Blogs from Netherlands, Europe - page 13

http://www.heygo.com 6th March - Local Market & Windmill Brewery Amsterdam Dapper Market. At the beginning of the 20th century, the bustle on the street of the Dapperbuurt increased. Hawkers, in particular, determined the street scene and overran each other trying to sell their wares. This even led to fights to get the best spots with more customer traffic. The hawkers also hindered traffic with their carts and the municipality didn’t like that. In 1910, the Dapperstraat was officially designated by the municipality of Amsterdam as a market street. The Dappermarkt draws visitors from the all over the Netherlands. There are many products of interest to the city's residents Surinamese, Antillean, Turkish & Moroccan origin, giving the market and the surrounding neighbourhood a strong multicultural feel. Open 6 days a week but durin... read more

http://www.heygo.com 9th February - Trading on Tolerance - Amsterdam Amsterdam has famously tolerated prostitution (Red Light District), Catholics (Hidden Churches) and cannabis (Coffeeshops) when all those things were illegal. Mark, our guide today explained and charted the history of these 'tolerances' through to the present day. The Dutch concept of tolerance dates back to the end of the Eighty Years’ War, after William of Orange, had just been crowned King and as a Protestant monarch decided to let the Catholic minority have the freedom to practice their faith as they saw fit. This was really a big deal and it would never have happened in countries like France, England, Rome or majority of the Italian City-States at that time. This not only laid a foundation for tolerance in the Netherlands, it planted the seeds that would ... read more

"De Tuinconsulent" www.detuinconsulent.nl Hello dear readers of my blog, it has been a long time since I have added new stories here. That does not mean I did not travel and have a good time. Several visits to Africa, some diving and f you know me some strange situations i got myself into. But now its a complete different adventure, I would like to share with you. I started my own garden advising company De Tuinconsulent : www.detuinconsulent.nl next to my new job. As its based in my home, it means my working area is in The Netherlands; North Brabant. Therefore the rest of information is in Dutch: Welkom op mijn Travelblog, Ik ben een eigen bedrijf begonnen "DeTuinconsulent" omdat ik zie dat er veel verspilling plaats vind en mensen op onnodig hoge kosten worden gejaagd. ... read more

Have you been to one of the coolest and weirdest cities in the world – the Dutch capital? Did you know that Amsterdam has more canals than Venice and more bridges than Paris? You can spend one day in Amsterdam or one month and still discover a ton of things to do and places to explore. But for first-timers, let’s concentrate just on these 5 cool things that you can only experience in Amsterdam. 1. Visit the Unique Coffee Shops Amsterdam features three kinds of establishments. The typical Dutch koffiehuis is where you can get your caffeine dose. Then there are the cafés, which in the Netherlands are more similar to restaurants or bistros. And last but not least, the infamous coffee shops. That’s where you can try different cannabis and hash strains. It can get ... read more

Mijn eerste blog vanuit Leiden! In dit tijdperk van Covid19 met iets minder bewegingsvrijheid dan we gewend zijn, leek het mij leuk eens terug te kijken op al die bijzondere voettochten die ik heb gedaan. (Je moet toch wat als die tocht van deze week niet doorgaat) Vier keer een top 10 (in willekeurige volgorde), die de vooral hoogte-, maar soms ook dieptepunten aardig opsommen. Voor meer leesvoer en alle details bij deze momenten verwijs ik jullie graag naar alle eerder verschenen blogs. Ideaal als je in gedachten mooie voettochten door Europa wilt maken. :) Daarnaast wil ik zeggen dat zonder Martine, Inge, Peter, Daphne, Marianne, Tibor, Henri, Astrid, Aafke, Marie-Jetta, Martijn, Peter, Baukje, Irma, Judit, Esmee, Judith en Brigitta deze herinneringen zeker minder rijk waren geweest! (missen jullie nog iets in onderstaande lijstjes? Zet het ... read more