Posts with tag ”amsterdam”
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Celebrating Sinterklaas in Amsterdam
Amsterdam in December is a strange beast. The canals are cold, the skies a permanent shade of ashtray gray and the wind slices through my jacket like a sword by Hattori Hanzo. But it doesn’t stop there.
Review: Rule no 5: No sex on the bus
Brian Thacker is an Australian tour guide and travel writer. The book covers his day job of herding tourists on a bus trip through Europe but is really a lot more entertaining than it sounds.
Having pancakes at Prinsengracht
Amsterdam in the morning smells like wet cobblestone, burnt coffee and last night’s regrets drifting out of the sewers. The city wears its hangover like a badge of honor, and the streets along Prinsengracht are already awake.
Realistic subway maps
Subway maps lie to you. Not maliciously, of course. They lie for your own good. They take the sprawling, chaotic underground plumbing of a city and turn it into something reassuring. Neat colored lines, evenly spaced stations and tidy little intersections.