Thursday 28 August 2014

My Amsterdam Trip

Amsterdam is going to be one of the most memorable trips I had. In summers what more than moving out of cold Swiss atmosphere to a limitless city of Amsterdam. 

Amsterdam is the capital city of and most populous within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. You can choose to call it the city of cycles or canals or weed or the hot babes I call it the freedom city. Ah don't think too much, I call it so because I got to speak in English or else its just German that Swiss speak. 
So I leave you with my clicks of the city.

The city rests on canals
a folding bridge
The flower market
The floating tulip museum

The old Amsterdam Library - Love to be left here for years

varied choice of magic mushrooms 


Some fun facts about Amsterdam - Netherlands
1. More than a quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level
In addition to that, 50% of its land lies less than one meter above sea level. Schiphol is actually 4.5 meters below sea level. Luckily, the Netherlands is not in a tsunami-prone part of the world.

2. Dutch people are the tallest in the world
With an average height of 184 cm for men and 170 cm for women, Dutchies are the tallest people in the world. Scientists say it's because of their DNA, nutrition and welfare, others say it's because of their copious consumption of dairy.

3. The Netherlands is the most densely populated nation in Europe
With 487 inhabitants per square kilometer, the Netherlands has the highest population density of any European country with more than 1 million inhabitants.

4. Flat as a pancake
The Netherlands is a very flat country. The Vaalserberg is the highest point in (the European part of) the Netherlands. It's only 322.7 meters high and located in the south-easternmost edge of the country in the province of Limburg.

5. Amsterdam is built entirely on poles
Because Amsterdam's soil consists of a thick layer of fen and clay, all buildings are built on wooden poles that are fixed in a sandy layer that is 11 meters deep on average. The Royal Palace at Dam Square is built on no less than 13,659 wooden poles.

6. Turkish Tulips

Tulips, tulip fields and flower bulbs are typically Dutch. Yet, tulips do not originate from the Netherlands. The first tulip bulbs were imported from Turkey to the Netherlands, where they proved to grow extremely well on Dutch soil.




On the way from city to countryside
 And some more....
7. About 30% of all Dutch babies are born at home
Internationally, it's customary to give birth in a hospital. Not in the Netherlands: about 30% of all Dutch births happen at home.

8. Dutchies love their coffee
After Scandinavians, the Dutch are the world's biggest coffee drinkers. They drink no less than 140 liters of coffee a year on average. That's 3.2 cups a day!

9. 86% of Dutchies speak English as a second language
All Dutch kids learn English in school and visitors to Amsterdam are often impressed with the fluency with which the Dutch speak English.

10. The Nederlands is the largest beer exporter in the world
In 2001, Dutch beer companies exported an astonishing volume of 1.3 billion liters of beer abroad. Half of that was shipped to the U.S.!

A sky and pasture capture


The stallions - Holland counryside


Holland Countryside

Windmills Holland Countryside

Windmills Holland countryside

The Gay Pride Parade



Fun facts references - wowamsterdam.com pictures - Shweta Dave {of course me}

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