
I need to become creative now about sharing these photos because I have so many to share from Amsterdam! This time I'm sharing in alphabet-style. . .
And before I begin, I want to share an interesting guide I've found of various interesting historical places to find in Amsterdam. Click here for the guide.

A is for art. [Dutch: kunst]
The photo above I spied on the Bloemgracht. It is street art/stencil graffiti tribute to Michael Jackson. The artist is IVES.one [click here]. There are various artists, and Fake is another similar in Amsterdam. I look for these stencils whenever I visit Amsterdam. Typically I am finding these where a temporary barrier is up over anything [in progress of construction], but you may see them elsewhere. . .

B is for bulbs at the flower stand [Dutch: bollen bij de bloemenkraam].
Stands where you can buy fresh flowers, flower bulbs and flower seeds usually have the bulbs tourists can buy. These are bulbs which customs approve, and these were very clearly marked for the American tourists to find. If you forget them during your visit to Amsterdam, you can also buy them on your way out of the Netherlands at Schiphol airport.
From a flower stand, Bloemenman 't Lievertje, located on the corner of Spui and Kalverstraat in Amsterdam. More information about this location can be found here.

C is for church [Dutch: kerk].
For Sandy, one of my readers!
This church is the Oude Kerk [Old Church] and it's located in the edge of the Red Light District. This is the view of the church tower seen from Damrak. Click here to view via Google Street View.
· Click here to learn more about this church via Answers.com.
· Click here to visit the church website.
D is for donuts or doughnuts. [Dutch:
Donut or
Amerikaans frituurgebak]
Aside from Marge and Duff Beer, donuts are the love of
Homer Simpson.
In this photo: chocolate, in between everything else tempting. You won't find a
Dunkin Donuts or
Krispy Kreme in Amsterdam, but you can find donuts sometimes at a bakery [Dutch:
bakkerij]. But while visiting Amsterdam, you really ought to try some other type of pastry.
E is for eclectic [Dutch:
eclectisch].
Each piece of Amsterdam seems much different than what I find in Small Town, NL. In this case, an eye-catching bicycle [Dutch:
in het oog springende fiets] with leopard print
.

F is for façades or facades [Dutch: gevels].
The front of all the canal houses in Amsterdam are unique from top to bottom. Some are adorned with more detail than the other. Some also declare the year it was constructed [for instance: Anno 1647]. These homes pictured are on the Singel [click here to view Google Street View].

G is for garbage.
In Dutch, there are many words for garbage: afval, huisvuil, rommel, rotzooi, vuil and vuilnis. In this case, above: household trash. For those who live on this particular street, they are to place their household trash on this spot marker for the garbage truck on their trash pick-up day.

H is for house [Dutch: huis].
Along the canals [Dutch: grachten] in Amsterdam, this is where you will find a canal house [Dutch: grachtenhuis or grachtenpand]. These pictured above are along the Egelantiersgracht.
The Egelantiersgracht is named for the eglantine or sweetbriar flowering plant.

I is for inside [Dutch: binnen].
This is the American Book Center in Amsterdam and inside you'll find more than 3 levels of books, magazines and more. There are more book stores in Amsterdam which sell English books. This one happens to be my favorite. · They have another location in Den Haag.
· Their website is here.
· And you can find the American Book Center here.

J is for juxtapose [Dutch: naast elkaar plaatsen or contrasteren].
In contrast to the other two buildings, this home is much smaller in height [Dutch: hoogte]. But it's character is just as great! I loved the detail around the window. Seen on the Egelantiersgracht.

K is for Kees de jongen.
This is a Dutch book written by Theo Thijssen [information about]. Rosa Overbeek is a character in the book, the first love of the main character Kees Bakels. Title translates to "Kees the boy." There is also a movie made from this book [information about].
Brug is bridge in Dutch. This bridge is over the Bloemgracht.

L is for lovely [Dutch: mooi].
This view is from the above Rosa Overbeekbrug. A very mooi uitzicht [English: lovely view]. Click here to see more about this location.
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