Continuing from the last blog post, here are 25 more of my favorite photos from my recent Amsterdam visit.
Sarphatipark – Named after the Jewish doctor and philanthropist Samuel Sarphati, this small park is a nice chunk of green space right in the middle of the trendy neighborhood, De Pijp. Not surprisingly, this is one of the first parks I explored when I visited Amsterdam, because it’s in De Pijp. This neighborhood is just south of the Centrum. It’s…
Over the past few years, I’ve gotten very into photography, and even though I currently live in a city with an endless supply of interesting photographic material (New York City), I get completely mentally recharged when I travel. Amsterdam inspires me like few other places. I took over 4000 photos when I visited. Although I am a hobbyist, I am…
I spent the month of August, 2021, in Amsterdam, and I got very lucky with the museum exhibits. I love photography, and I always visit FOAM and Huis Marseille, the two photography museums in Amsterdam. This time, in addition to these two museums, I got to see two great photography exhibits at other museums – the Fred Stein exhibit at…
Beatrixpark is one of the oldest parks in Amsterdam, dating from the 1930s. It’s in the southern part of Amsterdam, south of The Pijp neighborhood. The park has lots of landscaped paths, a pool, a playground, and a really lovely pond. Although I’ve been to Amsterdam many times, I somehow managed to miss getting to this park. I finally visited…
When I’m in Amsterdam, I tend to spend most of my time in the Centrum. When I decide to go to a park, I usually hit the parks that are relatively close to the Centrum, like Westerpark and Vondelpark. But every now and then, I’ll go out a little further, especially when the weather is beautiful and my plans consist…
Vondelpark is undoubtedly the most well known park in Amsterdam, and probably the Netherlands. Located not far from the Rijksmuseum, Stedelijk Museum, and Van Gogh Museum, it gets tons of visitors every year. Although you can find quiet areas in the park to relax and chill out, that’s not why most people come here. This is a park for people…
Located just outside the Amsterdam centrum, but on the completely opposite side compared to Westerpark, is the lovely Oosterpark. This shouldn’t be surprising; WESTerpark is up in the northwest. OOSTerpark (“oost” means “east”) is in the southeast. It’s a big park, with lots of benches, a big lake, lots of birds, and a bunch of nice footbridges. Just as with…
As a retiree, I spend a lot of my time in parks. In New York City, where I live, I tend to alternate between four different parks, depending on my mood. My favorite is Tompkins Square Park, a quiet neighborhood park in the East Village with a low key, punky, edgy undercurrent. My next favorite is Washington Square Park, for…
Amsterdam is my favorite city. When I sold my veterinary practice and retired four years ago, I bought an apartment there, so I would have a place of my own to stay during my frequent visits. I had an especially great time there in August of 2019, first with my friend Robb who visited the first week of August during…
In March of last year, I visited the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam. I had purchased a MuseumCard which gave me access to a slew of museums in Amsterdam and elsewhere in the Netherlands, and I had been methodically going down the list and visiting each one. The Allard Pierson is an archaeological museum with a permanent collection that contains…