Celebrated New Year Eve 2020 in Amsterdam, the Dutch are crazy pyrotech's every one was letting off boxes of fireworks - terrifyingly loud and potentially dangerous. Loved walking around the cobble stoned streets lining the canals, the art galleries and visiting Zaanse Schans the wind mill town. Anne Frank's audio tour and new museum was a highlight. Even in Winter getting tickets to these things has to be organised way in advance.
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| Amsterdam Hilton - John Lennon and Yoko stayed here for their peace protest. |
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| The Amsterdam Hilton's amazing Christmas tree |
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| Christmas tree's on street corners |
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| Remnants of New Years Eve fireworks which terrified Hollander - bombs going off every street corner all day and night and random people walking in crowds throwing down crackers - so different to our highly regulated firework events. |
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| Cool Netherlands squishy cars |
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| At the Christmas market in front of the Rijks Museum. |
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| Ice skating in front of the Rijks Museum |
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| Bitterballen savory treats - to yummy! |
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| Fancy Shoes! |
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| Rembrandt |
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| Vermeer's Milk Maid 1657 |
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| The Night Watchman by Rembrandt 1642 |
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| Wealthy weight |
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| Delftware Dutch pottery |
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| Van Gogh Museum |
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| Lots of canals in Amsterdam! 100 km dug in the 17th C formed concentric belts around the city. We did a canal cruise which is a great way to see the city. |
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| A bascule draw bridge |
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| Amsterdam Royal Palace |
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| Had lunch at the De Roode Leeuw Brasserie |
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| Hollander's name sake |
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| House boat museum |
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| Touristy cheese museum |
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| The Tulip 'mania' museum, outlines the history of the trade and the fall of the tulip era. |
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| Tulip's were first desired by the sultans of the Ottoman Empire. |
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| Went to the Anne Frank House museum which was very moving. |
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| 7 bridges view on the Reguliersgracht canal. |
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| Stroopwafel store - too sweet! |
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| Pub lunch |
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| Visiting the Zaanse Schans - a windmill theme park outside of Amsterdam |
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| Clog making |
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| At the height of it productiveness in the 17th and 18th C Zaanstreek an industrial area north of Amsterdam had more than 1100 windmills operating - manufacturing oil, paper, processing grain and saw milling. |
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| Traditional windmills would grind paint pigments, press oils, make mustard. |
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| Even though it was touristy it was beautiful to get out into the country side and see the restored windmills. |
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| Barrel making workshop |
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| Pancake house for lunch |
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