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Amsterdam

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Arts & Entertainment

HakkenPakkenRun underway in Amsterdam financial district

HakkenPakkenRun is a yearly event in Amsterdam Zuid WTC where businessmen and woman run in their suits and dresses.

by J. vWhe in Netherlands on 16/05/2012

Arts & Entertainment

Liberation Day Festival Amsterdam

Artists perform on a number of podia throughout the centre of Amsterdam as part of the Bevrijdingsdagfestival (Liberation Day Festival).

by Richard Wareham in Netherlands on 05/05/2012

Sports

Ajax champions of the Dutch Eredivisie for the 31st time

Ajax Amsterdam beat VVV Venlo to become champions of the Dutch Eredivisie for the 31st time. Eredivisie is the highest football league in the...

by Richard Wareham in Netherlands on 02/05/2012

16/05/2012 - HakkenPakkenRun underway in Amsterdam financial district - Netherlands - HakkenPakkenRun is a yearly event in...
05/05/2012 - Liberation Day Festival Amsterdam - Netherlands - Artists perform on a number of podia...
02/05/2012 - Ajax champions of the Dutch Eredivisie for the 31st time - Netherlands - Ajax Amsterdam beat VVV Venlo to become...
30/04/2012 - Amsterdam celebrates Queen's Day - Netherlands - Countless revelers, local residents and...
30/04/2012 - Queens Day celebrated in Amsterdam - Netherlands - A large chunk of the Dutch population...
28/04/2012 - Dutch clampdown on cannabis coffee shop tourism - Netherlands - Dutch coffee shops will be prevented...
17/04/2012 - Turkey's president Abdullah Gül visits The Netherlands for 3 day visit - Netherlands - Turkey's president Abdullah Gül...
28/03/2012 - Bikes dredged from Amsterdam Canals - Netherlands - A Waternet barge dredges tens of bikes...
16/03/2012 - Dutch Party for Freedom's launched Web site is ruled discriminatory - Netherlands - Web site "Meldpunt overlast Oost-...

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HakkenPakkenRun underway in Amsterdam financial district

Arts & Entertainment

HakkenPakkenRun underway in Amsterdam financial distric...

HakkenPakkenRun is a yearly event in Amsterdam Zuid WTC where businessmen and woman run in their suits and dresses.
by J. vWhe, on 16th of May 2012
Liberation Day Festival Amsterdam

Arts & Entertainment

Liberation Day Festival Amsterdam

Artists perform on a number of podia throughout the centre of Amsterdam as part of the Bevrijdingsdagfestival (Liberation Day Festival).
by Richard Wareham, on 5th of May 2012
Ajax champions of the Dutch Eredivisie for the 31st time

Sports

Ajax champions of the Dutch Eredivisie for the 31st tim...

Ajax Amsterdam beat VVV Venlo to become champions of the Dutch Eredivisie for the 31st time. Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands.
by Richard Wareham, on 2nd of May 2012
Amsterdam celebrates Queen's Day

Society

Amsterdam celebrates Queen's Day

Countless revelers, local residents and tourists alike take to the streets and canals of the Dutch capital to celebrate the annual Queen's Day.
by Ido Liven, on 30th of April 2012
Queens Day celebrated in Amsterdam

Our World

Queens Day celebrated in Amsterdam

A large chunk of the Dutch population is clad in orange and heading out early for Queen's Day, the Dutch national holiday, which honors the ruling House of Orange.
by Richard Wareham, on 30th of April 2012
Dutch clampdown on cannabis coffee shop tourism

Society

Dutch clampdown on cannabis coffee shop tourism

Dutch coffee shops will be prevented from selling marijuana and hashish to foreigners after a Dutch court upheld the introduction of a Government law targeting "pot tourism".
by Brendan Donnelly, on 28th of April 2012
Turkey's president Abdullah Gül visits The Netherlands for 3 day visit

Politics

Turkey's president Abdullah Gül visits The Netherlands ...

Turkey's president Abdullah Gül visits Amsterdam on the first day of an official state visit to commemorate 400 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
by Richard Wareham, on 17th of April 2012
Bikes dredged from Amsterdam Canals

Our World

Bikes dredged from Amsterdam Canals

A Waternet barge dredges tens of bikes from the bottom of the Prinsengracht near Leidsestraat. Every year, hundreds of bicylces end up in a watery grave as vandals throw the bikes in.
by Richard Wareham, on 28th of March 2012
Protest against Mega-stalls and factory farming methods - Amsterdam

Politics

Protest against Mega-stalls and factory farming methods...

Protestors from a number of environmental organisations and political parties gather on the Dam to protest against the so-called mega-stallls and factory farming methods.
by Richard Wareham, on 17th of March 2012
Dutch Party for Freedom's launched Web site is ruled discriminatory

Politics

Dutch Party for Freedom's launched Web site is ruled di...

Web site "Meldpunt overlast Oost-Europeanen," instigated by the Dutch Party for Freedom is condemned as discriminatory on Thursday by the European Parliament.
by Richard Wareham, on 16th of March 2012
Starbucks opens its largest European store - Amsterdam

Business

Starbucks opens its largest European store - Amsterdam

American coffee chain, Starbucks, opens a new coffee shop on the prime location Rembrandtplein to the public. At 430 square meters the shop is the largest Starbucks in Europe.
by Richard Wareham, on 9th of March 2012
Dutch Labour Party leader Job Cohen resigns - Amsterdam

Politics

Dutch Labour Party leader Job Cohen resigns - Amsterdam

Dutch Labour Party leader Job Cohen resigns. Marius Job Cohen is a Dutch social democratic politician, formar mayor of Amsterdam (2001–2010) and former legal scholar.
by Jos van Zetten, on 20th of February 2012
Leader of Dutch Labour Party, Job Cohen steps down

Politics

Leader of Dutch Labour Party, Job Cohen steps down

Leader of the Dutch Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) Job Cohen gives a press conference after stepping down after two years at the helm.
by Richard Wareham, on 20th of February 2012
Houseboat salvaged from Amsterdam Canal

Environment

Houseboat salvaged from Amsterdam Canal

Salvagers work to extract a sunken houseboat on the Zwanenburgwal. With every cold snap a couple of houseboats sink. Often due to hulls cracked by the ice, in this case a broken water m...
by Richard Wareham, on 7th of February 2012
Canals frozen enough to skate - Amsterdam

Environment

Canals frozen enough to skate - Amsterdam

The dream of many an Amsterfdammer comes to reality as the canals freeze to a thickness which allows skating. Whilst most of Europe shivers, the Dutch hope for the cold so they can prac...
by Richard Wareham, on 5th of February 2012
Snow storm hits Amsterdam

Our World

Snow storm hits Amsterdam

A storm dumping 5cm of snow per hour does not deter Amsterdammers from using their bikes to get to their destinations. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 3rd February 2012
by Richard Wareham, on 3rd of February 2012
Canals freeze over as a delayed winter arrives in Amsterdam

Environment

Canals freeze over as a delayed winter arrives in Amste...

Canals begin to freeze over as a cold wave grips Europe during a winter which has seen mostly mild temperatures across the continent. Amsterdam, Then Netherlands. 3rd February 2012
by Caroleo, on 3rd of February 2012
International fashion week showcases new designs - Amsterdam

Society

International fashion week showcases new designs - Amst...

The Amsterdam international fashion week catwalk featured new, and sometimes controversial designs. Netherlands. 26th January 2012
by Markus Linke, on 26th of January 2012
International fashion week catwalk - Amsterdam

Society

International fashion week catwalk - Amsterdam

The Amsterdam international fashion week catwalk features new designs. Netherlands. 26th January 2012
by Markus Linke, on 26th of January 2012
Staying safe in bicycle city

Our World

Staying safe in bicycle city

With an estimated 881,000 bicycles in Amsterdam for a population of 780,559 and an estimated 3.5million visitors, walking the streets of the Top Bicycle Friendly Cities, requires some s...
by Lawrence JC Baron, on 17th of December 2011

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