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VPG-DVD-182 - AMSTERDAM Amsterdam is a captivating metropolis, a city of canals in which anything is allowed as long as it does no harm. In 1567 the much-travelled Italian, Lodovico Guicciardini, referred to Amsterdam as 'The Venice of the north'. Today the view across the main square and royal castle gives little hint that the city is supported by stakes and that Amsterdam is the largest lakeland village in the world. The bicycle is one of the city's main features and indeed parking spaces have been designed specially for this mode of transport that shows that even in a large city there is an alternative way of getting about. In the city centre there are nearly seven thousand protected houses and warehouses most of which date back to the 18th and 19th centuries and the three hundred year old Magere Brug is of wood construction and is one of the most beautiful drawbridges in the world. The Bloemenmarkt has been in existence since the 17th century and in bygone days fresh flowers were delivered by boat and sold on board. Here a great variety of colourful tulips and bulbs is offered for sale as well as many exotic plants and seeds. New Church is almost six hundred years old but due to it's lack of worshippers it is now used as a venue for exhibitions and concerts which fund its continued maintenance. Built in around 1300 A.D., Old Church is the oldest religious building in the city. During the Middle Ages it served as a refuge for vagrants but today it is surrounded by a seedy sex and entertainment district. In 1682 the city fathers decided to create a leisure area in the east of the city in the centre of which the Artis Zoo was subsequently established, the oldest zoo on the European continent. Amsterdam possesses an inescapable charm that is adored by both aged hippies and trendy teenagers alike. It is Europe's irresistible 'Capital of Cool!
Vista Point AMSTERDAM...
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Footage from our visit to Norway accompanied by music from Norwegian singer Christine Guldbrandsen, and my birthday celebrations, which weren't much to remember, really.
My European cruise holiday...
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On the morning of my birthday, I got up at 6am specially with hopes of seeing the Norwegian fjords at sunrise.
My European cruise holiday...
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Day 2 at sea, and I take you on a 10 minute tour of the ship and look in the shops a little bit.
My European cruise holiday...
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This is day 1 on the ship, continued.
My European cruise holiday...
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This is the first installment in a series of clips about my holiday on the Royal Caribbean Navigator Of The Seas, which sailed to Stavanger in Norway, Copenhagen in Denmark, and Amsterdam in The Netherlands.
My European cruise holiday...
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An animated account of my trip to Amsterdam including my encounter with fellow backpackers, the red light district and witnessing one of the benefits of visiting the Netherlands - legalised pot! Travel with Lonely Planet.
Lonely Planet: Amsterdam...
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Euro Travel Secrets by Train, part 4.  Emphasis on Portugal, French TGV, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam
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Euro Travel Secrets by Train with Dr. Chuck emphasis on Amsterdam, Antwerp, Berlin and its new Hauptbahnhof
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Added: 163 days ago
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ITF-DVD-104 - A Grand Tour of Europe's Most Beloved Cities - London - Amsterdam - Copenhagen - Berlin - Vienna - Rome - Paris - The Sights - The Sounds - The People - A Pageant of European Urban LifeEUROPE - The Grand Tour! It is the dream of travelers the world over, a chance to see the sights we all know best, London * Paris * Rome * Big Ben * The Eiffel Tower * The Colosseum. And for today's traveler Europe most often means it's cities, for in the hum of the traffic, the rattle of the trams, and the noisy chatter of the cafes, Europe comes to life. A Grand Tour of Europe's Most Beloved Cities. In London see Big Ben, the Changing of the guard, Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus, the Tower of London, St. Paul's the Tower Bridge and the London Tube. In Amsterdam stroll the canals, ride the trams, listen to the to the organ grinders, watch diamonds being cut, visit the Alkmaar Cheese Market, the Delft Porcelain plant and see modern pumping stations on the zuider Zee. In Copenhagen see the Little Mirmaid, the Stroget, Rosenborg Castle and the Crown Jewels, visit Tivoli Gardens and see the Georg Jensen silversmiths at work. Stand on the Ku'Damm of Berlin and marvel at the one of Europe's most amazing cities. See historic footage of the building of the Berlin Wall, John Kennedy's visit to the Wall, and sense the sobering experience of standing at the Wall today. Vienna means music, waltzing, violin making, piano manufacturing, and the Vienna Choir Boys, Rome - the Eternal City, the Vatican, St. Peter's, a Papal Mass, the Forum, the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps. And finally Paris, the City of Light, Notre Dame, Place de la Concorde, Montmartre, Sacre Coeur, the Metro, the Seine, the Folies Bergere, and of course, the Eiffel Tower. So pack your bags, grab your passport and come on along for a Grand Tour of the GREAT CITIES OF EUROPE with Doug Jones as your guide.
A Doug Jones Travelog...
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7DY-DVD-150 - The European kingdom of Holland, known also as the Netherlands, was until relatively recently a powerful trading nation that possessed many colonies.  Most of this land of tulips, windmills and canals is located below sea level and in the 17th century was the most prosperous country in Europe.  Amsterdam is Holland`s splendid metropolis, a city of canals and gables where almost anything is permitted as long as it does no harm.  Today the view across the main square and royal castle gives little hint that the city is supported by stakes and is the largest lakeland village in the world. In a huge open-air area between Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport,  every ten years an international exhibition of garden architecture is held, the Floriade.  It features hundreds of blossoming show gardens that are admired by millions of visitors from all over the world.In the 16th century life on the ocean wave brought glorious times for the city of Edam that is now world famous for its cheese of the same name.  More than thirty shipyards once prospered in the city and the fleet of legendary Dutch hero, Michiel De Ruyter,was built there. Mijmegen lies proudly on the banks of the River Waal.  The origins of Holland's oldest city are to be found in the Roman settlement of Noviomagum.  The triangular market square of this university and Hanseatic town is dominated by the Waag House, a red-bricked building of Renaissance design.  The Molens Van Kinderdijk is a fascinating landscape of windmills and a Unesco World Heritage Sight.  Its nineteen windmills are world famous and of course typical of Holland.The fascination of old cities, dreamy fairytale-like villages, paintings by some of the world's greatest artists, bicycles and windmill:  Holland is very much a land of the familiar and also the exotic.
7 Days HOLLAND
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Added: 154 days ago
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