Clogs and Cannabis..Also, Windmills and Weed
A lovely post about Amsterdam by Shoe Fiend. For someone who walked through Ams for five hours, its remarkably insightful and cuts through the usual touristy impressions.
Amsterdam doesn’t overwhelm you as Paris does with its grand buildings and boulevards. It isn’t as large and impersonal as London can be. It doesn’t make your head spin as Rome does with fountains, obelisks and stunning chapels on every street corner. Amsterdam is lovely in a quiet but quirky way. Unassuming but certainly not unprepossessing. It makes you feel welcome, at ease and at home. It allows you to soak up its ambience at your own pace.
In the interests of disclosure, I admit I am a biased judge.
Hi there.. Read a few posts, and just wanted to say, welcome to the netherlands
Amsterdam is stunning, but pricey. We live in Gouda and it is not too bad..
Comment by Elize — December 20, 2005 @ 6:16 pm
Hi Elize,
Thanks for dropping by..Nice to see another NL based blog in English!
Have heard quite a bit abt the cheese markets in Gouda, never been there though!
Comment by Sue — December 20, 2005 @ 10:46 pm
If you want to have a quick look at the market. it is a link to a webcam
http://www.xs4all.nl/~gouda004/
I am not dutch, was born in South Africa. English is just so much easier though
Comment by Elize — December 21, 2005 @ 1:11 pm
Thanks for the link..
I attended 2 weeks of Dutch classes and I completely agree - English is so much easier!
Comment by Sue — December 22, 2005 @ 11:04 am
:D Thanks for the link! Have been reading and enjoying your other posts too
Comment by shoefiend — December 22, 2005 @ 1:02 pm
Oh and I can pronounce Kozhikode! So that’s a coffee you owe me next time I’m in town
Comment by shoefiend — December 22, 2005 @ 1:04 pm
Thanks for visiting, shoefiend. Guess thats a coffee next time you are in Ams..(after the Kword-test of coz..:-)
Comment by Sue — December 22, 2005 @ 3:44 pm