Dutch princess swims in Amsterdam canal
AMSTERDAM (AP) - The Netherlands' Princess Maxima has joined a thousand other swimmers braving a two-kilometer tour of Amsterdam's ancient canals to raise money for charity. Amsterdam's murky canals are not officially designated as safe for ...www.boston.com
PHOTOS: More Dutch Treats From Amsterdam's Floating Canal Pride
We've got more to share from Amsterdam's recent Canal Parade, along with more unbridled love for the gay-gracious Dutch capital.www.queerty.com
Boat wars on Amsterdam canals
Amsterdam's canals are one of the Netherlands' top tourist attraction. They've been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.www.rnw.nl
Want an Authentic Amsterdam Hotel? Hotel Pulitzer Delivers
Hotel Pulitzer is a quirky hotel that's part of Starwood's Luxury Collection and is comprised of 25 restored canal houses from the 17th-and 18th-century.www.hotelchatter.com
Canal boat holidays: The towpath to enlightenment
The boats that once carted coal are now enjoying a new lease of life as old-fashioned pleasure cruisers. Further afield, cities such as Venice and Amsterdam are famously laced with picturesque canals. Plenty of specialists will help you on your way ...www.independent.co.uk
Go off the tourist trail in Amsterdam
The museum offers traditional English high tea, with a Dutch twist - gorgeous apple cake - where you can look out over the canal and across at the beautiful tall houses that are the signature of this amazing city. Everything about Amsterdam is great ...menmedia.co.uk
Handbags with history
Over the next decade the collection continued to grow and her 4000 bags were moved to their present home in a superbly restored canal house on Amsterdam's stately Herengracht - The Gentlemen's Canal. I just spent a morning there. Yes, you read that ...www.theage.com.au
Canal Celebration Pageant winners crowned
Hanna Fleming, 11, of Herkimer, was crowned Canal Celebration Princess, with Kaylee Marie Cappuccio, 12, of Amsterdam, and Savannah Moynihan, 13, of Ilion, tied for first runner-up. Tiffany Sargalis, 9, of Johnstown, was crowned Canal Celebration ...www.littlefallstimes.com
Perfect start to a river cruise
The group dismounted to cross a bridge and cut a swath through the pedestrian traffic drifting into de Dam, the town square that widens your perspective of central Amsterdam and lifts you out of the alley-like beauty of the canals. A spring fun fair ...www.theaustralian.com.au
Rhine cruise offers iconic views, intriguing company
I also took a cable car to the top of the grapevine-covered hills and enjoyed a magnificent view of vineyards and the Rhine River.www.dispatch.com
No place like home
But when I return to my former home town of Hamburg - known for having more canals than Venice and Amsterdam combined - I prefer to arrive by train.www.brisbanetimes.com.au
Amsterdam's 'White Elephant' is put out of its misery
Then there were questions about the suitability of the terminal's location - the several hours' deviation ships would face transiting the sea locks and the North Sea Canal to reach the port. The draught of the sea canal was also a restriction, with a ...theloadstar.co.uk
On reflection, we think our readers have talent!
Antiques restorer Michael Cokien, 64, sent in this photograph of traditional Dutch homes on the Damrak canal after returning from Amsterdam on Wednesday. . . . •; •; •. Michael, from Thurnby Lodge, took the picture with a Sony A37 SLR digital camera ...www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk
Our Favorite Overnight Trips From London To Round Out Your European ...
You could spend a week here and still find things to do, but Amsterdam is perfect for a quick getaway, too. The Museum Quarter and the Vondelpark offer endless culture activities, but if you want to take it easy, stroll along the canals and around the ...www.huffingtonpost.com
River Cruising On The Romantic Rhine
Activities in Amsterdam included a tour of the Van Gogh museum and a canal boat ride. But we also took an optional, 26-euro two-hour chaperoned tour of the city's famous Red Light district.www.huffingtonpost.com
Wandering Jew: Amsterdam's appeal
The square is on the Zwanenburgwa canal in the old Jewish quarter. The market used to be the biggest Jewish bazaar in Amsterdam when the city's Jewish community was thriving in the late 19th century. Sadly, in 1941, as the persecution of the Jews ...www.jpost.com
Visiting Famous Authors' Homes (PHOTOS)
<strong>Amsterdam</strong> Opened to the public in 1960, The Anne Frank House on Amsterdam's Prinsengracht Canal welcomes more than a million visitors annually, and everyone can pay an in-person visit to The Secret Annex in which Frank and her ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Rabbi warns Dutch populist Wilders over ritual slaughter ban
The Netherlands, where Anne Frank hid as a teenager in an Amsterdam canal house until being murdered by the Nazis, had one of the highest rates of Jewish deportation during World War Two.www.reuters.com
Europe's Most Romantic Cities for Gay Couples
Modern, cosmopolitan, and full of life, Amsterdam has long been recognized for its friendly and welcoming vibe towards gay and lesbian travelers.www.gayapolis.com
A rampant moth, killer bacteria combine to threaten the great chestnut trees ...
In Amsterdam, officials are scrambling to try to save chestnuts within the famed canal belt. For Anne Frank's tree, help came too late.www.washingtonpost.com
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