DE PAPEGAAI / THE PARROT
Nestled between the shops on Kalverstraat, Amsterdam’s the busiest shopping street … A church with a neo-gothic facade is the HH. Petrus and Paulus Church, better known as “The Parrot” […]
Nestled between the shops on Kalverstraat, Amsterdam’s the busiest shopping street … A church with a neo-gothic facade is the HH. Petrus and Paulus Church, better known as “The Parrot” […]
It was Saturday, May 1, 1987. Amsterdam made world headlines as the first condom specialty shop opened its doors. In the 80s, the outbreak of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) […]
A monument right here in front of the Dutch branch of “Leger des Heils” on Oudezijds Voorburgwal 14, otherwise known as the Salvation Army. A bronze statue of a lady […]
Standing proudly on the corner of Oudezijds Voorburgwal and Oudezijds Armsteeg … This is the Huis Leeuwenburg, also known as ‘Het Wapen van Riga’ or The Weapon of Riga. The […]
A while ago, I was gifted a tin can of Het Koekemannetje (The Cookieman) cookies. Many people have raved about how good these cookies are. Some have claimed they are […]
If this looks familiar .. Charging Bull, sometimes referred to as the Bull of Wall Street or the Bowling Green Bull, a bronze sculpture that stands on Broadway, just north […]
I like strolling down from Rokin to Amstel, towards Waterlooplein, in Amsterdam. There are just so many distractions to see; interesting shops, monumental buildings, charming bridges, cruise boats cruising on […]
A week ago when we were still on lockdown, I heard about a free exhibition …Casually, I wandered in into the courtyard of Amsterdam Museum. And there it was, housed […]
The beautiful former warehouses on Prinseneiland. Gorgeous, aren’t they? Prinseneiland is one of the three Western Islands (Dutch: Westelijke Eilanden) built in 1624. The smallest of the three, next to […]
The late Gothic Pieterskerk (translation: Saint Peter’s Church) is the oldest parish church in Leiden. It was consecrated on 11 September 1121, a chapel dedicated to Saint Peter. Thus, the […]