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Off The Beaten Path: BACK STREETS
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After arriving in Amsterdam, following a long ferry and bus journey, we decided to take a walk to stretch our legs and get some fresh air. We followed a route that was suggested in my guide book which took us around the old harbourfront area. Some of the places we saw are a little more "off the beaten track" but that made it so much more interesting.
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One of Amsterdams many canals - Waalseilandsgracht - You can see some of the house boats on the canal. People actually live in them full time and some of them are even hooked up to the water and electric supplies.
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This is the canal, Groenburgwal looking towards the Zuiderkerk in the distance. It ceased to be a church about 70+ years ago and now is home to a permanent exhibition on public housing.
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Montelbaanstoren on Oudeshans. This used to be part of the medieval fortifications of the city and featured in some paintings/drawings by Rembrandt. Its not open to the public.
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This used to be VOC warehouses and was the greatest warehouse complex in Europe. Its been renovated and now contains housing, offices (many architects and designers) cafes and restaurants. Its apparently very lively in summer with sidewalk cafes and such but it was pretty quiet when were here in October!
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The Amsterdam - this is a full size replica of the East Indiaman ship that is berthed outside the Scheepvaart museum (on Kattenburgerplein) which is the national maritime museum.
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Off The Beaten Path: SCHOTTENBURG WAREHOUSES
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The Schottenburg warehouses (now apartments) on Kromboomssloot, built in 1636 and among the oldest in the city.
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This tower,Schreierstoren in Dutch, was a defensive tower and part of the cities walls. It believed to date from the 1480s. How it got its name is debatable. Some say it was because the tower was positioned on a sharp 90 degree turn in the city walls. Others hold the more romanticised notion that it was named after the weeping women who gathered there to wave their men off to sea!
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mikelisaanna Sat Jan 21, 2006 13:45 UTC
We enjoyed Amsterdam as well. It is great city with a lot of things to see. We look forward to going back there sometime. | JetlagCity Fri Aug 20, 2004 03:55 UTC
Enjoyed your page very much - beautiful pics! I only spent 1 day here & hope to see much more of it another time. I only wish I were close enough to take the ferry! | PeterHolland Fri Aug 13, 2004 13:56 UTC
Hi Heather, I'm Peter, working in Amsterdam and I'm glad you like this town soo much. Excellent Amsterdam pages; I especially like the 'off the beaten track 'part. Cheers, Peter | pepples46 Sat Jul 17, 2004 06:32 UTC
excellent Amsterdam page, lots to see here and certainly lots to do.thanx Heather for refreshing fond memories |
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