[Anne Frank was born Annelies Marie Frank on on 12 June 1929] Growing up on the other side of the world, I have only heard general stories about Anne Frank. In a nutshell, the context was about a young German – Jewish girl who went into hiding with her family…
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Anne Frank Home Merwedeplein
During the last Open Day in May, I received an invite! A peek inside this historic Anne Frank family home. I must. According to the Anne Frank House organization, the former home is inhabited and therefore, not open to the public. They acquired the house in 2017 and the Dutch…
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Anne Frank Statue Merwedeplein
[Anne Frank was born Annelies Marie Frank on on 12 June 1929] After visiting the Anne Frank Museum not too long ago, I had to venture Merwedeplein in Amsterdam to see more of Anne Frank. It is in the Rivierenbuurt neighbourhood, in the eastern part of Amsterdam-Zuid borough, where she…
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Bookshop Jimmink | Boekhandel Jimmink
A corner bookshop called Boekhandel Jimmink … A Rather historic shop established in 1931, where Anne Frank chose her world famous diary the day before her birthday, accompanied by her father. The bookshop was called Boekhandel Blankevoort back then. That red checkered pattern diary was ultimately her thirteenth’s birthday (12…
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Anne Frank Statue Westermarkt
This week, it is all about Anne Frank!! That German-Jewish girl who went into hiding during the Holocaust, journaling her experiences in the renowned book known as The Diary of Anne Frank. Unfortunately, she died of typhus while at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in the early spring of 1945. She…
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Muntplein | Bridge 1
A crowded intersection of six streets in the centre of Amsterdam called Muntplein. A crisscross section of traffic between the streets of Singel, Kalverstraat, Rokin, Amstel, Reguliersbreestraat and Vijzelstraat. When translated, Muntplein means “Mint Square”. This square is a bridge! Muntplein, also known as Brug #1 or Bridge #1, dates…
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Chet Baker
Little did I know … Chesney ‘Chet’ Baker (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) – the world-famous jazz artist was staying here at the Prins Hendrik Hotel in 1988 where he was found dead with serious head wounds on the pavement of this hotel. Apparently having fallen from the…
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Condomerie
It was Saturday, May 1, 1987. Amsterdam made world headlines as the first condom specialty shop opened its doors. In the 80s, the outbreak of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) was a global epidemic. An incurable and deadly virus transmitted via blood, sperm, vaginal fluids, rectal fluids and breast milk,…