Amsterdam re-visited

[firth1974 2,659]

Amsterdam revisited.

Went over to Amsterdam last weekend, just to do some touristy stuff.

These photos were taken last Saturday, 23rd August.

[firth1974 2,659]

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[Tilacno1 23]

fabulous photos brings back many memories from my trips to Amsterdam Thanks so much for posting

[RhinoTusk 4,901]

Nice to see the Old Sailor Bar again

 

The Grasshopper, from the mid-1990s

 

 

Central Station

 

 

De Wallen

 

Edited August 31, 2014 by RhinoTusk

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No window shopping??

[firth1974 2,659]

No window shopping??

Yes, but you can't take photos of that, for fear of having your fingers broken!!

[RhinoTusk 4,901]

I remember a middle eastern tourist taking a photo of one of the Brazilian women and she went after him.

[wacmedia 277]

Hi,

 

Nice to see the Old Sailor still going strong. I hadn't been to Amsterdam for years and jumped on a 9 tram to where I used to live. The first thing I noticed was how many Muslims were onboard. None were on that tram when I used to live there. I have nothing against Muslims but feel we have left too many relocate when they are not comfortable with our way of life. A mistake for them and for us.

[RhinoTusk 4,901]

The panhandlers around Central Station were a real pain in the ass. Many were drug addicts so if you gave them money they would ask for more. I learned to say "Ich verstehe nicht" and crossed my fingers they understood as little German as I do.

I recall being in Amsterdam in 2001 and I gave a gilder to a panhandler. He was a large man, about 6 ft 4 in, mixed race with a thick British accent. When I reached into my pocket for coins, I happened to have a five gilder coin that he really hassled me about. NO WAY I was giving him 5 gilders, but he really gave me a lot of grief.

Less than a year later I saw his picture on the front page of the newspaper. It was Richard Reid, the shoe bomber. I never would have remembered him if he didn't harass me so much about the five gilder coin.

Edited September 1, 2014 by RhinoTusk