“Het lieverdje” on the Spui in Amsterdam
“Het leverage” (the darling, the dear) on the Spui in Amsterdam is a statue made by the Amsterdam sculpture Carel Kneulman. ...
Café ‘t Mandje
One could wonder why a pub (Café in Dutch) is seen as one of the most significant events in Dutch history. ...
Vondelpark (1865) en Museumplein (1885)
Amsterdam needed more charm, more allure, more prestige; after all, it was the capital city of the Netherlands. It also needed ...
Frederiks square, The palace of Volksvlijt
Once in a blue moon, a translator gets confronted with a word that’s impossible to translate. Today is such a day. ...
G.A. Bredero: The Spanish Brabander
What we are discussing here is a book written by G A. Bredero in 1617. The book was retranslated in 1992. ...
Town Rights
Although the name of Amsterdam seems to be derived from the old Aemstelledamme, ‘dam in the Amstel river and the city ...
FC Ajax
Ajax is Mokum but is Mokum also Ajax? In other words, how important is Ajax to the average citizen of this ...
The Amsterdam Pole 1.000.000 times
Since the beginning of the seventies, these peculiar poles known as ‘Amsterdammertjes’ are being produced. This does not occur in Amsterdam ...
It May Become Necessary for You to Contact the Amsterdam Police
As the saying goes, “shit happens” and you need to call the cops. The Amsterdam police has two numbers available, one ...
Living in Amsterdam is Cool
It seems like that if you’re young and working or studying in Amsterdam that you must also live there. Living in ...