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Blue Sportmax dress with blue and white leggings
Trying to come up with outfits from my wardrobe instead of straight off a shop mannequin is still challenging, but here is another one. The (jeans) blue Sportmax dress was first featured on the blog in this post in 2016 when it still fitted (I will come back to that later in the post). Then…
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Black waistcoat
Right, my first clothes purchase of the year, a waistcoat by Copenhagen Muse, bought at kpa.haarlem. The first of the only 10 new items of clothing this year challenge. I like it because it looks modern and a lot of my tops aren’t that modern. Black was not my favourite colour but I had the…
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Sea green jumper
One day, at the end of November, I spotted this sea green jumper in one of my favourite shops (LAB Women’s Clothing). I wanted more colour in my wardrobe, the jumper was in the sale, it fitted and to my surprise, it didn’t itch. The latter was the reason why I had never tried it…
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Orange pleather trousers and sequinned sweater
These orange pleather trousers and sequinned sweater are both by Essentiel Antwerp, one of my favourite brands because of their use of colour. Marjolein was with me when I bought the set, and she was also the photographer of these blog photos. We went to Amsterdam, to the NEMO Science Museum which is a fun…
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Black pleated skirt with a pink jumper
Nothing is new in this outfit, just a different combination of items. I combined the black pleated skirt with a pink jumper. The boots and the skirt you have seen together before and the pink jumper is one of my favourites. I met Janna in Amsterdam for lunch. She has an Instagram account (@Timelessstyle.nl) which…
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Kenzo dress worn with white jeans
The days I wore this Kenzo dress actually as a dress are gone. Too short, even with a pencil skirt underneath it (see this post). My knees are too old and even my shapely legs are too old now to put on display. I weep but it is time to come to terms with it.…
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Pebble coloured trousers with a neon pink top
Remember I showed you these trousers before with an orange and cream top and I didn’t like the combination? This time I combined the pebble coloured trousers with a neon pink top and I love it. I think both are a bit ‘arty’. I wore this combination when I met Janna at the Beurs van…
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Black linen dress with Angela Caputi necklace
The photos for this blog post were taken with an iPhone which means the quality isn’t that good. My phone had to do for taking photos as I was walking through Amsterdam all day with Sylvia of 40PlusStyle. My normal camera (plus flashlight) is terribly heavy. Silvia is the one who encouraged me to start…
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Cobalt blue trousers with a green and white necklace by Angela Caputi
Wide leg trousers are so comfortable! I completely fell for these cobalt blue trousers by COS. This time I was so wise to test out the outfit before I used it for a blog photo shoot. By wearing it, you’ll notice what needs to be adjusted. In this case, the waistband needed adjusting. COS has…
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With blog reader Susan in Amsterdam
A different post this week than usual as I was pretty ill. No opportunity to do an outfit photo shoot. It probably started with a virus three weeks ago and I thought it had gone so ventured out again, only to pick up another virus. Or, the one that I already had, got worse. I…
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Wide cream trousers and Shopping Saturday
All my friends are dear to me and my heart is capable of loving them all equally. When you make a new friend, it doesn’t take any love away from your old friends, your heart just expands. It is such a magnificent phenomenon. You are about to see many photos of my day with the…
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Monochrome cream outfit
Sometimes I devise an outfit to purposely avoid bright colours, such as the styling of this monochrome cream outfit. It appeals to me because of its sophisticated vibe. Couldn’t resist to throw in the bright green earrings though. The green/purple/yellow scarf around my waist is a trick I use often (thank you Misja for this…
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A polka dot dress with trousers
Apologies for the bad quality of the photos in this post. I wasn’t planning on using them, but decided to do so anyway. The quality is also bad because of the recent iPhone update. The ‘improvement’ Apple made, was to switch photos from JPG format to HEIC format. And this new HEIC format cannot be…
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Kenzo top with blue trousers
On a little tour through Amsterdam I wore my Kenzo top with blue trousers and very comfortable golden sandals. The top has been in my wardrobe for many years but I used to wear it only with a jacket because the sleeves are quite short and my upper arms very wrinkly. Ron says I should…
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Jeans dress with a printed top
The idea of wearing this Sportmax jeans dress with a printed top came from an advertisement by couturier Mart Visser. The printed top is his design and he advertised it with a jeans dress. Such a dress was already in my wardrobe for years (original post and post where I wear it like a jacket).…
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Black and white blazer Mart Visser
Sometimes you get lucky, like with this black and white blazer by Mart Visser. For those who don’t know, Mart Visser is a well-known couturier from the Netherlands with a side collection of ready-to-wear. My Instagram friend Janna of @timelessstyle.nl and I visited a sample sale in his showroom. And that is where I found…
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Blue and white top with yellow trousers in Amsterdam
From the minute I spotted this blue and white top in March 2020, I loved it and it hasn’t disappointed me since. It is from Essentiel Antwerp, as is the silver belt. You have seen it before in this post with white trousers and silver high heels and in this post with jeans and white…
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Long green linen coat, worn as a jacket
Bicycles, a bridge, canals, old houses…that’s Amsterdam for you. The outfit of the week is a long green linen coat, which I am wearing as a jacket. Apparently I am going through a phase of wearing coats and dresses as a jacket. (It might not look green to you but the coat is pale green,…
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Wearing a dress as a jacket
Wearing a dress as a jacket is ever so easy with a button-down dress. Unbutton it, wear a block of colour underneath and you’re done. This Sportmax dress has been in my wardrobe for many years, it appeared in this post in Paris and in this post, styling a sleeveless dress (scroll down a bit).…
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Walking through Amsterdam in a wide green trench coat
They say “Paris is always a good idea” and I agree, but I think the same applies to Amsterdam. I decided to wear my new wide green trench coat from kpa.haarlem, when I went to Amsterdam two weeks ago with my friend Helena. The trench coat is part of my husband’s birthday present. Remember he…
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Red and cream shirt on cream trousers
Kitty, my usual photographer, was really busy so I pleaded pretty please to husband Ron to photograph my new red and cream shirt. He was kind enough to take these photos in Amsterdam, in Wertheim Park. Below: The entrance of Wertheim Park. Aren’t these lamp holders magnificent? Below: The left sphinx. The right one is…
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Dark green jumper with a light green brooch
As Ron and I were in Amsterdam for the houndstooth blazer on jeans shoot, we also shot this dark green jumper outfit. It is a funny kind of green, almost teal but then again it is not. Turning a corner, we found ourselves in front of restaurant Greetje. My name is very old-fashioned and you…
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Green houndstooth blazer with boyfriend jeans
Remember this houndstooth blazer? The first time you saw it on my blog was with a pair of cream trousers. You weren’t impressed. At least that was my conclusion from comments on the blog and on Instagram. Perhaps you thought it was too formal? You suggested jeans. Of course jeans are the obvious choice, especially…
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Khaki jumper for winter
Again, the boyfriend jeans. This time with a khaki jumper. You have seen these jeans last week with my sequinned jumper and a couple of weeks ago with my cream jumper. Boring. Sorry, I am a jeans girl and boyfriend jeans are very comfortable in these Covid times. However, I would really miss it if…
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Sequinned jumper in purple and black
The sequinned jumper I am wearing today is the total opposite of last week’s sweater. That is, financially. Both garments that draw attention but contrary to the Dries van Noten sweater of last week, the sequinned jumper cost me only €25. Found it at the brilliant vintage store of Laura Dolls. Never miss this shop…
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Cream jumper with buttons on the sleeves
Although bright colours like red and yellow suit me best, I have a weak spot for cream. And this cream jumper has buttons on the sleeves! Fun. The photos were made on the 3rd of September when it was a particularly cold and rainy day. My friend Helena and I had agreed to meet in…
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Red and white striped jacket and Shopping Saturday
Another Shopping Saturday with my friends Anke and Sabine: such a delightful day. We all look forward to it. As Anke was 38 weeks pregnant, we stayed in Amsterdam so she wouldn’t have to travel far. I decided to wear this red and white striped jacket by FRNCH which I had bought last September at…
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A pair of bright pink trousers, worn three ways
Being on holiday in my own country means I have more time to do photoshoots with one of “my” photographers. This first (holi)day I went to Amsterdam with Loes and wore bright pink trousers. They are second-hand from Kat & Ko and as you know, I love bright colours. All the other items in this…
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Black sandals with block heel
Believe it or not, I have a terrible taste in shoes. Even my mother told me as a teenager how old-fashioned my shoe choices were. Which is why I challenge myself and pay attention to shoe fashion. These black sandals with block heel would not be the kind I’d normally choose. My natural choice would…
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Shopping in the 9 Streets of Amsterdam with Peggy
Peggy and I used to be colleagues until about 8 years ago. We became friends but don’t see each other much as Peggy has a full-time job and three children. More than enough on her plate. This Wednesday however was OUR day. In the sense of sustainability, we went horribly wrong. As little clothes addicts…
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Striped cashmere jumper
My BVA friends and I were to meet last weekend but poor Marianne was in bed with a lot of back pain, so we had to postpone. Which also meant: no blog pictures. RON TO THE RESCUE (can you imagine him with a cape, flying through the sky 😆 ?). His offer came the evening…
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The EYE film museum in Amsterdam
“My” two photographers were unavailable, so husband Ron stepped in again. No matter how much he hates it, he is always there to help me. It was cold and after much deliberation, we decided to do the shoot of this yellow jumper on the ferry between Amsterdam Central Station and Amsterdam North. There would be…
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Leather jogging trousers
These leather jogging trousers have been in my wardrobe for a few years now. I don’t wear them much, which is a shame really as they make quite an impact and are pretty cool (as long as I cover my butt). Wearing pumps with them creates the image I like most; see the styling with…
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High tea at the Amstel Hotel
Yes, I know the title of this blog post is “High tea at the Amstel Hotel”. And when you see Marijke and me like this, we don’t exactly look like the clientele suitable for the Amstel (5 star) Hotel. They let anybody in these days 😆 Our group of friends, the BVA girls, have been…
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Floral tights with a black leather skirt
The floral tights do indeed make another appearance, this time combined with my black leather wrap skirt and a pink sweater. When I showed this combination to Ron (husband), I was still wearing the black leather ankle boots of the floral tights outfit with the red skirt. He commented that the shiny leather of the…
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Floral tights and a red skirt
All items of this outfit are from my own closet; the only new item are the floral tights. To document it all for you ( 😎 ), my photographer Loes and I went to the Music Building in Amsterdam, called Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ. It is a beautiful building with fabulous views, glass walls all…
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Shopping in Amsterdam, Cornelis Schuytstraat
We intended to make our shopping in Amsterdam, Cornelis Schuytstraat, another event for the Shopping Saturday girls. Unfortunately Anke was feeling too poorly to join us and cancelled that morning. Sabine and I were already on our way and decided to go through with it. The shops and fall collection were beckoning. Sabine drove me…
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Lemon yellow trousers on the Noordermarkt
One of our favourite Saturday morning outings is going to the markets in the Amsterdam Jordaan. It was lovely weather, not too hot, not too cold. Perfect for my new lemon yellow trousers and white sneakers which I bought at LAB Women’s Clothing. When I tried these items on, I had just purchased the white…
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Isabel Marant necklace, Anke and Sabine
There it is, my Isabel Marant necklace, present from Ron when we were in Maastricht. It is such an unusual thing. The cream leather strings can move up and down and by doing so, the golden part in the middle will sit lower or higher on your body. I fell in love with it. As…
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A red sweater and a green faux fur coat and Catherine
Catherine of Not Dressed as Lamb was in town. A blogger whom I have been following since 2012 and whom I met twice before. What to wear?? Would a red sweater and a green faux fur coat go together? These choices were practical. I needed something casual to go with sneakers as it was wet…
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Shopping Sunday in Amsterdam, the Nine Streets
We, the Shopping Saturday girlfriends, hadn’t seen each other for quite a while. Holidays and work got in way, so we decided to change our outing to Shopping Sunday in Amsterdam. In the Nine Streets to be precise. Still one of the loviest areas of Amsterdam. I already wrote two posts on this area in…
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Cruising Amsterdam by boat
My blog is strictly a hobby. Nothing commercial on it as I haven’t got the time nor need to deal with advertisements or sponsors. With this post I am going to make one exception. For my husband Ron, the man who takes the best pictures of me for this blog and finds the best backgrounds.…
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Amsterdam Noordermarkt
As I said last week, it has been a month of only nice things. Boat tours (2), dinners (numerous), meeting friends (old and new ones) and on a sunny Saturday: a visit to the Amsterdam Noordermarkt. One of our favourite Saturday morning outings. This is a market exclusively selling biological, organic etc food. You will…
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Boat tour through Amsterdam with Anne and Kirk
My husband Ron has a company, taking people on a boat tour through Amsterdam. He teaches them how to navigate the boat (if they want to) and shows the sights. More information on amsterdamboatcompany.com if you forgive me this blatant advertising haha. I want to promote his business because he really enjoys doing this. As he gets 5…
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A blue pencil skirt for lunch with Carin and Sylvia
Oh yes, talking, talking, talking. I am famous for talking. People sometimes avoid me because I talk so much. Anyway, last Wednesday I met Sylvia of 40+Style and Carin (follow her on Instagram: @catoinamsterdam). Of course it was hell to select an outfit, knowing you meet two fashion belles. I also wanted to twist Sylvia’s…
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Shopping in Leidsestraat Amsterdam
When you are really broke and addicted to buying clothes (as I am), the last thing you need is a day in Amsterdam with your two friends who love shopping just as much as you do. But, I was still on holiday (which means I am in a merry spirit), the date was set months ago and…
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Max Mara jeans dress worn as a jacket
A week ago I took the Friday off and Ron and I headed to Amsterdam. I wore my Max Mara jeans dress but this time as a jacket (versatile piece). (Note: it is actually a Sportmax dress). It is always a pleasure to be in Amsterdam and this time it was especially nice as we…
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Blue Kenzo jacket dress worn in Amsterdam
Friend Misja asked me whether I wanted to model for a spring fashion shoot she had to do for a German magazine. Haha.. of course I wanted to. Vain as I am. She had to photograph 14 different women, all over 40, in spring clothes. With Amsterdam as the background because the title of the magazine article…
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A red velvet jacket at the Bags museum
A little while ago I went to the Bags and Purses Museum in Amsterdam with my stepdaughter Nicky (update 2023: the museum is now closed). I have been to this museum about 4 or 5 times in the last two years. Every time I discover new beautiful bags because: a) there is so much to…
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Red tunic sweater at the Foodhalls in Amsterdam
The Foodhallen (Foodhalls) in Amsterdam West. The place which Ron (husband) chose to photograph my red tunic sweater. For a long time not the best area of Amsterdam. As it often happens, this area is now up and coming. Which is why a daring project developer decided to transform the old City Tram Depot into a…
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Shopping in the Nine Streets of Amsterdam
Hi!!! Here we are again, three colleagues and friends who just love shopping. As soon as one shopping spree is over, we plan another one through our text message group called “Shopping Saturday”. See our previous “adventures” here, here, here and here. December 12, we decided to go shopping in the Nine Streets of Amsterdam. A…
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A dress in yellow, black and white
Finally some sunshine. What a lousy spring this has been. Husband Ron suggested we would do one of our favourite things: go to Amsterdam and drink cappuccino on a terrace facing the busy market of the Lindengracht. I decided to wear my dress in yellow, black and white. This dress was amongst the clothes I…
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Amsterdam department store
When I showed you the pictures of the IJhallen, I said I would give you a closer look at what I was wearing that day. Well, that was this black jacket (brand Reiss, present from husband Ron), a black top, my trusted skinny jeans by Denham, a gold necklace (present from Ron) and suede knee…
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Graffiti art in Amsterdam
Jill of Everything Just So asked me whether I would be interested in joining Adrienne and her for “How I Wear My Booties” on March 2. She saw my post with the blue sweater and liked it. Of course I agreed. But as I didn’t really like the blue and white striped skirt, I decided to do another…
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Amsterdam IJhallen
The money was spent. All gone. The lust for shopping wasn’t. My friends Sabine and Anke said: “Let’s go to the Amsterdam IJhallen!” This is an enormous flea market (hallen = market and IJ = the name of a big water in Amsterdam). At the IJhallen, the prices are right for people with little money…
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Bags and purses
This post was long overdue… a post about the Museum of Bags and Purses in Amsterdam. Such a beautiful place, such a lovely things to see (update 2023: the museum is now closed). As the name says… they have bags. Lots and lots of them. And they are in the prettiest building you can image.…
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Bloggers get together part two
Things can go a bit crazy when you put four bloggers together who are mad about clothes. OK fair enough, this was not my idea; crazy Anja and Suzanne came up with it and I played along. Reluctantly, I will admit, as there wasn’t anything flattering for me in the clothes box, being a size…
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Bloggers get together
It is getting quite busy here in The Netherlands with bloggers coming and going from all over the world. OK,OK that is a bit exaggerated. Still, in July blogger Dan from The Pretty Cute was over from Italy and now Suzanne from Suzanne Style Files (Canada) is staying in The Netherlands. And two more bloggers get…
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Amsterdam and Haarlem with Daniela
On day two of her visit, I explored Amsterdam and Haarlem with Daniela. Well… explored…the weather was unkind and forced us to sit inside a lot. Lots of rain showers. We started in Amsterdam, near the Amstel and Staalstraat, where Waterloo square is.
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Showing Amsterdam to Daniela
The best thing about blogging is the contact with other women, especially (but not only) bloggers. One of my great fellow bloggers is Daniela, better known as Dan from the blog The Pretty Cute. She is a very elegant Italian lady who invited me to visit her in Italy. But as faith had it, she…
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Shopping in Amsterdam Leidsestraat
My friend Helena and I realized that we had not “done” any shopping in Amsterdam Leidsestraat yet. Which was easily put right. So in my holiday, we set out to make this documentary. All in the course of good journalism. And in your interest. Purely professional. Nothing to do with actual shopping. It was the story,…
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Amsterdam Maritime Museum
Another little piece of my beloved city: Amsterdam Maritime Museum. For the Dutch: Scheepvaartmuseum (don’t even try to pronounce it when you are not Dutch). My husband Ron was kind enough to take photos again of my new outfit, my variation on a jumpsuit. Very comfortable, like PJ’s. Because it is not one piece but a…
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Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam featured the Yellow Skirt
Usually you will find paintings and sculptures of old Dutch masters in this museum. But this time the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam featured the Yellow Skirt. For those who don’t know this phenomenon… the Yellow Skirt travels all over the world, from blog to blog. Every lucky blogger who is bestowed the honour, will style it…
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Shopping in Amsterdam Utrechtsestraat
We totally forgot how much fun it is, shopping in Amsterdam Utrechtsestraat. We imagined to “do” the street in no time. After all what is one street? “We” in this case are my friends and colleagues Anke, Sabine and myself. We did not make it to all the shops. There were so many places of…
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Amsterdam Kings day 2014
It has been a while since we went to Amsterdam to celebrate Queens day or rather Kings day, since the succession of Willem Alexander last year. Today we (my husband Ron and I) wanted to give you an impression of Amsterdam Kings day 2014. For anybody who is not Dutch.. customs are: 1) try and…
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Shopping in Amsterdam… at the Albert Cuyp market
Of course markets are alike all over the world. Still …shopping in Amsterdam at the Albert Cuyp market is a nice experience and worth reporting on. Lots of food for very low prices. (I mean strawberries for € 1.50 in February? That is cheap.) Lots of flowers, fresh fish, olives, vegetables, cheese… you get the…
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Shopping in Amsterdam… Haarlemmerstraat
This time my shopping in Amsterdam was aimed at vintage stores in Haarlemmerstraat. However, old clothes and shoes are less captivating than stunning buildings, canals and beautifully displayed merchandise. To solve that “problem”, my two colleague friends came with me: Anke and Sabine. They are modelling the merchandise. Both are very stylish and shopaholics (like…
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Shopping in Amsterdam, the Jordaan area
This fourth part of my shopping in Amsterdam tour, took us to the Jordaan. A famous area in this city with small and old houses. The neighbourhood was formed in 1600. The people who lived there were always renowned for their humor, their poverty and for looking after each other. Humor is the reason why…
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Shopping in Amsterdam the Nine Streets area – part 2
Same shopping tour, same clothes, different steps, different street, no scarf. Great to link the two posts about the Nine Streets by two similar photos. By accident fooks, this was not a deliberate strategy, not a plan. As you have seen in my previous post about the Nine Streets I was with my friend Helena, who is…
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Shopping in Amsterdam the Nine Streets area – part 1
For our second trip of shopping in Amsterdam we go to the “Negen Straatjes”: the Nine Streets. An area of old buildings, quaint little shops, lots of little lunch places and (for the time being) hardly any big stores. This is the best fun shopping area in Amsterdam. Which consist, as you probably already have…
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Shopping in Amsterdam Dam square area
The first route through Amsterdam started at the Dam square in a department store called The Bijenkorf which means beehive. As you all know what department stores look like, not many picture of that. 😉 If later, you want to view this post again, you can find it under the tab “Amsterdam” in the top…
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How about a long (fashion) weekend and shopping in Amsterdam?
For a few months I have been contemplating the idea of meeting some of you next year to go shopping in Amsterdam. Would you consider it?
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Boating and shopping in Amsterdam
Last Saturday it was splendid weather, not too hot, not too cold. Perfect weather to go boating in Amsterdam with friends. I don’t know whether “boating” is the right word, but “sailing” with a motorboat sounds very silly to me. This post has a lot of pictures (20 or so) and is especially for Dan…
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Queens Day and …Spring in The Netherlands
Since 1949 we have celebrated Queens Day on April 30, the birthday of Queen Juliana, even after Beatrix became queen. That is because the birthday of Queen Beatrix (now Princess Beatrix) is January 31 which date is far too cold to celebrate anything outdoors. What happens that day? Everybody in The Netherlands dresses in orange…
