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Amsterdam Museums Guide: A Complete Overview of All Museums in Amsterdam

Posted by Dana Marin | Jan 14, 2026 | All Photos, Amsterdam, City Guides, Culture and Events

…is accessible. 17. Museum of the Canals (Grachtenmuseum) The Museum of the Canals tells the story of Amsterdam through its waterways. Using immersive multimedia presentations, it explains how the canal belt was designed and built during the 17th century and how it shaped the city’s growth, wealth, and social structure. The museum uses projections, animations, and sound to bring urban planning and history to life, and also hosts temporary exhibitio…

Haunted Netherlands: Dutch Ghost Stories, Urban Legends & Folklore

Posted by Dana Marin | Oct 19, 2025 | All Photos, Culture and Events, The Netherlands

…eping children away from danger, and in the Netherlands, a country full of canals, rivers, and lakes, that danger was mostly the water. To make sure kids didn’t play too close to the edge, parents would warn them about Bullebak, the terrifying creature that lived in the canals. Bullebak was described in different ways depending on who told the story. Sometimes he was a huge monster with claws and glowing eyes, sometimes a troll-like figure lurking…

Day Trip to Den Bosch: the Best Things to Do in This Picturesque Brabantian City

Posted by Dana Marin | Jun 15, 2022 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands

…low This will probably be the highlight of your day trip to Den Bosch! The canals meander through the city’s walls and run underneath the city in some parts, offering a unique view for the boat ride. They add so much to the medieval atmosphere of the city! In its glory days, the Binnendieze waterway ran along the back of the houses, surrounding the city. They were used for transporting goods into the city, as a source of drinking water and as sewe…

How to Take Amazing Photos in Amsterdam and What to Do If Your Phone Lets You Down

Posted by Dana Marin | Jun 11, 2025 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Lifestyle

…ed: the sudden reflection in a puddle, the secret dance of sunlight on the canals’ waters. To capture all these, you don’t necessarily need a professional camera. More people rely on their smartphones nowadays, to record memories of everyday life, as well as their holidays. And it’s easier, especially for candid snapshots. So much that, most of the times I am out with my camera, I also keep the phone at hand at all times. If you’re venturing out t…

There’s a Polar Bear Peeing in Alkmaar’s Canals

Posted by Dana Marin | Jul 1, 2025 | All Photos, Culture and Events, The Netherlands

This summer a new, unusual sight appeared on the Noorderkade in Alkmaar: a giant polar bear, six metres high, which is looking at the old city centre and loudly pees in the canal in front of him every few minutes. It’s certainly a unique view! This statue (because it is a statue) is part of the Triënnale Alkmaar – The future is now, an exhibition by Kunstuitleen Alkmaar, which brings contemporary visual art to the Noordhollandsch Kanaal. There ar…

Haarlem Day Trip from Amsterdam: Best Things to Do & See

Posted by Dana Marin | Oct 30, 2017 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands

…u can board a boat that takes you on a leisurely cruise through the city’s canals. As you glide along the calm waters, you will be able to enjoy the scenic views of the city’s iconic landmarks, such as the imposing St. Bavo Church, the historic Teylers Museum, and the centuries-old windmill ‘De Adriaan.’ The knowledgeable guides will provide you with interesting facts and insights into the city’s fascinating history, including its role as a tradin…

The beautiful Canal Belt

Posted by Dana Marin | Mar 21, 2026 | All Photos, Amsterdam

…) the house of a famous banker: Het Grachtenhuis / The Museum of Amsterdam Canals. If after walking, discovering and admiring all the architecture in the area (or maybe even before that), you want to learn everything about how and why the houses and canals were built, you can pay a visit to this museum. The Canal Belt has a way of revealing something new every time I walk through it: a detail I hadn’t noticed, a reflection I hadn’t seen before, an…

Magical Winter in the Netherlands: Skating on Natural Ice

Posted by Dana Marin | Feb 16, 2021 | All Photos, The Netherlands

…ys for the temperatures to drop low enough for more than a few days so the canals can freeze over. February 2021 brought a full week of proper winter: first there was the snowstorm, then came the freezing. A wave of skating mania hit the entire country — when presented with the possibility of having frozen canals, people in the Netherlands could only speak and think about this. I don’t know how to skate, but I have an ice obsession, so I was as ex…

Amsterdam in January: What to Do

Posted by Dana Marin | Jan 1, 2025 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Culture and Events

…, though. But of it does, you’ll see that everyone and their mom is on the canals, skating or walking, drinking mulled wine from the stands appearing on the ice. When the canals are not frozen, you can still skate at the outdoor ice skate rink at the Museumplein, right next to Rijksmuseum. Not as magical, but still fun! Book a photo session To get a boost to your self-esteem and have some fun, you could book a photo session. Most of the people who…

Amsterdam is not Venice of the North

Posted by Dana Marin | Aug 27, 2014 | All Photos, Amsterdam

…re not “small” or “big” versions of Venice. There are no gondolas on their canals, or, if there are, they are probably the most kitsch things that you will see (or they were forcedly introduced by someone that feels the need to compare the city with Venice in the hope that they’ll get more money). I have heard tourists complaining about the fact that, “Amsterdam is not Venice, not by far!” Well, if you want to see Venice, you should go to Venice,…