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Forum: Europe

Aug 25th, 2019, 08:44 AM

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Amsterdam as a tourist

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We lived in Bijlmer during that crash, and I...

We lived in Bijlmer during that crash, and I don't think that it directly (or indirectly) encouraged the redevelopment effort. Those were on the drawing board from 1990. We used to live in...

Forum: Europe

Aug 25th, 2019, 01:43 AM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRTql1hnnKs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRTql1hnnKs

Forum: Europe

Aug 25th, 2019, 01:39 AM

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Amsterdam as a tourist

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At the animal rights march there was this "girl...

At the animal rights march there was this "girl with the harp", a well known presence at climate action demonstrations.
...

Forum: Europe

Aug 25th, 2019, 01:35 AM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

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Posted By menachem

After a difficult, but ultimately rewarding week...

After a difficult, but ultimately rewarding week devoted to a large project that I'm in, I had friday, saturday and today, sunday, to shoot. Today I'm going on a bikeride to Nieuwendam, in honour of...

Forum: Europe

Aug 25th, 2019, 01:06 AM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

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Posted By menachem

My apologies! Before that I was manning control...

My apologies! Before that I was manning control point 3 in Austria for The Transcontinental Race, with a week in Paris to shoot (a "working holiday"), a week of work in NL on my return and after that...

Forum: Europe

Aug 22nd, 2019, 11:28 PM

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Amsterdam as a tourist

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Posted By menachem

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulle...

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/483x645/screenshot_2019_08_23_at_09_22_36_1c9104253d430834d62156401b62ec049830be88.png...

Forum: Europe

Aug 22nd, 2019, 10:59 PM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

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Posted By menachem

I've noticed that a lot of places are now...

I've noticed that a lot of places are now offering oysters as "an amsterdam thing". It was really prevalent, also with the bars that line the RLD canals. Something to do with oysters being considered...

Forum: Europe

Aug 22nd, 2019, 10:57 PM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

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Posted By menachem

I think the "person experiencing a landscape"...

I think the "person experiencing a landscape" came into vogue with romanticism.

Forum: Europe

Aug 22nd, 2019, 10:56 PM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

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Posted By menachem

Alright! So yesterday, one of my afternoon...

Alright! So yesterday, one of my afternoon meetings was mysteriously cancelled and I was "home" (back in Deurloostraat) at about 3PM. Hurrah! We decided to go and see the remarkable gardens around...

Forum: Europe

Aug 20th, 2019, 10:14 PM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

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Posted By menachem

I've got an ANWB pass! The platinum kind, because...

I've got an ANWB pass! The platinum kind, because I'm a member of long standing. My son even worked there in a temp job haha.

Forum: Europe

Aug 20th, 2019, 10:13 PM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

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Posted By menachem

Thanks! And yes, that's what that frame invokes...

Thanks! And yes, that's what that frame invokes in me as well. There is a spiritual quality to "doing Amsterdam things in Amsterdam", it's a ceremonial pilgrimage of sorts.

Forum: Europe

Aug 20th, 2019, 09:36 PM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

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Posted By menachem

So, PSA: I'm on a bit of a hiatus, as I work...

So, PSA: I'm on a bit of a hiatus, as I work through my meetings this week, and friday calls me to a meeting in Amersfoort, but during the weekend I'll be out and about. If you have requests for a...

Forum: Europe

Aug 20th, 2019, 09:33 PM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

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Posted By menachem

Madness! Bitterballen as a main course. Whatever...

Madness! Bitterballen as a main course. Whatever next?*

Forum: Europe

Aug 20th, 2019, 05:00 AM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

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Posted By menachem

Let's say I would never seek out Winkel for apple...

Let's say I would never seek out Winkel for apple pie.

Forum: Europe

Aug 20th, 2019, 04:59 AM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

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And out of season. No pepernoten until October....

And out of season. No pepernoten until October. Everyone knows that.

Forum: Europe

Aug 19th, 2019, 10:54 PM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

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Posted By menachem

I saw Stroopwafels with a chocolate sprinkles...

I saw Stroopwafels with a chocolate sprinkles dip. Heavens above, the sacrilege!

Forum: Europe

Aug 19th, 2019, 05:15 PM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

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Posted By menachem

A Pannekoekenhuis in Lage Vuursche, that's the...

A Pannekoekenhuis in Lage Vuursche, that's the Mothership.

Dutch tourism in the Netherlands: the ANWB couple (not subtitled unfortunately, but look at that Febo reference!)...

Forum: Europe

Aug 19th, 2019, 01:05 PM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

Views: 10,288

Posted By menachem

You're welcome! It's really grabbing me. Because...

You're welcome! It's really grabbing me. Because we're all the same of course. So next week I want to share part of people's day if they let me, and follow them around a bit. If there are fodorites...

Forum: Europe

Aug 19th, 2019, 12:56 PM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

Views: 10,288

Posted By menachem

I was very surprised by the bitterballen craze....

I was very surprised by the bitterballen craze. To Dutch people, bitterballen are a bar snack. The kind you order by the dozens at after work drinks and lots of beer. If you eat something like that...

Forum: Europe

Aug 19th, 2019, 12:52 PM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

Views: 10,288

Posted By menachem

Thanks everyone. I had an intense weekend,...

Thanks everyone. I had an intense weekend, tourist-wise as well. But also lovely lunch with D. and a nice evening walk. Anyway, here's what went down on Saturday and Sunday.

Winkel on Friday was...

Forum: Europe

Aug 17th, 2019, 01:18 PM

Replies: 44

Amsterdam as a tourist

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Posted By menachem

Amsterdam as a tourist

So, it happens that we're house-sitting, my wife and I, for her brother and his wife and son, who are on a trip to the US, where he's lecturing in a summer school. Also, he has multiple myeloma in an...

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