[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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Amsterdam Oersoep
A beautiful arched passage way connecting Damrak and Nieuwendijk shopping streets in Amsterdam known as the Beurspassage. Its history dates back to 15th century. Part of the redevelopment of the Damrak 70 and Nieuwendijk 196 buildings. The elaborate artwork design is called ‘Amsterdam Oersoep’, translated as Amsterdam Primordial Soup. It…
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Mirakelkolom
Every time I walk the street of Rokin in Amsterdam, I would get fixated on this imposing column. Just look at it! It sticks out like a sore thumbs. You have to wonder … 📍Rokin 72, Amsterdam. The story goes way way way back to 15 March 1345. Ysbrand Dommer…
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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…