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” […]
CONDOMERIE
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) […]
MAJOOR BOSSHARDT
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 […]
HUIS LEEUWENBURG / HET WAPEN VAN RIGA / THE WEAPON OF RIGA
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 […]
HET KOEKEMANNETJE
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 […]
STIER / CHARGING BULL
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 […]
JOODS VERZETMONUMENT / JEWISH RESISTANCE MEMORIAL
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 […]
DE GOUDEN KOETS / THE GOLDEN COACH
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 […]
PRINSENEILAND
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 […]
PIETERSKERK in LEIDEN
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 […]
I Becoming Dutch 