Category: Amsterdam Life
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Gay Pride Amsterdam
Today is the highlight of the annual Gay Pride Festival in Amsterdam with the traditional day-long parade of boats along the Prinsengracht in the center of the city. We tend to be there most years but today’s been the start…
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Two degrees of separation
Whew! What a scorcher! The heat wave here in Amsterdam and across much of western Europe that we’ve had for the past week continues unabated. Here’s the temperature at about 4.30pm today – 32.2 degrees Celsius or 90 degrees Fahrenheit.…
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The world celebrates Rembrandt
Living in Amsterdam, it’s hard to avoid exposure to Rembrandt, the renowned artist and paradigm of the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century. Impossible to avoid today as it is the 400th anniversary of the birth of the Dutch…
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Queen’s Day fun in Amsterdam
Today is Queen’s Day in The Netherlands (Koninginnedag in Dutch), the day that celebrates the birthday of Queen Juliana, the current Queen’s mother. As this day falls on a Sunday, the day of celebrations – flea markets and street parties…