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Red city

Posted by Dana Marin | May 3, 2011 | All Photos, Amsterdam

Although the image of an orange city, formed during Queen’s Day, is not that far and still remains in my mind, I must say that for me the colour of Amsterdam is RED. The city’s coat of arms has a red background and...

Queen’s Day

Posted by Dana Marin | May 1, 2011 | All Photos, Amsterdam

This year I celebrated my first Queen’s Day (Koninginnedag) in Amsterdam. It’s a great event and definitely worth seeing. The whole city turns orange in honour of the House of Orange-Nassau: peoples’ clothes...

Visiting Keukenhof — part 2

Posted by Dana Marin | Apr 26, 2011 | All Photos, Nature

Some people say that Keukenhof is only worth visiting once. I believe once is certainly not enough. The park’s activity is well organised with a blooming calendar, and depending on the time of the visit there are different...

At Zandvoort before Easter

Posted by Dana Marin | Apr 25, 2011 | All Photos, The Netherlands

When the temperature reaches above 25 degrees Celsius, it’s Easter Holiday and they feel the need to inhale some salty sea air (or maybe get an early spring tan) every Amsterdamian thinks of Zandvoort. There are of course...

Visiting Keukenhof — part 1

Posted by Dana Marin | Apr 22, 2011 | All Photos, Nature

They say Keukenhof is the most photographed place in the world, and after having visited it twice already, it is quite easy to understand why. Open for only two months each year, the “Kitchen Garden” as the name...