must go ...
Country Houses
Just as the British well to do had houses to which to retreat to, immortalized in the books of Jane Austin, ...
Amsterdam’s Markets
Amsterdam has, like many other cities in the world, quite a few markets. And more importantly, we also have a flea ...
The Old Amsterdam Town Hall
Pomp and circumstance, that’s what the administrators of Amsterdam wanted to portray when the old town hall no longer sufficed. The ...
The Olympic Games of Amsterdam in 1928
What is the big deal about a city hosting the Olympics? Doesn’t it cost bucket loads of money, having to build ...
Events and celebrations In Amsterdam
Each major city in the world has its own yearly reoccurring events and festivities, and so it is with Amsterdam. Some ...
1900 De Pijp
De Pijp (the pipe) was a monotonous neighbourhood that hastily built houses of rather poor quality. But the area was full ...
The Amsterdam House of Correction
Amsterdam’s city started to develop all sorts of social services; in 1596, it opened up a “house of correction” in one ...
Exploring The Jordaan District on Foot
I’m a native of this city, an Amsterdammer, born and raised here. Am I proud of that? Well, let me put ...