Amsterdam

hunger winter

The Hunger

It seemed to be only a matter of time before the German occupation would end in 1944, morale was down among ...

Berlage

Plan South

Plan South made a clean break with all traditional forms of housing construction. An architect by the name of H.P. Berlage ...

Volendam & Edam

To the Dutch, Volendam is primarily a town of music, bands and musicians, some of whom became famous, like The Cats ...

Artis, The Amsterdam Zoo

Artis, The Zoo

The Amsterdam zoo covers a large area and is surrounded by suburbia on most sides. Its main entrance is on the ...

amsterdamse poort

Walls of Amsterdam

If you’re afraid you hide, preferably behind something, a wall is a great place to hide behind; underground is even better, ...

landelijknoord

Cycling

Suppose you’re looking for some peace or feel the need to give your body some rigorous exercise. Driving a bicycle out ...

anne frank

Anne Frank

Annelies Marie Frank was born on the 12th of June 1929 in Frankfurt am Main, a city in Germany not too ...