Narrow Houses and Skinny Facades

Narrow Houses and Skinny Facades

Narrow Houses and Skinny Facades Judging by the number of extremely narrow houses along Amsterdam’s canals, you could conclude that in the seventeenth century when these houses were built, the locals were very slim. Some of these houses are as narrow as the...
Self-guided City Walk Hofjes Hopping in the Jordaan

Self-guided City Walk Hofjes Hopping in the Jordaan

Self-guided City Walk Hofjes Hopping in the Jordaan Hofjes, almshouses, are small cottages built around a central courtyard or lawn. The residents used to be widows of slender means, unmarried women and sometimes couples. Today, the hofjes are very popular places to...
European Sleeper Amsterdam to Berlin and Prague

European Sleeper Amsterdam to Berlin and Prague

European Sleeper Amsterdam to Berlin and Prague Amsterdam is a train hub for national and international connections. It is easy to travel by train from Amsterdam to many cities in other European countries. A very convenient way to travel to Berlin, Germany, and...
Rembrandt as Portrait Painter

Rembrandt as Portrait Painter

Rembrandt as Portrait Painter In the seventeenth century, in Rembrandt’s time, photography had not yet been invented and when people wanted their likeness taken, they went to a portrait painter, Rembrandt for example. That is exactly what Marten and Oopjen...
XtraCold IceBar Hibernate on the North Pole

XtraCold IceBar Hibernate on the North Pole

XtraCold IceBar Hibernate on the North Pole Amsterdam Ice bar is cool, not only figuratively but also literally. The temperature does not exceed -10°C and everything is made of ice. The walls, the bar stool and the bar you sit at, even the glass you drink from is made...