- my room here ;-) - Chikorita
- che carina ........ciao ^_* - marina bertone
- gezellig ... - Frizztext
- plastic zakkie was slim geweest tegen een naate kont! :oD - Exitthegrey
- hier doe je de hele wereld weer een plezier mee - grijsmeisje
- Christmas tree!
- These could almost be Vermeer's windows! - PatrickSmithPhotography
Let it snow in the Amsterdam
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Please take your time... and enjoy it large on black
The Jordaan is a district of the city of Amsterdam in The Netherlands. The Anne Frank House, where Anne Frank went into hiding during World War II, is located on the edge of the Jordaan, on the Prinsengracht canal. Rembrandt spent the last years of his life in the Jordaan, on the Rozengracht canal. He was buried in the Westerkerk church, at the corner of Rozengracht and Prinsengracht, just beyond the Jordaan. The most common theory on the origin of the name is as a derivation of the French word jardin, meaning garden. Most streets and canals in the Jordaan are named after trees and flowers. Built in the first half of the 17th century to house the working class, the Jordaan is now one of the most expensive, upscale locations in the Netherlands. Believe it or not: many Dutch people don’t mind the winter in Amsterdam. Probably because the city is built for it! Ever heard of the Dutch word gezellig? A real translation doesn’t exist, but the English word cozy comes pretty close. In the Netherlands we put a lot of effort in making a place look and feel gezellig. A lot of cafés in Amsterdam use wood and warm colours for the interior combined with dim light, sometimes comfy couches and nice little corners. Since the houses are very old, it’s exceptional to get a license for a fireplace. Some places have one though. Just because nothing beats a glass of red wine in front of the fire after a whole snowy day of strolling around in Amsterdam !
Today it snows and it's -6 degrees Celsius. The heavy snowfall is too bad for ice skating. So I had walk around the canals of my neighborhood. Photo taken here at the Brouwers- gracht in Amsterdam. More snow expected these coming days. Dutch houses in the Jordaan are relatively small and have prominent front doors and large windows. Many Dutch people do not close their curtains at night. According the old Calvinists there was a rule that good people should not have window coverings. They had another rule: do not look into other people’s windows. Well, of course. Trust the Dutch to come up with such impossible rules.
De Jordaan is een wijk in Amsterdam. Tijdens de bouw van de Jordaan in de eerste helft van de 17e eeuw heeft men het patroon van de oude poldersloten gevolgd, dit in tegenstelling tot de grachtengordel Herengracht, Keizersgracht en Prinsengracht, met tot gevolg dat de straten in de Jordaan vaak scheef en schuin op de overige straten en grachten staan. De Jordaan was met zijn kleine huisjes van oudsher een typische arme volksbuurt. Er waren ook veel ambachtslieden en kleine bedrijven gevestigd. Maar tegenwoordig is het er hip om er te wonen en zijn de huizenprijzen hier hoog. De naam Jordaan komt van het Franse woord Jardin wat tuin betekend. Er zijn ook veel bloem namen van de straten en grachten in de Jordaan. Er zijn overigens meerdere theorieën over het ontstaan van de naam Jordaan. De afgelopen nacht is er zo'n tien tot vijftien centimeter sneeuw gevallen. Dit zorgde ervoor dat de stad er prachtig bij lag. De sneeuw bezorgt plezier, maar ook overlast en hinder. De hevige sneeuwval heeft het verkeer in Nederland zondag grotendeels platgelegd. De Jordaan is bedolven onder dik pak sneeuw zoals hierboven op de Brouwersgracht. Het beste advies is dan maar om lekker binnen te blijven en de kachel iets hoger te zetten.
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Faisal!, Maureclaire, Dmitry Chastikov, mikel.hendriks, and 958 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Faisal! (42 months ago | reply)
wonderful mood you present here!
Have a great xmas and happy new year Ben
Maureclaire (42 months ago | reply)
Just wonderful ! Love the lights glowing in the windows ! We're getting major snow within the next couple hours !
Bram Moolenaar (42 months ago | reply)
Leuke lichtjes! Die sneeuwvlokken geven het nog even wat extra sfeer.
~see you soon~ [deleted] (42 months ago | reply)
ik vind dit erg romantisch !
en wens je alvast fijne kerstdagen.
mikel.hendriks (42 months ago | reply)
Wat een pracht shot van onze prachtige hoofdstad en daarvan weer de mooiste wijk ... wou zeggen mooi in het zonnetje gezet ... maar je weet wat ik bedoel !
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wonderful ben and good to know so much ... to visit your stream is to take a trip around the world first class BRAVO
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND YOURS OXOXBB
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Prachtige foto en mooi verhaal.
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Guido Musch (42 months ago | reply)
Erg mooi licht Ben!
Photolab.AJ (42 months ago | reply)
Traditional look. Bing Crosby would have been proud of you, except for the missing Christmas tree, that is.
Cheers and seasonal greeting,
AJ
eltalley (42 months ago | reply)
This is magical!!!
leuntje (42 months ago | reply)
Dit is toch prachtig...Heerlijk Anton Piecksfeertje en dat mag als het sneeuwt ! Schitterend !
Dmitry Chastikov (42 months ago | reply)
This is a one outstanding photo of a Dutch city scene! What I couldn't ever understand how you manage to turn off the heating for the whole day to save the pennies, and get back to "frozen out" home after hours. In my, Russian, understanding it's not quite gezellig, eh? :))
Haags Uitburo (42 months ago | reply)
Erg mooi gedaan, Ben! Fijne, sfeervolle plaat.
She Said Unprintable Things (42 months ago | reply)
This is wondrous!! Colorful windows!! Santa Clause for sure visits these homes!! Beautiful Beautiful scene, with such real holiday spirit!
Kris Kros (42 months ago | reply)
Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!
<Leonie di Vienna> (42 months ago | reply)
wonderful, really wonderful
koko_pictures (42 months ago | reply)
Amsterdam is mooi in alle jaargetijden!!!!!
Seapony (42 months ago | reply)
Mooi die lichtjes achter de ruiten, een heel sfeervolle sneeuwfoto!
atsjebosma (42 months ago | reply)
Prachtige foto van dit mooie deel van Amsterdam!!
Mooi die verlichte ramen!
chris lazzery (42 months ago | reply)
Lovely winter scene. I'd love to be able to see the snowfall in Amsterdam in person.
maios (42 months ago | reply)
wonderful photo my friend!!!!!!!!
-hndrk- (42 months ago | reply)
Heftig paars.... maar het past wel bij die mooie stad, gebouwd op palen...
Iam sterdam. (42 months ago | reply)
Prachtig!!!!!!!!!
Matilda Diamant (42 months ago | reply)
Very good image!!!
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Della Huff Photography (42 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous!! I'll be visiting Amsterdam in about a week. I hope some of the snow sticks around so I can see it like this!
Werner Schnell Images (2.stream) (42 months ago | reply)
just wonderful, Ben !
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Ben!!!! That is a perfect place to be in Christmas!! :¬D
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Brilliant... Happy winter-time my dear friend !
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Happy Holidays Merry X'mass and a Happy New Year 2010 !
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nordicteem (42 months ago | reply)
Love the color and the mood of the photo. Great job.
KHOKHΛR (42 months ago | reply)
danke je voor de informatie! I'm learning dutch and love the culture as well as the nation and this is a very important resource for me. Thank you so much for all of this.
peggyhr (42 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous evening shot, Ben!
PS Our log cabin is a new construction (incomplete but quite liveable) and so we were waiting for our internet to be hjooked up and now it is finally in... We will spend Xmas week here woith our sons and their families. Really looking fwd to it all.
All the best for you and your family for the Holidays!
Gert van Duinen (42 months ago | reply)
Eentje om in deze Decembermaand aan de muur te hangen.. Heel erg sfeervol!
achuka (42 months ago | reply)
wonderful purplesky mood to this
when we were in Amsterdam in this area two or three years ago we visited Anne Frank's house and it was a very moving experience, as was a visit to the Jewish museum
the interior window-glow makes everything look so dolls-house-like
really nice photo
Joel Tjintjelaar (42 months ago | reply)
Dat ziet er inderdaad gezellig uit Ben met die lichtjes en gevels. Je hebt de sfeer hier goed weggezet!
mikazu001 veryslow (42 months ago | reply)
This is magical!!!
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mau_tweety (42 months ago | reply)
Great view!
Eni Turkeshi Imagery (42 months ago | reply)
lovely
Pieter Musterd (42 months ago | reply)
Een plaatje als een oud holland schilderij of van een sfeervolle kerstkaart. Moet hier ook aan Anton Pieck denken. Heel mooi, heel sfeervol. Ben ook de hele dag binnen gebleven. Moest wel, want de bussen reden niet.
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thats a gorgeous shot...my wife has family in Amsterdam, we should go visit sometime.
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Love this shot. Very Charles Dickens
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Prachtige idyllische opname a la Anton Pieck. Lichte plek onderin doet wat vreemd aan en vraagt (onnodig) de aandacht.
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JoLoLog (42 months ago | reply)
Amazing! Winter wonderland at its best! The lights in the windows are amazing! An instant fav!
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