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    • Día 36

      Our first full day in Holland.

      27 de mayo, Países Bajos ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      We are staying in a great location in Amsterdam.
      Today we walk.
      Just having a look around.
      First stop Noordermarkt. Lots of second hand goods.
      Then we wandered past Anne Frank’s old place.
      Then past the Palace square, where it’s time for coffee and apple pie.Leer más

    • Día 95

      Amsterdam

      24 de junio de 2022, Países Bajos ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F

      Miles: 10.3 Steps: 24204
      Flights stairs: 5

      Well what a cool city Amsterdam is! I didn’t know much about it before coming here - mostly only that prostitution and drugs are legal, and that it gets really cold. I’ve learned so much today!! it’s gorgeous - it’s a city built around water and canals much like Venice, but in my opinion even more attractively. It’s actually 6 meters below sea level. They are masters here at “water management”. And a little known fact - there are almost as many bikes here as there are people! 600,000 bikes. Bikes are EVERYWHERE. It’s amazing to see them used as the main form of transportation in a big city.

      Did you know Van Gogh was Dutch? I didn’t. We went to the Van Gogh museum - and I have to say it was probably the most enjoyable art museum I’ve been to yet. Just the way it was set up and how it lead me thru his life. Very well done.

      We wandered without much purpose for awhile which is actually really fun. We came across the red light district where prostitution is legal and found it was much different than I expected. The way they have it set up, I barely knew where I was most of the time.

      We took a boat tour of the canals which was really nice to see a lot of the city from that perspective and then Jordan and I spontaneously went and got small semi-matching tattoos together to commemorate our travels!

      We ended the night taking a tour of the Anne Frank House. It was so moving to walk thru it all and listen to the audio tour. I honestly didn’t know it was located in Amsterdam till I got here. How WW2, and the Nazi occupation, touched every country in Europe is mind boggling.

      Overall, it was a fantastic day that I hope to remember a very long time. I still haven’t adjusted to their VERY late sunsets - it doesn’t get dark till after 10:30. It’s easy to lose track of time and think it is endlessly 6:30 in the evening.
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    • Día 3

      Anne Frank

      30 de mayo, Países Bajos ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      There are no photos allowed in the Anne Frank house - it is a memorial.

      This image is offered at the end of the introductory talk.

      Tragically, it's just as true today. Hatred is on the rise yet again.

      Let's be Frank - Nazis are sadistic assholes. And anyone who subscribes to their stupid rhetoric is just as much an asshole
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    • Día 3

      Jewish History tour

      30 de mayo, Países Bajos ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      An amazing, insightful history tour with Naomi Koopmans. She took us through the Portuguese Synagogue, Jewish History Museum (created from two other synagogues destroyed by the Nazis) and the Holocaust Names MemorialLeer más

    • Día 1

      Grachtenfahrt

      27 de julio de 2022, Países Bajos ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Wir sind ziemlich lange durch die Stadt gelaufen. Wir mussten uns ja auch erstmal orientieren. Amsterdam hat in der Innenstadt natürlich auch viele viele Läden zu bieten. Deswegen haben mama und ich dort noch ein wenig gebummelt. Natürlich hatte Papa da wenig Lust zu, weshalb wir uns dann irgendwann entschlossen haben jetzt ein Boot bzw einen Anleger für die Grachten Fahrt zu suchen. Als wir ankamen sahen wir an jeder Ecke solche stände mit „canal cruises“ und co. Aber als wir dann genauso einen brauchten war es doch nicht so einfach einen zu finden. Wir wollten auch gerne auf ein offenes Boot und nicht auf ein geschlossenes.
      Nach einer hetzigen Auseinandersetzung haben wir dann ein passendes Angebot direkt neben dem Anne Frank Haus gefunden. (Welches nebenbei viele viele Tage bevor wir jetzt da waren ausverkauft war)
      Von dort aus haben wir uns dann mit einigen anderen in ein kleines süßes Boot gesetzt. Leider war es nicht sehr gemütlich und man konnte auch nicht allzu viel sehen aber die Stimmung war auf jeden Fall gut.
      Unsere Guides waren ein älterer Mann, wahrscheinlich Holländer der ganz gutes Englisch sprach und eine Politikwissenschaftsstudentin die gebürtig aus Rumänien kommt aber schon an vielen Orten der Welt war und fließend Englisch sprach. Sie war außerdem verantwortlich für die Cocktail usw an Board.
      Zu Beginn war es ein wenig bewölkt aber es war angenehm warm und zwischendurch riss der Himmel auch auf, sodass wir mit Sonnenstrahlen im Gesicht durch dir nebenbei bemerkt 3 m tiefen Grachten schaukelten. Man sagt 1m Müll, 1m Fahrräder und 1m Wasser. Tatsächlich gibt es in Amsterdam ca 1,2 millionen Fahrräder, auf ca 800.000 Einwohner kommen da 1,2 Fahrräder pro Bewohner. Es ist wohl Alltag dass einem als Bewohner von Amsterdam das Fahrrad oder zumindest Teile davon geklaut werden.
      Was noch interessant zu wissen ist: Damals musste man Für ein breiteres Haus breitere Steuern bezahlen. Deswegen sind die Gebäude in Amsterdam sehr sehr schmal. Das schmalste Haus ist gerade mal 2,02 m breit.
      Da es dementsprechend eng in den Häusern ist und man nur schwierig Sachen durchs Treppenhaus transportieren konnte (vor Allem Möbel) verfügt fast jedes Haus über Haken neben den oberen Fenstern. So wurden über Flaschenzüge die Möbel und so weiter nach oben und dann durchs Fenster befördert.
      Ich habe meine Aufmerksamkeit nicht immer zu 100% den Erzählungen der Guides zugerichtet denn es war einfach auch mal sehr entspannend die Augen zu zumachen oder die Fahrt auf sich wirken zu lassen. 1 Stunde, 4 Mini Gläsern Wein und ein paar Heinecken später sind wir wieder am Anne Frank Haus angekommen.
      Als nächstes stand noch ein Abendessen auf der Agenda. Mama hatte sich gewünscht Sushi essen zu gehen. Ich habe im Internet ein Sushi Restaurant gefunden was wirklich cool aussah.
      Das Restaurant lag direkt am Rembrandtplein. (S.Footprint)
      Wir hatten echt Glück, denn obwohl das Restaurant echt groß war, war dort alles voll. Einen letzten Tisch unten am Fenstern konnten wir noch rechtzeitig ergattern, denn beim Essen haben wir gemerkt wie immer Menschen ihr Glück versuchten und sich eine riesige Schlange bildete.
      Das Restaurant war wie in Lüdenscheid ein all you can eat restaurant, inklusive Tablet Bestellung. Das Essen war echt super, gutes Sushi und interessante Kombinationen mit einer riesen Auswahl.
      Nur der Service war wie so oft ein wenig gewöhnungsbedürftig. Das lag sicherlich am Restaurant Konzept aber auch wieder am ausbaufähigen Service Verhalten der Holländer 🤔
      Zurück sind wir durch die wahrscheinlich bunteste und belebteste Straße der Stadt (s.Footprint) Ich habe mir dann noch einen 4€ Muffin🥴 schmecken lassen bevor wir Müde und vollgefressen ins Bett gefallen sind…
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    • Day 50 - Amsterdam, Netherlands

      28 de agosto de 2023, Países Bajos ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      Today we leave Belgium and head for the Netherlands. We catch the train from Bruges to Antwerp Central station then catch a Thalys fast train to Amsterdam, first though I had to tackle bringing the bags down three flights of narrow and steep stairs (not as bad as Cinque Terre but close when rounding the corners)
      Once down we got to the station and off we went, all was going good until Antwerp Central when the train was running late but least we were in the right spot!

      We got into Amsterdam and trained to our accomodation and checked in. Of course tour guide Matt didn’t want to waste a minute so off to central we went to Amsterdam Central to go on a walking tour. We had Sergio taking us around Amsterdam, now lets put him this way, nice guy, A LOT of Jazz hands! Now Katie and I were a little bit tired so this was a bit much for us for nearly 3 hours but we made it through.
      Sergio took us to near central station explaining how Amsterdam came to be, how the canals were dug and windmills set up to move the water so they could take land back to build Amsterdam. Amsterdam buildings are much like Venice, all built on Piles, but the reason the buildings are so narrow are because locals used to get taxed on house frontage not the size of the house, so skinny and long was the best!
      We moved towards the East Canals seeing the outside of the building with a church that can fit 200 people on the top two floors as Amsterdam used to only allow people to preach in their own homes, so this was made so people didn’t get in trouble and didn’t look like a church on the outside. We then went to De Ouse Kerk which is the cities oldest building that used to be like a tafe of sorts and the old city gates. We went through the Jewish Ghetto, his facts about this area was questionable after being to Auschwitz & Poland. We also find that every walking tour we go to, they say they were the richest European city and made trading a thing, very weird but hey *Jazz Hands*.
      We ended the tour at Dam Square which used to be full of water until they built the canals and windmills, this also has Koninklijk Paleis which is a golden age palace and a royal venue. The royals don’t live in Amsterdam though, but the weddings are held in the church next door and they do the balcony waves from the Palace.

      After the tour Katie and I grabbed a bite to eat, as we hadn’t done enough walking we decided seeing we were next to the Red Light District we’d just pop past for a look… As you do. I think Katie was a bit shocked at the site of some of the women in the windows - one comment being ‘Is she actually a woman’ 😂. We decided to find some dinner, seeing we didn’t know what we wanted I thought Foodhallen was a good option, much like Little High in Christchurch but bigger obviously! We trammed out and found that they were shut from 5pm for a staff party… Google maps did say it was shut, but their website said 7 days a week… Go Google.

      So we looked at Sergio’s suggestions, we ended up at Cafe Sonneveld which has some local Netherlands dishes. I got the Ribs (Amazing! Slide right off the bone!) & Katie had the local sausage and veggies (veggies turned out be mash!) I also had to taste a local beer, of course I went a fruity one, Brouwerij ‘T Ij Ljwit was suggested by the host and it was pretty good. After this had to have a local Heineken and Katie had a sip and enjoyed it - it’s always better closer to the factory!

      We had a walk around the area near the cafe, grabbed some supplies from the local Jumbo supermarket (really cheap lollies!) and trammed back to the accomodation and watched some Netflix.
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    • Día 65

      Anne Frank Huis

      20 de agosto de 2023, Países Bajos ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who lived in Amsterdam during World War II. She gained fame posthumously with the publication of her diary, "The Diary of Anne Frank," which documents her life in hiding from the Nazis. Anne and her family were eventually discovered and sent to concentration camps, where Anne died at the age of 15.Leer más

    • Día 1

      Croisière Vin et Gouda

      25 de abril de 2023, Países Bajos ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

      C'est parti pour une croisière d'une heure où nous verrons tout Amsterdam depuis l'eau !
      Nous sommes largement à l'heure et le passage quai bateau n'a pas été si simple.
      Emplacement à la proue.
      Vin médiocre mais à volonté, fromage correct, commentaires et mise en scène par l'équipage surprenant.
      On a mal profité de la vue car le bateau était fermé mais heureusement tour nos doigts et nos pieds glaces !
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    • Día 1

      Le premier

      25 de abril de 2023, Países Bajos ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

      Le premier au bord du canal.
      Il n'a pas été si facile après d'attendre le bateau pour notre croisière. Nat à du garder ses lunettes de soleil assez longtemps et en remercie Antoine pour les biscuits au gouda salvateurs!Leer más

    • Día 193

      Anne Frank House, Amsterdam

      17 de noviembre de 2022, Países Bajos ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

      During the German occupation, Anne Frank goes into hiding with her family and four others in the Secret Annex in Amsterdam. In 1944 they are discovered and Anne eventually dies in a concentration camp. Her diary was published after the war and became one of the most widely read books in the world. In this way, Anne Frank gives a face to the victims of the Holocaust.

      Anne Frank was born in 1929 into a Jewish family in the German city of Frankfurt am Main. After Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, the family fled the growing anti-Semitism to Amsterdam. Between 1933 and 1937, about 140,000 Jews fled Germany, of whom about 35,000 ended up in the Netherlands for a shorter or longer period of time. The Frank family gets a home in Amsterdam's Rivierenbuurt. They hid there for over 2 years in the Annex area of the house above the warehouse until they were finally found by the Nazis.

       In total, more than one hundred thousand Dutch Jews are murdered in the various concentration and extermination camps. Compared to the rest of Europe, a relatively large number of Jews were deported in the Netherlands. Between 1933 and 1945, about six million Jews and hundreds of thousands of other persecuted people – including Sinti and Roma, the disabled, homosexuals and Jehovah's Witnesses – were killed by Nazi terror.

      The museum was a tribute to Anne's and her family's life, time in the Annex, as well as Anne's diary left to Otto her father who eventually got it published. It is now one of the most widely read books in the world.

      At the end of the museum, a video of people saying a few words about Anne Frank played. One young lady recounted that Anne Frank saved her life. She lived through the war in Yugoslavia in the early 90s and she kept a diary to help her process the atrocities she witnessed. Having been through Bosnia and Herzegovina recently, that hit home for us.

      Appologies for the photos being a bit blurry I wasn't supposed to take any! 🙃
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    Anne Frankhuis, Anne Frank Haus, Anne Frank House

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