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Waterlooplein flea market

Posted by Dana Marin | Apr 18, 2011 | All Photos, Amsterdam

Situated at Waterlooplein, along Zwanenburgwal, the Waterlooplein flea market is a picturesque place where I like to go and look for some old Amsterdam postcards or photos and the odd Dutch antique. It is the biggest flea market...

Anti-Nuclear silliness

Posted by Mihnea-Costin Grigore | Apr 18, 2011 | All Photos, Amsterdam

Sigh… Normal, decent, even smart human beings can be the source of so much silliness...

Abandoned boats

Posted by Dana Marin | Apr 17, 2011 | All Photos, Amsterdam

The canals of Amsterdam are all lined with boats. They say it’s easier and cheaper to own a boat than a car in this city — although I haven’t yet seen anyone going to their office by boat. During winter the...

The most popular museum in Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum

Posted by Dana Marin | Apr 14, 2011 | All Photos, Amsterdam

The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands. This is a museum that is probably on anyone’s list when planning a trip to Amsterdam. Rijksmuseum (meaning State Museum) exists for more that two hundred years and...

Beatrixpark in Amsterdam

Posted by Dana Marin | Apr 10, 2011 | All Photos, Amsterdam

Beatrixpark is a small, quiet park in the southern part of Amsterdam, close to the RAI congress centre. It’s named after Queen Beatrix and was built in 1938 as a romantic, English style park with a small lake and open...