Amsterdam's known for a few things that - ahem - don't get talked about in polite company. A lot of these things take place in the old town area of De Wallen.
Amsterdam - da dreaded de Wallen!
11:37 | Labels: 2-for-1-amsterdam, cheap-ferries, de wallen | 1 Comments
Vrolijk Kerstfeest!
Dunno about you lot, but I think it would be good to spend the actual Christmas Day part of the holiday season abroad, preferably in Amsterdam.
While there's nothing wrong with a traditional British Christmas, I have to say it's all a bit overfamiliar after all these years - the TV specials, the Stig advent calendars, all the rest of it.
Mainland Europe I think does the season best in all the world - the markets, the traditions, the lights and candles.
Sadly due to family commitments I'm stuck in Blighty though, so it'll be the Bernard Matthews turkey roast and Mateus Rose for me!
09:54 | Labels: amsterdam christmas | 0 Comments
Jacques Brel - Amsterdam
Bit of a musical interlude for you today. Brel - a true Beneluxian (if that's a word...) wrote this powerful song that has been translated and then sung in English by Scott Walker among others. Brel's version remains the daddy though.
09:51 | Labels: 2-for-1-amsterdam, benelux, brel | 0 Comments