Photo by myself, in the Jordaan neighborhood, Amsterdam.
Mark and I stumbled into a very pretty antique store in the Jordaan, on Saturday. This neighborhood is filled with similar beautiful shops selling beautiful things. Every item (clothing, gift, house ware, whatever) is artfully positioned.
If you have any interest in beautiful things, Amsterdam is the place for you. Just walking down a street looking at the old doors and doorknobs is enough to satisfy me.
We also visited a large outdoor street market. All sorts of food and clothing and furniture were being sold. There were many people moving at a leisurely pace, but it was a complete pleasure, and nothing at all like the grungy street fairs we have in New York.
A woman sold fresh cut flowers. Other stalls were selling bulbs and seeds.
I picked up a couple small rounds of gouda to bring home.
Related posts: From New Amsterdam to Amsterdam and Beyond, Sweet Memories, and On Custom Bikes, in the Village.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Beautiful Amsterdam, Day Two
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3 comments:
I see you were in the right places, the Jordaan is wonderful indeed. Was it the "Albert Cuyp" market you visited? We lived there close by for seven years and I passed there every day to buy fruits and vegetables.
Hi Bieb,
Yes it was! This was so fun to walk through. We bought some cheese and stroopwafels.
I was just amazed by the produce and fresh flowers.
-k
What a fabulous market!
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