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How to carry your child – Dutch style

by Dana Marin | Jul 19, 2015 | All Photos, People and Stories | 0

One of the many Dutch ways of transporting a child on the bike:

Playground on a boat

by Dana Marin | Jul 24, 2013 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

Kids need space to play as well, even when land is extremely limited like it happens to be in the Netherlands; yet land reclamation can only go so far. Enter the Dutch practical solution: playgrounds built on top of large...

Little sailors

by Dana Marin | Jun 16, 2013 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

They might not be dressed in standard-issue sailor outfits, but they look brave and fearless nonetheless!

Sunday at Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam

by Dana Marin | Mar 2, 2013 | All Photos, Culture and Events | 0

Tropenmuseum — Tropical Museum Amsterdam — it’s an amazing place in Amsterdam, holding many cultural treasures. But then, if one decides to visit, they will feel like Indiana Jones discovering hidden artefacts...

Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) is in Amsterdam!

by Dana Marin | Nov 13, 2011 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 4

Note 2023: In the meantime, the world has become a bit more wiser and the tradition has changed a bit. Sinterklaas’ helpers are now called Piets (finally dropping the racist “zwarte” — meaning black) and...

Bicycle invasion

by Dana Marin | Mar 11, 2011 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

There must be something with all these bikes. It’s a bike’s heaven here. Or is it hell? Almost every person in Amsterdam owns a bike. Children, parents, grandparents. They all ride the bike, regardless of season,...