Super Full Moon – March 2011
Once every 18 or so years, a rare celestial event brings a majestic sight over the night skies: the Moon is at its perigee (the closest it ever comes to the Earth in its elliptical orbit) and it...
View ArticleAnti-Nuclear silliness
Sigh… Normal, decent, even smart human beings can be the source of so much silliness sometimes it almost becomes painful. Last Saturday Amsterdam was the place of a large anti-nuclear protest, taking...
View ArticleKeukenhof — part 3
In the third installment of our Keukenhof series, a selection of portraits takes us close to the flowers, rightfully main stars of the show. The delightful models where kind enough to pose for the...
View ArticleKeukenhof — part 4
The Orchid family is the second largest group of flowering plants (after the daisies, go figure!), with more than 20,000 known species around the Earth. However, novel species keep turning up all the...
View ArticleRemembrance Day
Once every year, on 4 May, the Dutch gather near the National Monument in Dam Square to pay homage to the memory of all civilians and members of the armed forces that died in conflicts since World War...
View ArticleKeukenhof — part 5
Ending the deluge of flowers coming out of Keukenhof are a few images that capture instants of life from the beautiful garden — everything from tulips and daffodils, to hyacinths, magnolia and even a...
View ArticleNew Year, New Look
It’s the end of 2012 (and cheerfully enough not the end of the world), but with the new year starting soon we thought it was about time for us to refresh the look & feel of the Amsterdamian...
View ArticleSuper Moon Total Eclipse – September 2015
A few years ago we captured the super full moon over Amsterdam in all of its majesty. Last night, the full moon appeared again, but this time with a twist: our very own planet Earth obscured the...
View ArticleKing’s Day Afterparty 2019
Every year, the Netherlands goes through an orange extravaganza on 27 April, the day of the (in)famous King’s Day celebration. Compared to previous years, this time the weather was less accommodating,...
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