February 2010
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The Whale
The whale is a massive appartements building in Zeeburg, in a place called Oostelijk Havengebiet to be more precise. It was designed by Frits van Dongen and completed in 2000.
The whale (la baleine en anglais) est un grand complexe d’apartements dans l’arrondissement de Zeeburg, plus précisément dans le quartier de Oostelijk Havengebie. L’immeuble a été dessiné ar Frits van...
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Rotten fruits and wasps
This installation with giant wasps turning around rotten fruits is just a flat sculpture from Florentijn Hofman. It was installed on Apollolaan during the Artzuid exhibition I already told you about.
Cette installation avec des guèpes géantes qui virevoltent autour de fruits pourris est une sculpture plate de Florentijn Hofman. Elle était installée sur Apololaan pendant l’exposition...
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Hotel Américain
The Hotel Américain in Amsterdam is one of the most famous art déco place in town. It is located near Leidseplein and its café is a very cosy place in a nice art déco setting.
l’Hotel Américain (en français dans le texte) à Amsterdam est l’un des lieu art-déco les plus connu de la ville. Il est situé près de Leidseplein et son café est un endroi très cosy dans un décor art-déco.
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African Kouwenoord
Kouwenoord is one of the K towers in the K buurt of Amsterdam Zuidoost. Many african live in K buurt and this is maybe why they repainted this electric block with the colours of an african animal.
Kouwenoord est l’une des tours K sans le quartier K (K buurt) à Amsterdam Zuidoost. Beaucoup d’africains habitent dans le quartier K et c’est peut-être pour cela que ce...
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The Rock (Van Egeraat)
The Rock is the othe name of the tower of Erick van Egeraat associated architects in the Mahler 4 sector of Zuidas (southern axis). It is almost finish and you can now visit inside to check if your office will fit there.
The Rock, (le rocher) est le deuxième nom ce la tour de Erick van Egeraat associated architects dans le secteur Maher 4 du quartier Zuidas. La tour est terminée et vous pouvez...
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White balloon elephant rosa
White balloon elephant rosa is an elephand from the elephant parade that took place in Amsterdam in 2009. It has been designed by Riet Kool Hemmer. I like it because it is red and black, like me…
White balloon elephant rosa est un éléphant de l’elephant parade qui a eu lieu à Amsterdam en 2009. Il a été dessiné par Riet Kool Hemmer et je l’aime bien parce qu’il a les...
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Koningspein
From Koningsplein, on the bridge over the Singel, there is a nice view on Munt tower (not on the photo) as well as the flower market, and on the skyline, the Cineac and Tuschinsky cinemas and the Joly hotel Carlton.
Depuis Koningsplein, sur le pont qui enjambe le canal Singel, il y a une belle vue sur la tour Munt (hors photo) et sur le marché aux fleurs, et à l’horizon, les cinémas...
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Oostzijdse molen
The Oostzijdse molen is a beautiful windmill on the road to Abcoude next to the Gein. You can’t visit it but I still wish it was summer just to anjoy the landcape with this windmill. In 1952, this windmill was renamed Delphine by its new owner, Monsieur Souget, from Paris.
Le moulin Oostzijdse molen est un joli moulin à vent de polder sur la route d’Abcoude au bord du Gein. On ne...
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Sugar silos
In the smal town of Haarlemerliede (Halfweg to be precise) between Haarlem and Amsterdam, there is this old sugar factory where apartments have been build imitating the form of sugar silos. And guess how they called the buildings: Suikersilos.
Dans la petite commune de (le village d’Halfweg pour être plus précis) à mi-chemin entre Haarlem et Amterdam, il y a cette vieille sucrerie où de...
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Door of death
This arch with skulls and bones is the Zuiderkerkhofspoortje, a portal that is the entrance of the Zuiderkerkhof garden from the Sint Antoniesbreestraat. This garden use to be a cemetery around the Zuiderkerk. This explains the skulls and bones.
Cette arche avec des crânes et des tibias est la Zuiderkerkhofspoortje, un portail ouvrant sur le jardin Zuiderkerkhof depuis la rue Sint...
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Brouwersgracht warehouses
Brouwergracht neans canal of the brewers. As often in this area, many houses are former 17th century warehouses. I wonder if they still store beer in these houses.
Brouwergracht signifie canal des brasseurs. Comme partout dans ce quartier du nord du Jordaan, de nombreuses maisons sont en fait d’anciens entrepôts du XVIIème siècle. Je me demande s’ils y stockent toujours de la...
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Tourists wandel
Tourists are wandeling in the city center, they dont know they are passing by one of the biggest attraction in town: drooderfiets.
Les touristes se promènent dans le centre ville, ils ne savent pas qu’ils passent à coté de la plus grande attraction en ville: drooderfiets.
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Oud Diemen
Most of the houses in Diemen have been built recently althow this independent town surrounded by Amsterdam must have an historic center. Not sure yet, these houses look traditionnal but they are also recent. Even though they are in Oud Diemen (the old Diemen).
La plupart des constructions de Diemen sont très récentes mais ce bourg indépendant entouré par la commune d’Amsterdam doit bien...
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Carré
The Koninklijk Theater Carré is a famous theatre in Amsterdam. It doesn’t get its name from the square shape of the neorenaissance building from the 19th century, but from the name of its first director Oscar Carré who was previously rulling a circus. Today the theatre shows circus but also musicals and popular shows.
Le Théatre Royal Carré est un théatre connu à Amsterdam. Il ne tire pas...
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De Trouw
De Trouw is a Dutch newspaper, it is historically a progressist and protestant newspaper and is now published by De Persgroep Nederland, also known as PCM Uitgevers. Their offices are in Amsterdam in a building designed by Van den Broek en Bakema.
De Trouw est un quotidien néerlandais, il est historiquement protestant et progressiste. Il est maintenant affilié à De Persgroep Nederland, plus...
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The red wall
The red wall. It looks like a climbing wall but when you look closer, it’s a bit slippery, it’s all made of steel. This art piece has been put here in Amsterdam Noord by Alfred Eikelenboom in 1987. A kind of wall he likes to put in public places.
Ce mur rouge resemble à un mur d’escalade, mais à y regarder de plus prêt, c’est un peu glissant, c’est tout fait...
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Seven Bridges
The seven briges is one of the most beautiful spot on the canals, at the intersection of Heerengracht and Leidsegracht, you can see a perspective of seven similar bridges over the Leidsegracht canal. A must you can only see by boat. In this biky photo, you only see 4 of the bridges.
Les sept ponts est l’un des plus beau point de vue sur les canaux, à l’intersection de Heerengracht...
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5 Weesper houses
I showed you Dutch wooden houses in Weesp. I told you there origin. Why not showing you five of them now.
Je vous ai montré les maisons en bois de Weesp. Je vous ai parlé de leur origine. Pourquoi ne pas vous en montrer cinq maintenant.
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Kompass
I’m lost, could someone point me to the right direction? Unfortunatly this kompass on the road doesn’t help.
Je suis perdu, est ce que quelqu’un pourait m’indiquer le chemin. Manque de chance, cette bousole sur la route ne m’aide pas beaucoup.
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Red Purple
What a bright idea when two colours matches. I am red and black, the wall is red and purple. We were made for this photo.
Quelle brillante idée quand deux couleurs s’accordent. Je suis noir et rouge, le mur est violet et rouge. Nous étions faits pour cette photo.
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Hay stack
This roof on the ground with its 4 mast is typical of Dutch countryside landscape. This is an Hooiberg, litteraly a hay mountain. This one is empty but will surely store hay for winter.
Cette toiture carrée sur le sol avec ses 4 poteaux est un élément typique du paysage bucolique hollandais. C’est un Hooieberg, littéralement un tas de foin. Celui -ci est vide mais il sera surrement rempli...
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Pedestrian bridge
This is a pedestrian bridge to allow people to get to Amstelpark from Europaboulevard. The roof doesn’t protect you from the rain, it’s just there to look pretty. I have to admit some bikes like me got to use that pedestrian bridge.
C’est un pont piéton qui permet aux gens de rejoindre Amstelpark depuis Europaboulevard. La couverture n’est pas là pour arrêter la pluie...
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Traveling Anne Frank
You know Anne Frank the most famous martyr of Amsterdam. Tourist come in crowd to visit her house and see her statue. This is another statue of the young Jewish girl. Here she is represented as a traveller, maybe this is because the statue is between the place she was discovered and the place she was kept and forced to work before she was sent to camps where she died.
Vous connaissez tous Anne...
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Flowers of Koningspalmplein
The district K (K buurt) in Amsterdam Zuidoost is urbanised with many little modern houses. These houses look cheap and they lack of a garden. But in the street, the city council plants colourful flowers right in front of their doors. A tradition that comes from other older districts of Amsterdam, that gives a taste of green in a very concrety district. Le quartier K d’Amsredam Zuidoost...
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Ouder-Amstel and beer
This is not Amstel beer, this is Belgian beer, but this is in front of the Ouder-Amstel city council. Those who know clearly recognise the crest with five cross and the drooderfiets colours.
Ce n’est pas de la bière Amstel, c’est de la bière belge, mais nous sommes devant la mairie de Ouder-Amstel. Ceux qui connaissent reconnaissent le blason de la ville avec ses cinq croix et les...
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Canal's police
If you look closely behind me, you’ll see a police boat. They may be watching traffic on the canals that can be heavy during summer, but what they suerly do is patrol around the city were canals are almost everywhere.
Si vous regardez derrière moi, vous verrez un bateau de police. Ils sont peut être en train de surveiller le trafic fluvial qui peut être dense certain jours d’été,...
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Yellow Green Blue
Some achitects of the 80’s had the idea of adding colour to break the monoteous files of brick houses. The colourful block of letter boxes with bells is also typical Dutch from that period.
Des architectes des années 80 ont eu l’idée de rajouter de la couleur pour casser la monotonie de certains alignements de maisons en briques. Les blocs colorés de boîtes aux lettres avec...
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Berlage Lyceum
We are in the south of the Pijp district, an area whose urban design has been planed by the famous architect Berlage part of his famous Plan-zuid. This school consist of two massive buildings along Josef Israelkade. The architect is Arend Jan Westerman, and we can also see some sculptures of Hildo Krop on the walls. A perfect example of Amsterdamse school architecture.
Nous sommes dans le sud...
