End of November in Frankendael Park
November, with its rainy days and grey skies, is almost at the end, but Amsterdam is still dressed...
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by Dana Marin | Nov 27, 2021 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Photo essays | 0
November, with its rainy days and grey skies, is almost at the end, but Amsterdam is still dressed...
Read Moreby Dana Marin | Dec 22, 2020 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Photo essays | 0
The Netherlands is now in the second hard lockdown. Everything is closed, except the essential...
Read Moreby Dana Marin | Oct 11, 2020 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0
Autumn has arrived, and the weather is as moody as it gets here in the Netherlands. All we can do...
Read Moreby Dana Marin | Jun 30, 2020 | All Photos, Nature | 0
The Netherlands is a green country, with many parks, and I’m not talking only about the...
Read Moreby Dana Marin | Apr 15, 2020 | All Photos, Nature | 0
I might be isolated from my friends, here in my new city of Alkmaar, but I am certainly lucky to...
Read Moreby Dana Marin | Jul 30, 2019 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 1
After a few days of heat, sweat and lack of sleep, during which my house transformed into an oven,...
Read Moreby Dana Marin | Sep 10, 2017 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 2
There’s an area in Amsterdam that holds some special memories for me. Sure, after almost seven years of living in this city, there are many areas that I am fond of. But this one is where I first had the idea of starting...
Read Moreby Dana Marin | Aug 31, 2017 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 2
What to do in Amsterdam if you have only 72 hours to spend? This month I had a cousin visiting me in Amsterdam for a long weekend. As it was her first time in the city, I wanted to plan her itinerary very well, so that she has a...
Read Moreby Dana Marin | May 6, 2017 | All Photos, Nature | 0
Today was all about relaxation. I wanted to go somewhere where I could get some fresh air, but I lacked the energy to go outside the city. So I went to Sloterplas, the biggest park in Amsterdam. I like the history of the...
Read Moreby Dana Marin | Feb 4, 2017 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0
Winter is not really a season that invites you for long walks outdoors. At least not for me. But since I recently registered to a 10.000 steps competition organised by the company I work for, I walked a lot in the past two...
Read Moreby Dana Marin | Dec 26, 2016 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0
The first Christmas day was a grey and windy one, but since my friend Elena had only a couple of hours to spend in Amsterdam before taking off to more sunny lands, we went for a walk anyway. We managed to survive the cold wind...
Read Moreby Dana Marin | Oct 11, 2016 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 1
This weekend I went out for a walk in the Jordaan neighbourhood, and I have to say that I was amazed by how much green there is still on the streets and on the canals. I was expecting more yellow leaves, more autumn-like...
Read Moreby Dana Marin | May 11, 2013 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0
It’s great to see Amsterdam coming back to life, after such a long...
Read Moreby Dana Marin | Mar 16, 2011 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0
The first commercially produced card was created in 1861 by John P. Charlton of Philadelphia, and it was just a piece of paper with borders, without any images. Then, the first known printed picture postcard was created in...
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