Atelier Aterui: Image Index: Amsterdam

JOYCEAN PICS 2011

Amsterdam (I amsterdam)

Contents of This Page

  Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
  Freeland Hotel
  Torture Museum Amsterdam
  Zorba De Griek (Greek/Mediterranean restaurant)
  Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station
  Royal Thai (Thai restaurant)
  Canal Bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)
  Waterlooplein Flea Market
  Museum het Rembrandthuis
  Joods Historisch Museum
  Bojo (Indonesisch restaurant)

CONTENTS 2011

1	Leuven IASIL 2011@Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

2	*Leuven (Fr.* Louvain/Ger. Lowen): miscellanea**

3	*Brussels (Fr.* Bruxelles/ Ger. Brussel) (Mid-/Post-Conference Tour)**

4	*Antwerp (Du.* Antwerpen/ Fr. Anvers) (Post-Conference Tour)**

5	*Ypres (Du.* Ieper), West Flanders (Post-Conference Tour)**

6	Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing (Post-Conference Tour)

7	*Dublin (Ir.Baile Atha Cliath) and Joyce*

8	*Dublin (Ir.Baile Atha Cliath): miscellanea*

9	*Urlingford (Ir.* Ath na nUrlainn), County Kilkenny**

10	*Cashel (Ir.* Caiseal), South Tipperary**

11	Amsterdam (I amsterdam)

12	*Den Haag/'s-Gravenhage (Eng.* The Hague)**

Amsterdam (I amsterdam)

Thursday 28th - Saturday 30th July 2011

Amsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. The city, which had a population (including suburbs) of 1.36 million on 1 January 2008, comprises the northern part of the Randstad, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in Europe, with a population of around 6.7 million.
Its name is derived from Amstellerdam, indicative of the city's origin: a dam in the river Amstel. Settled as a small fishing village in the late twelfth century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age, a result of its innovative developments in trade. During that time, the city was the leading centre for finance and diamonds. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the city expanded, and many new neighborhoods and suburbs were formed. The seventeenth-century canals of Amsterdam (in Dutch: 'Grachtengordel'), located in the heart of Amsterdam, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in July 2010. (Referred to the site of "Wikipedia")

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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol      Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM) is the Netherlands' main international airport, located 20 minutes (4.9 NM (9.1 km; 5.6 mi) southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer.  The airport's official English name, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, places the words in the Dutch order (Luchthaven Schiphol) instead of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (or Schiphol Airport Amsterdam).  The airport used to have the IATA code of SPL, which has fallen into disuse and has been replaced by AMS.  (Referred to the site of "Wikipedia")

ams2011-001 (Thursday 28 July) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol



Freeland Hotel      Freeland Hotel is located at Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511.  I stayed at this comfortable and convenient 2-star hotel between 28 - 30 July, 2011.  It was my second visit.

ams2011-003 (Thursday 28 July) Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511

ams2011-004 (Thursday 28 July) Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511

ams2011-005 (Thursday 28 July) Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511

ams2011-006 (Thursday 28 July) Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511

ams2011-008 (Thursday 28 July) Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511

ams2011-009 (Thursday 28 July) Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511

ams2011-052 (Thursday 28 July) A shower room of Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511

ams2011-053 (Thursday 28 July) A shower room of Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511

ams2011-054 (Thursday 28 July) A shower room of Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511



Torture Museum Amsterdam      Torture Museum Amsterdam is located at Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam.  The Torture Museum endeavors to document the history of the human cruelty.  Not adapted for the handicapped visitors.

ams2011-028 (Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam

ams2011-030 (Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam

ams2011-031 (Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam

ams2011-032 (Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam

ams2011-033 (Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam

ams2011-034 (Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam

ams2011-035 (Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam

ams2011-037 (Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam

ams2011-038 (Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam



Zorba De Griek      Zorba De Griek is a Greek/Mediterranean restaurant located at Leidsekruisstraat 16-18 1017 RH Amsterdam.

ams2011-042 (Thursday 28 July) Zorba De Griek, Leidsekruisstraat 16-18 1017 RH Amsterdam

ams2011-044 (Thursday 28 July) My dinner (Greek bier "Mythos" and menu no.1) at Zorba De Griek, Leidsekruisstraat 16-18 1017 RH Amsterdam

ams2011-046 (Thursday 28 July) Mythos (Greek bier) at Zorba De Griek, Leidsekruisstraat 16-18 1017 RH Amsterdam

ams2011-048 (Thursday 28 July) My dinner (Greek bier "Mythos" and menu no.1) at Zorba De Griek, Leidsekruisstraat 16-18 1017 RH Amsterdam

ams2011-051 (Thursday 28 July) My dessert (yoghurt special) at Zorba De Griek, Leidsekruisstraat 16-18 1017 RH Amsterdam



Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station      Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station is one of the main railway hubs of the Netherlands and is used by 166,000 passengers a day, excluding transferring passengers.  It is also the starting point of Amsterdam Metro lines 51, 53, and 54.  The station building of Amsterdam Centraal was designed by Pierre Cuypers and A. L. van Gendt, and opened in 1889.  It features a roof span of approximately 40 metres fabricated in cast iron by Andrew Handyside of Derby, England.  The station is currently under reconstruction due to the construction of the North/South metro line (metro line 52).  Amsterdam Centraal is twinned with Liverpool Street station in London, United Kingdom -- the other terminus of the Dutchflyer rail-ferry service.
  The building of Amsterdam Centraal is situated on three man-made islands, themselves resting on 8,687 wooden piles which have been driven deep into the muddy and sandy soil.  The current location of the station is not the site the city of Amsterdam had originally hoped for; other possibilities included somewhere near the Leidseplein, the Weesperplein, or in the vicinity of the modern-day Sarphatipark.  Officials in The Hague, however, felt that the eventual location at the head of the city, along The IJ, was the best location.  This was a highly controversial decision, as it effectively cut off Amsterdam from its own waterfront, making it, for all purposes, an inland city.  In his History of Amsterdam, Dutch historian Geert Mak writes that: Almost all of Amsterdam's own experts and others involved in thought this to be a catastrophic plan, 'the most disgusting possible attack on the beauty and glory of the capital.'  Nevertheless, the building of the Central Station in front of the open harbor was forced through by the railway department of the Ministry of Transport in The Hague, and the Home Secretary, Thorbecke.  Finally, the plan made its way through the Amsterdam municipal council by a narrow majority (Mak 1994).  The Tokyo Station building is often said to be fashioned after it, but there is little evidence to support the theory.  In fact, Terunobu Fujimori, a scholar of the Western architecture, denied the connection after studying both the building itself and the styles of Tokyo's station architect, Tatsuno Kingo.  (Referred to the site of "Wikipedia")

ams2011-057 (Friday 29 July) Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station

ams2011-059 (Friday 29 July) Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station



Royal Thai      Royal Thai is a Thai restaurant located at Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 94 1017 NM Amsterdam.

ams2011-062 (Friday 29 July) Royal Thai, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 94 1017 NM Amsterdam

ams2011-063 (Friday 29 July) Heineken Oud Bruin (dark beer) at Royal Thai, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 94 1017 NM Amsterdam

ams2011-065 (Friday 29 July) "Menu no.2" at Royal Thai, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 94 1017 NM Amsterdam

ams2011-067 (Friday 29 July) "Menu no.2" at Royal Thai, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 94 1017 NM Amsterdam



Canal Bus      Canal Bus is an enjoyable and relaxed way of getting around the canals and takes you past all Amsterdam's top sights.  On board they provide a multilingual commentary.  Our comfortable boats offer a frequent and regular service with 4 lines and 20 stops.  The stops are located near the museums, stopping districts and tourist attractions.  Your ticket (day ticket, etc.) allows you to hop on and off as often as you like.

ams2011-010 (Thursday 28 July) Canal Bus Stop at Leidseplein

ams2011-068 (Saturday 30 July) Canal Bus Stop at Leidseplein

ams2011-069 (Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)

ams2011-070 (Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)

ams2011-071 (Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)

ams2011-072 (Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)

ams2011-074 (Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)

ams2011-075 (Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)

ams2011-077 (Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)

ams2011-078 (Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)

ams2011-079 (Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise): Gemeentehuis Amsterdam (Amsterdam City Hall)

ams2011-080 (Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise): Rembrandthuis (the Rembrandt House) Stop



Waterlooplein      Waterlooplein is a square in the centre of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, near the Amstel River.  The daily flea market on the square is popular with tourists.  The Stopera city hall and opera building and the Mozes en Aaronkerk church are at Waterlooplein.
  Waterlooplein was created in 1880 when the Leprozengracht and Houtgracht canals were filled in.  The square is named after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.  The square became a marketplace when the city government decided that the Jewish merchants in the nearby Jodenbreestraat and Sint Antoniebreestraat had to move their stalls to the square.  The Waterlooplein became a daily market (except on Saturdays, the Jewish sabbath) in 1893.  During World War II the Jewish quarter was emptied of its residents as the Nazis rounded them up and sent them to concentration camps.  The Waterlooplein market had disappeared by 1941.
  After the war, the Jewish quarter was left deserted, and the Waterlooplein market became a flea market.  The market, a big outdoor bazaar, best for the second hand clothing and full of general bric-a-brac, currently has some 300 stalls and is open every day except Sunday.  In 2005, the Jewish Historical Museum presented an exhibition of paintings and photographs depicting Waterlooplein.  The exhibition included works by Wolfgang Suschitzky, Max Liebermann and Oskar Kokoschka.  Waterlooplein is a stop on the Amsterdam metro line.  Tram lines 9 and 14 and the Museumboot water taxi also stop at Waterlooplein.  It is also a canal bus stop called Rembrandthuis (the Rembrandt House).  There is a taxi stand and parking garage.  "Oh Waterlooplein" (to the tune of Joe Dassin's Les Champs Elysees) is a song made popular by Dutch performers Johnny Kraaykamp and Rijk de Gooyer.  (Referred to the site of "Wikipedia")

ams2011-081 (Saturday 30 July) Waterlooplein Flea Market, Amsterdam

ams2011-082 (Saturday 30 July) Waterlooplein Flea Market, Amsterdam

ams2011-083 (Saturday 30 July) Waterlooplein Flea Market, Amsterdam

ams2011-085 (Saturday 30 July) Waterlooplein Flea Market, Amsterdam



Museum het Rembrandthuis      Museum het Rembrandthuis (the Rembrandt House Museum) is a house in Jodenbreestraat in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where Rembrandt lived and painted for a number of years. It is now a museum. Rembrandt purchased the house in 1639 and lived there until he went bankrupt in 1656, when all his belongings went on auction.
  The house where Rembrandt lived between 1639 and 1658 is a museum: Museum het Rembrandthuis or the Rembrandt House Museum.  The building was constructed in 1606 and 1607 for Cornelis van der Voort in what was then known as the Sint Anthonisbreestraat.  The street did not come to be called Jodenbreestraat until later.  The house was built on two lots in the eastern part of the city.  Many rich merchants and artists settled in this new part of town.  It is a substantial two-story dwelling with a stepped gable.  In about 1627-28 the house was drastically remodeled.  It was given a new facade, a triangular corniced pedimen -- the height of modernity at the time -- and another story was added.  The reconstruction was probably overseen by Jacob van Campen, who was later to make his name as the architect of Amsterdam Town Hall (now The Dutch Royal Palace in Dam Square).  (Referred to the site of "Wikipedia")

ams2011-090 (Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011

ams2011-092 (Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011

ams2011-095 (Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011

ams2011-096 (Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011

ams2011-097 (Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011

ams2011-098 (Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011

ams2011-099 (Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011

ams2011-100 (Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011

ams2011-101 (Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011



Joods Historisch Museum      The Joods Historisch Museum (Jewish Historical Museum) is a museum in Amsterdam dedicated to Jewish history, culture and religion, in the Netherlands and worldwide.  It is the only museum in the Netherlands dedicated to Jewish history.  A seven-year renovation of the museum was recently completed (2007).
  The museum was recognized in 1989 when it received the Council of Europe Museum Prize, awarded for a combination of the presentation of the collection and the outward appearance of the buildings.   The Joods Historisch Museum opened its doors on February 24, 1932 and was inititally housed at the Waag (Weighing House) on Nieuwmarkt square.  Following the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in World War II, the museum was forced to close and much of the collection was lost.  The museum reopened its doors in 1955.  In 1987, it moved to a new location, occupying four former synagogues on Jonas Daniel Meijerplein square, adjacent to the Snoge (Portuguese Synagogue).
  The museum's collection includes some 11,000 art objects, ceremonial objects and historical objects, only some five percent of which is on display at any one time.  It has two permanent exhibitions as well as regularly changing temporary exhibitions.  The exhibition on the ground floor focuses on Jewish traditions and customs.  The presentation is inspired by the former interior of the synagogue.  Ceremonial objects from the museum collection are shown in locations where they used to be placed in the synagogue.  This gives visitors a sense of the surroundings in which they find themselves and enables them to taste the original synagogue atmosphere.  The galleries of the Great Synagogue feature a new presentation on the history of the Jews of the Netherlands from 1600 to 1890.  The central theme is what it meant to be a Jew in the Netherlands in this period.  Stories about how Jews arrived in the Netherlands, the extent to which they managed to integrate, the cultural interchange with non-Jewish countrymen and the preservation of their identity resonate today in contemporary situations and debates.  (Extracted from the site of "Wikipedia")

ams2011-103 (Saturday 30 July) Joods Historisch Museum (Jewish Historical Museum), Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1 1011 PL Amsterdam

ams2011-105 (Saturday 30 July) Joods Historisch Museum (Jewish Historical Museum), Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1 1011 PL Amsterdam

ams2011-106 (Saturday 30 July) Joods Historisch Museum (Jewish Historical Museum), Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1 1011 PL Amsterdam



Bojo (Indonesisch restaurant)      Bojo is an Indonesian specialties located at Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 49-51 1017NG Amsterdam.  This is the place where I ate my last meal (lunch) before the flight for Japan.

ams2011-108 (Saturday 30 July) Restaurant Bojo, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 49-51 1017NG Amsterdam

ams2011-109 (Saturday 30 July) Restaurant Bojo, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 49-51 1017NG Amsterdam

ams2011-110 (Saturday 30 July) Restaurant Bojo, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 49-51 1017NG Amsterdam

ams2011-112 (Saturday 30 July) Bintang (Indonesian beer) at Restaurant Bojo, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 49-51 1017NG Amsterdam

ams2011-115 (Saturday 30 July) Nasi goreng special at Restaurant Bojo, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 49-51 1017NG Amsterdam.  The famous Indonesian dish Nasi goreng literally means "fried rice" in Indonesian.

Maintained by Eishiro Ito

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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol		Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM) is the Netherlands' main international airport, located 20 minutes (4.9 NM (9.1 km; 5.6 mi) southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer. The airport's official English name, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, places the words in the Dutch order (Luchthaven Schiphol) instead of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (or Schiphol Airport Amsterdam). The airport used to have the IATA code of SPL, which has fallen into disuse and has been replaced by AMS. (Referred to the site of "Wikipedia")
	ams2011-001	(Thursday 28 July) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Freeland Hotel		Freeland Hotel is located at Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511. I stayed at this comfortable and convenient 2-star hotel between 28 - 30 July, 2011. It was my second visit.
	ams2011-003	(Thursday 28 July) Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511
	ams2011-004	(Thursday 28 July) Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511
	ams2011-005	(Thursday 28 July) Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511
	ams2011-006	(Thursday 28 July) Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511
	ams2011-008	(Thursday 28 July) Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511
	ams2011-009	(Thursday 28 July) Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511
	ams2011-052	(Thursday 28 July) A shower room of Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511
	ams2011-053	(Thursday 28 July) A shower room of Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511
	ams2011-054	(Thursday 28 July) A shower room of Freeland Hotel, Marnixstraat 386, 1017 PL Amsterdam, Nederland 020 6227511

Torture Museum Amsterdam		Torture Museum Amsterdam is located at Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam. The Torture Museum endeavors to document the history of the human cruelty. Not adapted for the handicapped visitors.
	ams2011-028	(Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam
	ams2011-030	(Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam
	ams2011-031	(Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam
	ams2011-032	(Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam
	ams2011-033	(Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam
	ams2011-034	(Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam
	ams2011-035	(Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam
	ams2011-037	(Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam
	ams2011-038	(Thursday 28 July) The Torture Museum, Singel 449 1012 WP, Amsterdam

Zorba De Griek		Zorba De Griek is a Greek/Mediterranean restaurant located at Leidsekruisstraat 16-18 1017 RH Amsterdam.
	ams2011-042	(Thursday 28 July) Zorba De Griek, Leidsekruisstraat 16-18 1017 RH Amsterdam
	ams2011-044	(Thursday 28 July) My dinner (Greek bier "Mythos" and menu no.1) at Zorba De Griek, Leidsekruisstraat 16-18 1017 RH Amsterdam
	ams2011-046	(Thursday 28 July) Mythos (Greek bier) at Zorba De Griek, Leidsekruisstraat 16-18 1017 RH Amsterdam
	ams2011-048	(Thursday 28 July) My dinner (Greek bier "Mythos" and menu no.1) at Zorba De Griek, Leidsekruisstraat 16-18 1017 RH Amsterdam
	ams2011-051	(Thursday 28 July) My dessert (yoghurt special) at Zorba De Griek, Leidsekruisstraat 16-18 1017 RH Amsterdam

Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station		Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station is one of the main railway hubs of the Netherlands and is used by 166,000 passengers a day, excluding transferring passengers. It is also the starting point of Amsterdam Metro lines 51, 53, and 54. The station building of Amsterdam Centraal was designed by Pierre Cuypers and A. L. van Gendt, and opened in 1889. It features a roof span of approximately 40 metres fabricated in cast iron by Andrew Handyside of Derby, England. The station is currently under reconstruction due to the construction of the North/South metro line (metro line 52). Amsterdam Centraal is twinned with Liverpool Street station in London, United Kingdom -- the other terminus of the Dutchflyer rail-ferry service. The building of Amsterdam Centraal is situated on three man-made islands, themselves resting on 8,687 wooden piles which have been driven deep into the muddy and sandy soil. The current location of the station is not the site the city of Amsterdam had originally hoped for; other possibilities included somewhere near the Leidseplein, the Weesperplein, or in the vicinity of the modern-day Sarphatipark. Officials in The Hague, however, felt that the eventual location at the head of the city, along The IJ, was the best location. This was a highly controversial decision, as it effectively cut off Amsterdam from its own waterfront, making it, for all purposes, an inland city. In his History of Amsterdam, Dutch historian Geert Mak writes that: Almost all of Amsterdam's own experts and others involved in thought this to be a catastrophic plan, 'the most disgusting possible attack on the beauty and glory of the capital.' Nevertheless, the building of the Central Station in front of the open harbor was forced through by the railway department of the Ministry of Transport in The Hague, and the Home Secretary, Thorbecke. Finally, the plan made its way through the Amsterdam municipal council by a narrow majority (Mak 1994). The Tokyo Station building is often said to be fashioned after it, but there is little evidence to support the theory. In fact, Terunobu Fujimori, a scholar of the Western architecture, denied the connection after studying both the building itself and the styles of Tokyo's station architect, Tatsuno Kingo. (Referred to the site of "Wikipedia")
	ams2011-057	(Friday 29 July) Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station
	ams2011-059	(Friday 29 July) Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station

Royal Thai		Royal Thai is a Thai restaurant located at Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 94 1017 NM Amsterdam.
	ams2011-062	(Friday 29 July) Royal Thai, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 94 1017 NM Amsterdam
	ams2011-063	(Friday 29 July) Heineken Oud Bruin (dark beer) at Royal Thai, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 94 1017 NM Amsterdam
	ams2011-065	(Friday 29 July) "Menu no.2" at Royal Thai, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 94 1017 NM Amsterdam
	ams2011-067	(Friday 29 July) "Menu no.2" at Royal Thai, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 94 1017 NM Amsterdam

Canal Bus		Canal Bus is an enjoyable and relaxed way of getting around the canals and takes you past all Amsterdam's top sights. On board they provide a multilingual commentary. Our comfortable boats offer a frequent and regular service with 4 lines and 20 stops. The stops are located near the museums, stopping districts and tourist attractions. Your ticket (day ticket, etc.) allows you to hop on and off as often as you like.
	ams2011-010	(Thursday 28 July) Canal Bus Stop at Leidseplein
	ams2011-068	(Saturday 30 July) Canal Bus Stop at Leidseplein
	ams2011-069	(Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)
	ams2011-070	(Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)
	ams2011-071	(Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)
	ams2011-072	(Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)
	ams2011-074	(Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)
	ams2011-075	(Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)
	ams2011-077	(Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)
	ams2011-078	(Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise)
	ams2011-079	(Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise): Gemeentehuis Amsterdam (Amsterdam City Hall)
	ams2011-080	(Saturday 30 July) A view from the canal bus on Green Line (The Original Cruise): Rembrandthuis (the Rembrandt House) Stop

Waterlooplein		Waterlooplein is a square in the centre of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, near the Amstel River. The daily flea market on the square is popular with tourists. The Stopera city hall and opera building and the Mozes en Aaronkerk church are at Waterlooplein. Waterlooplein was created in 1880 when the Leprozengracht and Houtgracht canals were filled in. The square is named after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The square became a marketplace when the city government decided that the Jewish merchants in the nearby Jodenbreestraat and Sint Antoniebreestraat had to move their stalls to the square. The Waterlooplein became a daily market (except on Saturdays, the Jewish sabbath) in 1893. During World War II the Jewish quarter was emptied of its residents as the Nazis rounded them up and sent them to concentration camps. The Waterlooplein market had disappeared by 1941. After the war, the Jewish quarter was left deserted, and the Waterlooplein market became a flea market. The market, a big outdoor bazaar, best for the second hand clothing and full of general bric-a-brac, currently has some 300 stalls and is open every day except Sunday. In 2005, the Jewish Historical Museum presented an exhibition of paintings and photographs depicting Waterlooplein. The exhibition included works by Wolfgang Suschitzky, Max Liebermann and Oskar Kokoschka. Waterlooplein is a stop on the Amsterdam metro line. Tram lines 9 and 14 and the Museumboot water taxi also stop at Waterlooplein. It is also a canal bus stop called Rembrandthuis (the Rembrandt House). There is a taxi stand and parking garage. "Oh Waterlooplein" (to the tune of Joe Dassin's Les Champs Elysees) is a song made popular by Dutch performers Johnny Kraaykamp and Rijk de Gooyer. (Referred to the site of "Wikipedia")
	ams2011-081	(Saturday 30 July) Waterlooplein Flea Market, Amsterdam
	ams2011-082	(Saturday 30 July) Waterlooplein Flea Market, Amsterdam
	ams2011-083	(Saturday 30 July) Waterlooplein Flea Market, Amsterdam
	ams2011-085	(Saturday 30 July) Waterlooplein Flea Market, Amsterdam

Museum het Rembrandthuis		Museum het Rembrandthuis (the Rembrandt House Museum) is a house in Jodenbreestraat in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where Rembrandt lived and painted for a number of years. It is now a museum. Rembrandt purchased the house in 1639 and lived there until he went bankrupt in 1656, when all his belongings went on auction. The house where Rembrandt lived between 1639 and 1658 is a museum: Museum het Rembrandthuis or the Rembrandt House Museum. The building was constructed in 1606 and 1607 for Cornelis van der Voort in what was then known as the Sint Anthonisbreestraat. The street did not come to be called Jodenbreestraat until later. The house was built on two lots in the eastern part of the city. Many rich merchants and artists settled in this new part of town. It is a substantial two-story dwelling with a stepped gable. In about 1627-28 the house was drastically remodeled. It was given a new facade, a triangular corniced pedimen -- the height of modernity at the time -- and another story was added. The reconstruction was probably overseen by Jacob van Campen, who was later to make his name as the architect of Amsterdam Town Hall (now The Dutch Royal Palace in Dam Square). (Referred to the site of "Wikipedia")
	ams2011-090	(Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011
	ams2011-092	(Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011
	ams2011-095	(Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011
	ams2011-096	(Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011
	ams2011-097	(Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011
	ams2011-098	(Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011
	ams2011-099	(Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011
	ams2011-100	(Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011
	ams2011-101	(Saturday 30 July) Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House), Jodenbreestraat 4-6, Amsterdam 1011

Joods Historisch Museum		The Joods Historisch Museum (Jewish Historical Museum) is a museum in Amsterdam dedicated to Jewish history, culture and religion, in the Netherlands and worldwide. It is the only museum in the Netherlands dedicated to Jewish history. A seven-year renovation of the museum was recently completed (2007). The museum was recognized in 1989 when it received the Council of Europe Museum Prize, awarded for a combination of the presentation of the collection and the outward appearance of the buildings. The Joods Historisch Museum opened its doors on February 24, 1932 and was inititally housed at the Waag (Weighing House) on Nieuwmarkt square. Following the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in World War II, the museum was forced to close and much of the collection was lost. The museum reopened its doors in 1955. In 1987, it moved to a new location, occupying four former synagogues on Jonas Daniel Meijerplein square, adjacent to the Snoge (Portuguese Synagogue). The museum's collection includes some 11,000 art objects, ceremonial objects and historical objects, only some five percent of which is on display at any one time. It has two permanent exhibitions as well as regularly changing temporary exhibitions. The exhibition on the ground floor focuses on Jewish traditions and customs. The presentation is inspired by the former interior of the synagogue. Ceremonial objects from the museum collection are shown in locations where they used to be placed in the synagogue. This gives visitors a sense of the surroundings in which they find themselves and enables them to taste the original synagogue atmosphere. The galleries of the Great Synagogue feature a new presentation on the history of the Jews of the Netherlands from 1600 to 1890. The central theme is what it meant to be a Jew in the Netherlands in this period. Stories about how Jews arrived in the Netherlands, the extent to which they managed to integrate, the cultural interchange with non-Jewish countrymen and the preservation of their identity resonate today in contemporary situations and debates. (Extracted from the site of "Wikipedia")
	ams2011-103	(Saturday 30 July) Joods Historisch Museum (Jewish Historical Museum), Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1 1011 PL Amsterdam
	ams2011-105	(Saturday 30 July) Joods Historisch Museum (Jewish Historical Museum), Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1 1011 PL Amsterdam
	ams2011-106	(Saturday 30 July) Joods Historisch Museum (Jewish Historical Museum), Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1 1011 PL Amsterdam

Bojo (Indonesisch restaurant)		Bojo is an Indonesian specialties located at Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 49-51 1017NG Amsterdam. This is the place where I ate my last meal (lunch) before the flight for Japan.
	ams2011-108	(Saturday 30 July) Restaurant Bojo, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 49-51 1017NG Amsterdam
	ams2011-109	(Saturday 30 July) Restaurant Bojo, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 49-51 1017NG Amsterdam
	ams2011-110	(Saturday 30 July) Restaurant Bojo, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 49-51 1017NG Amsterdam
	ams2011-112	(Saturday 30 July) Bintang (Indonesian beer) at Restaurant Bojo, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 49-51 1017NG Amsterdam
	ams2011-115	(Saturday 30 July) Nasi goreng special at Restaurant Bojo, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 49-51 1017NG Amsterdam. The famous Indonesian dish Nasi goreng literally means "fried rice" in Indonesian.