Exploring Historic Amsterdam

Amsterdam: A Photo Journey
of Bikes, Canals and the Old City

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Marriott
Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel
Great Location & Great Comfort!

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A Visit to Amsterdam's Past:
House Museum Willet-Holthuysen

One of my favorite pastimes when visiting a European City is visiting a House Museum.  We found The Museum Willet-Holthuysen. It is the only fully furnished canal-side aristocratic house in Amsterdam that is open to the public.

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The Oude Kerk
Oldest Church in Amsterdam

We were drawn toward the peace and beauty of a cathedral or basilica.  In Amsterdam, we found ourselves inside the 800 year old Oude Kerk (Old Church).  Amsterdam’s oldest building and oldest parish church.

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A Secret "House Church"
in Amsterdam

One of the most interesting museums you can visit in Amsterdam is the Museum Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder (Our Lord in the Attic) a clandestine church or "schuilkerk" hidden tucked away in the top three floors of a typically lovely, but unassuming, canal house.

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The Anne Frank House:
One of the Most Moving Museums
We Have Ever Visited

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A Taste of Argentina
in Amsterdam: Al Argentino Restaurant Steakhouse

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Zaanse Schans:
A Dutch Living History Village
and its Windmills

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Dining With a View of Windmills:
5 D' Vijf Broers
Bar & Restaurant

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Restaurant Haven van Texel:
Traditional Dutch Food Beside One of
Amsterdam's Oldest Canals

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Finding Dutch Masters at
the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam

We visited Amsterdam’s famous Rijksmuseum in May, almost exactly one year after it re-opened from its 10 year 375 million euro renovation in April of 2013, and as The Netherlands’ National Museum, dedicated to the arts and history of Amsterdam.  It was as impressive as I had hoped! 

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Gourmet Dining
Canal-side in Amsterdam! 
Singel 101

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