After witnessing two mesmerizing art performance clocks, I had to see the following: The Grandfather Clock 📍Rijksmuseum On display between rooms 0.5 and 0.6; ground floor corridor connecting the Middle Ages halls and the Asian Pavilion. A giant 2-metre modern grandfather clock in real-time featuring a man ‘trapped’ behind the…
Category: Amsterdam
Levend Paardenmuseum | The Living Horse Museum
For a century and a half, the elite of ‘Amsterdammers’ have been riding horses at this manège. The Hollandsche Manege is the oldest riding school in the Netherlands, dating back to 1744. It is located right in the center of Amsterdam, a stone’s throw from Leidseplein, adjacent to Vondelpark and…
Mozes en Aäronkerk
Every time I go shopping for bric-a-brac at Amsterdam’s oldest flea market on Waterlooplein / Waterloo Square, I would always look up and wonder about this imposing two identical 30-meter-high towers corner building called Mozes en Aäronkerk / Moses and Aaron Church. It is unmistakably one of the iconic buildings…
Kerk De Papegaai | The Parrot
Nestled between the shops on Kalverstraat, Amsterdam’s the busiest shopping street … A church with a neo-gothic facade is the HH. Petrus and Paulus Church, better known as “The Parrot” (Dutch: De Papegaai). A striking façade but most people walk right past it. According to the church website, there has…
Best McDonald’s with a view!
McDonald’s Airport Schiphol McDrive Noord 📍Loevesteinse Randweg 200, 1118 EL Schiphol. Like a child, I was so excited to see these countless planes land again and again. I can see why the locals and fanatics are gathering here for hours just to plane spotting. My McDonald’s chicken nuggets never tasted…
Joods Verzetmonument
I like strolling down from Rokin to Amstel, towards Waterlooplein, in Amsterdam. There are just so many distractions to see; interesting shops, monumental buildings, charming bridges, cruise boats cruising on the canals, museums to visit, quick browse through the oldest flea market on Waterloo Square, people watching at cafés, etc….