Nederland: North Holland
Updated 8 October 2001
Updated 17 August 2001
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Amsterdam
The famously variegated gabled facades of Amsterdam.
The pleasant canals which permeate the inner city.
Scenes of people enjoying life canalside.
More interesting sights around the city, including the tower of the ? church,
where the royal weddings are performed.
Amsterdam at night, including the
iconic Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge), the
futuristic Duivendrecht train station,
and the replica ship Amsterdam.
1st-3rd: The Stedelijk Museum (of Modern Art).
4th-6th: The Artis Zoo.
7th-9th: Waterbirds.
Koninginnedag (Queen's Day = 30 April), when around a million people
descend on the city to party and exchange rubbish,
even if it's raining.
Orange is the royal color.
Amsterdam Tournament 2001 in the ArenA: Ajax (white) defeats Liverpool (red) 3-1.
Haarlem
1st-2nd: Haarlem train station.
3rd-8th: Scenes around the central square of Haarlem, which
at the time was hosting a jazz festival.
Various street scenes.
Haarlem's canals.
1st-3rd: The riverfront.
4th-8th: The Ten Boom Museum, where a local Christian family
ran a Jewish refugee network during World War II.
Pictured is the living room, the rear bedroom with the hiding place
behind a false wall, and
views from the roof.
For more of the story, see
here or the book
The Hiding Place.
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