http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl The no-nonsense travel guide to Amsterdam, Holland Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:38:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/909-sail-tall-ships-amsterdam-maritime-event http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/909-sail-tall-ships-amsterdam-maritime-event#comments Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:07:07 +0000 CityDesk http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=909 Once in every five years Amsterdam harbor -- one of Europe's busiest ports -- become the backdrop for one of the largest maritime manifestations in the world: SAIL

For five days, from August 19th through August 23rd, the whole IJ (pronounced as: Ay) harbor behind Amsterdam's Central Station will be filled with music, culture and some 600 boats, including many historic vessels and a huge number of impressive tall ships from all over the world.]]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/909-sail-tall-ships-amsterdam-maritime-event/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/908-beer-bike-banned-in-amsterdam http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/908-beer-bike-banned-in-amsterdam#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:51:14 +0000 CityDesk http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=908 Beer-bikes are no longer allowed to roam the streets of Amsterdam, a judge has ruled.

The judge reached his decision in a case related to a May, 2009, accident with a beer-bike in Amsterdam-North. Three women were injured when the beer bike they had rented for a hen party proved too tall for a bike tunnel they tried to enter.]]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/908-beer-bike-banned-in-amsterdam/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/907-amsterdams-historic-canal-belt-placed-on-unescos-world-heritage-sites-list http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/907-amsterdams-historic-canal-belt-placed-on-unescos-world-heritage-sites-list#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:24:29 +0000 CityDesk http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=907 Amsterdam’s historic grachtengordel (literally, belt of canals) around the city’s center has been added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.

Many Amsterdammers view the listing as a mixed blessing. On the one hand they hope that strict Unesco rules will prevent the city council from further damaging the city. On the other hand they fear those same rules could turn Amsterdam in a 'sleepy village.']]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/907-amsterdams-historic-canal-belt-placed-on-unescos-world-heritage-sites-list/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/902-gay-man-violently-attacked-in-amsterdam http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/902-gay-man-violently-attacked-in-amsterdam#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:38:23 +0000 CityDesk http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=902 Two men violently beat up a gay man in Amsterdam because of his sexual orientation. Two suspects have been arrested.

Under Dutch law, should it be proven that the men acted out of homophobia, any resulting punishment will be increased by 50 percent.]]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/902-gay-man-violently-attacked-in-amsterdam/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/901-amsterdam-terraces-expensive http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/901-amsterdam-terraces-expensive#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:06:35 +0000 CityDesk http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=901 Enjoying a round of drinks at an Amsterdam café terrace will cost you more money than anywhere else in the Netherlands, a survey shows.

The cheapest drinks can be found in Nijmegen, near the German border.]]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/901-amsterdam-terraces-expensive/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/899-dutch-national-football-team-celebration-turns-amsterdam-canals-orange http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/899-dutch-national-football-team-celebration-turns-amsterdam-canals-orange#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:44:30 +0000 CityDesk http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=899 Casual observers might be forgiven if they thought, based on today's home-coming celebration for the Dutch National Football Team, that Holland had actually won the World Cup last Sunday.

Nearly 700.000 enthusiastic fans lined the route of a canal boat tour that took the players through the city to Museumplein, where the team was officially honored for its achievements during the World Cup games. [video]]]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/899-dutch-national-football-team-celebration-turns-amsterdam-canals-orange/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/898-no-world-cup-but-canal-tour-through-amsterdam http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/898-no-world-cup-but-canal-tour-through-amsterdam#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:33:04 +0000 CityDesk http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=898 Even though the Dutch National Football Team did not win the World Cup last night, the City of Amsterdam will nevertheless honor the team with a tour through the city's canals.

Initially the tour was planned only in the event that the Netherlands would have won the World Cup.]]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/898-no-world-cup-but-canal-tour-through-amsterdam/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/897-city-urges-footbal-fans-dont-come-to-amsterdam http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/897-city-urges-footbal-fans-dont-come-to-amsterdam#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:37:04 +0000 CityDesk http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=897 Hours before the World Cup final match between Holland and Spain will take place Amsterdam's Museumplein -- the largest square in the city -- has already colored orange.

At shortly before 5 pm more than 100.000 people are partying at the square, which is said to comfortably hold 30.000 people.]]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/897-city-urges-footbal-fans-dont-come-to-amsterdam/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/895-amsterdam-prepares-for-national-football-team-celebration-canal-tour http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/895-amsterdam-prepares-for-national-football-team-celebration-canal-tour#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:13:17 +0000 CityDesk http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=895 Updated The population of Amsterdam is expected to more than double this coming Tuesday at police and City officials expect up to a million people to flood the Dutch capital in order to honor the Dutch National Football Team.

If the Netherlands team wins from Spain this Sunday the players will be treated to a tour through the canals of Amsterdam.]]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/895-amsterdam-prepares-for-national-football-team-celebration-canal-tour/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/892-amsterdam-expats-culture-shock http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/892-amsterdam-expats-culture-shock#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:33:26 +0000 CityDesk http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=892 Tourists tend to rate Amsterdammers as both tolerant and helpful, but many expats have a hard time adjusting -- and want to leave the city barely one year after settling here.

Now a newly-formed business coalition intends to develop initiatives that will help foreigners feel more at home in Amsterdam.]]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/892-amsterdam-expats-culture-shock/feed 0