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April 19, 2015

Iguana statues near Leidseplein

The Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen is a square in Amsterdam near Leidseplein. It contains 40 bronze statues of iguanas and lizards made by artist Hans van Houwelingen.

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Tagged amsterdam, art, centrum, iguana, netherlands
April 18, 2015

Sarphatipark in winter

Sarphatipark is a small park located in De Pijp, in Amsterdam. It is named after the Jewish doctor and philanthropist Samuel Sarphati.

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February 26, 2015

Omelette / Shakshuka at Omelegg in Amsterdam

Gorgonzola & bacon omelette.

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Tagged amsterdam, breakfast, de pijp, egg, food, netherlands, omelette
February 13, 2015

Fog in Amsterdam

Above, pond in Sarphatipark.

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Tagged amsterdam, canal, city, de pijp, duck, fog, netherlands, park, rembrandtplein, sarphatipark, walk, winter
February 7, 2015

Walk in Amsterdam #2

I walked from De Pijp to the canals at the center of Amsterdam. I then headed to Vondelpark. After leaving the park, I walked south towards Beatrixpark then completed the loop.

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Tagged amsterdam, canal, centrum, city, museumplein, netherlands, park, vondelpark, walk, winter, zuid
February 4, 2015

Walk in Amsterdam

Starting in Museumplein, I walked to the canals in the center of Amsterdam. Near Amsterdam Centraal, I took a free ferry across the IJ to Amsterdam North (Noord). I went inside the EYE Filmmuseum then walked along the shore for a bit. I then crossed the IJ again and walked towards the Science Center NEMO.

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Tagged amsterdam, boat, canal, centrum, city, ij, netherlands, noord, walk, winter
February 2, 2015

Amsterdam

I finally arrived in Amsterdam in mid-December. It took me a few days to get settled but I live now in De Pijp (just south of the centre of Amsterdam). Here are a few photos I took since I arrived.

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Tagged amsterdam, canal, city, netherlands, winter
November 8, 2014

Walk in Amsterdam (Day 2)

On my second day in Amsterdam, I only had the morning free, so I checked out of my hotel early and walked around at random.

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Tagged amsterdam, architecture, canal, city, netherlands, street art, summer, walk
November 7, 2014

Walk in Amsterdam (Day 1)

This summer, I had to be in Amsterdam for about 1 day. I arrived in late afternoon at Schiphol airport, took the train to the city and spent the evening walking around.

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Tagged amsterdam, canal, city, netherlands, summer, walk
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