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Tulip Fields in the Netherlands

Amsterdam Markets

Amsterdam Markets test Only on Sundays Markets The Sunday markets in Amsterdam tend to be quite good. They are more than flea markets and include a lot of crafts too as well as items produced by local designers. Westergasfabriek on the 1st Sunday of the Month This is an extensive market with plenty of art,…

Amsterdam Terrace Cafes

Amsterdam Terrace Cafes Lokaal ‘t Loosje This is an old favorite of mine, one of the nicest and most welcoming ‘brown cafes’ of Amsterdam.  Lokaal ‘t Loosje is right on the Nieuwmarkt Square and really…

Things to do in the Jordaan

Things to do in the Jordaan The Jordaan district started its life as the workers’ district when Amsterdam expanded in 1614. So it’s been around a while! Today it’s pretty mixed neighbourhood, there are highly gentrified canals like the Egelantiersgracht but there is a huge amount of social housing in the tucked away streets as…

Vegan Food in Amsterdam

Vegan Food in Amsterdam Terra-Zen I just visited Terra Zen again in Dec 2019 and had my favourite item on their menu, the famed Crispy Roti Wrap. The ‘crispy’ is fried home pressed tofu. It was…

Dutch Food in Amsterdam

Dutch Food in Amsterdam This post is a work in progress, there are a number of restaurants that I still have to try and add to it but here is what I have so far! Fancy dining (I mean the food, in Amsterdam there is no need to dress for dinner) – Greetje For Cafe…

Indonesian Restaurants in Amsterdam

Indonesian food in Amsterdam My aim with this post is not to try and cover all Indonesian restaurants in all areas but to give a cross section from fancy dining to take away that I have tried a few times and think are great. With the restaurants I always try the ‘rice table’. This is…

Dress up Photoshoots

Museumfoto Become an artwork of a Dutch Master.  This place is great, it’s a tiny little shop/studio attached to the back of…

Friends

Friends of That Dam Guide I love travelling and when I travel I always go on tours of the place I’m visiting. I either go on small group tours or private tours and have been on some really terrible tours over the years. I’ve also been on many great ones. Here is a collection of…

Best savoury snacks in Amsterdam

Best Savoury Snacks in Amsterdam Vet – Best bread rolls in Amsterdam Vet is a great quality butcher in the heart of Amsterdam’s old town on the Zeeedijk. It sounds odd in English… vet. Actually it also sounds a bit odd in Dutch…

Best sweet snacks in Amsterdam

Best Sweet Snacks in Amsterdam Winkel – The Best Dutch Apple Pie On the edge of the Jordaan district, on a beautiful square in front of the Noorderkerk (Northern Church) is…

Amsterdam Museums

Amsterdam Museums Everyone knows about the main Amsterdam museums, the big three, the RijksMuseum, Van Gogh and Anne Frank House. I’m including  a bit of practical info about them at the end of this post so that you see the less visited museums first. These are often overlooked and are great places to visit. If…

Breakfast in Amsterdam

Breakfast in Amsterdam One of the things I love about travel is eating out and I prefer it if each meal is a great meal. I also tend to do a lot of walking on tours as well as just exploring on my own so breakfast is a really important meal for me. I try…

Things to do in Amsterdam East

Things to do in Amsterdam East In this post is a random collection of tings to do in Amsgterdam East. Here is a quick list of what is below: Street market –  The Dappermarkt Small Museum – ‘t Kromhout Snacking – The Best Kebab in Amsterdam Drinking – The Brewery by the Windmill Eating –…

Cool Squat Restaurants In Amsterdam

COOL SQUAT RESTAURANTS IN AMSTERDAM Squat restaurants have a special place in Amsterdam. Many buildings were squatted in the 70s, 80s, and 90s because they were empty and abandoned. The communities that squatted the buildings often run an informal restaurant, all done by volunteers and not for profit. DE PEPER De Peper is a lovely…

Top 5 Amsterdam Views

Top 5 Amsterdam Views Every canal corner has a top Amsterdam view and there are various church towers that are sometimes open that have great views. But what I’ve done here is chosen places that are always open, and tried to get a balance of street views and panoramic views. I hope you enjoy them…

Top 5 Amsterdam Beer Bars

Top 5 Amsterdam Beer Bars I love beer. IPAs get me through the summer and Autumn Bok Beers get me through the colder months. Amsterdam has a great selection of beer bars and a growing number of microbreweries. This list is really my favourite 5 in the city but really I could make a list…

Top 5 Amsterdam Coffeeshops

Amsterdam Coffeeshops  Sure, coffeeshops in Amsterdam serve coffee but their primary function is to sell cannabis, either grass or hash, both loose and in pre-rolled joints. If you’re looking for a shop that sells fancy coffees but not soft drugs then you should rather look for a place advertising itself as a “cafe”. A Bit…

The Frozen Fountain – Dutch Design

For lovers of contemporary design, The Frozen Fountain is an inspiring space filled with furniture and objects from the weird to the wonderful and much in between. There are various rooms that are laid out with large innovative pieces. This furntiure is, unfortunately, never going to grace my appartment as it is way too expensive,…

Tulips from bulb to bloom

A tulip grows from a bulb. You need to plant the bulb before the end of October (Norhtern hemisphere) so that it spend the winter underground and pop up…