Amsterdam, defying stereotypes while playing to the crowd
They’re building a new bridge in Amsterdam, no ordinary bridge, one built by robots using 3D printing technology. It will be the first of its kind anywhere in the world, and when completed it will span...
View ArticleAmsterdam, the world’s best small city?
Amsterdam has come a long way in the last 800 years. In the early 13th Century it was an insignificant fishing village, kept dry by a few dams and dykes; it grew larger and wealthier on the back of...
View ArticleAmsterdam’s Festival of Light
I had high expectations for the Amsterdam Light Festival, particularly after the runaway success of Eindhoven’s GLOW Festival a few weeks ago. To add some extra excitement to proceedings the weather...
View ArticleWake me up when I’m famous, an Amsterdam amble (I)
The weather in the Netherlands has been wet and windy for what seems like most of the year so far. We eventually had a couple of days when it was almost possible to pretend that Spring was finally...
View ArticleKeep Calm and Drink Cava, an Amsterdam amble (II)
Nine times out of ten, when we find ourselves in Amsterdam, we end up wandering into the wonderful De Pijp area in the south of the city. No one really knows why it was called ‘The Pipe’ when it was...
View ArticleA summer’s day in Amsterdam
Summer days have been few and far between so far this ‘summer’. Those we have had seem to arrive on week days rather than the weekend, when I might be able to enjoy them rather than observe them from...
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