Amsterdam Life

Amsterdam has great department stores and shopping malls. They offer unique choice of products with imports from Asia, Latin America and Africa. The best choice is offered by De Bijenkorf (The Bee Hive) located directly at the Dam square. Except for one (Villa Arena), all department stores and shopping malls in Amsterdam are located within a short walking distance from the Dam square. You may compare their actual choice within couple of hours. Shopping in Amsterdam may save you time and effort. If you like your shopping indoors, or if it happens to be raining you can always visit one of the shopping malls in Amsterdam: Magna Plaza (on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, again near the Dam square) or the Kalvertoren (on the Kalverstraat).

Hiring a private boat and guide to cruise Amsterdam’s canals isn`t a cheap endeavour, but it`s much more romantic than sitting next to strangers and their three teenagers on a massive group boat. Aboard one of the quaint "saloon boats," you can enjoy a private dinner or just sip champagne as you float along Amsterdam’s waters.

When I feel like eating tasty  baguette or sandwich I visit sandwitch bar located in the end of Damrak street. It`s a great place for lunch on the go. I always like to sit in Dam Square with my enormous baquette and observe surrounding world.

Hot new club where ancient Hong-Kong mixes with modern design.

Black is the dominant color here, with a large lounge area with black leather sofa’s and a black bar, and the opium table is not missing of course.

The dance floor is downstairs, with excellent lighting and sound system. Famous for its selective door policy; either you’re on the guest list, or you join the endless queue hoping the door bitch will favor you.

From March 6th to March 11th The annual Amsterdam Boat Show is organised.

You can look at boats, yachts and all manner of accessories being displayed by the 400 exhibitors. What is great oyu can hear many fascinating stories about boat adventures straight from the owners.

IJ BAY and memories… I visited Marla yesterday. She lives nearby IJ. We drove there and have walk through the shore. We talk about the last holiday which we spent here with our friends having fun all the summer.

We went to Tangram shop with Monica yesterday. We found nice presents for my mummy and sister. I love that shop because of all this cute goods, even though they are of everyday use, their design is bewitching. I bought a lovely kettle for myself. Monica liked it so much that she bought identical. 

We are going to go on Nieuwe Kerk hosts a concert from Gustav Leonhardt and Bernard Winsemius on December 25th.
The two organists team up every year to provide a Christmas Day performance. They perform series of well-known festive songs. Every year there is a lot of people there , but it`s really worth participating.