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February 01, 2002
het amsterdamse bos
On the weekend we rode our bikes to the Amsterdam Forest, (de Amsterdamse Bos) to look at some of the Amsterdam School bridges there.
The forest is relatively new being built late in the 19th century and then redeveloped eary in the 20th century to keep pace with the growth of Amsterdam in the south. There are 64 bridges designed by Pieter Kramer, one of the best known of the Amsterdam School architects, and a dozen or so that are easily accessible have been renovated recently. Being autumn it is also a good time to see lots of mushrooms.
The weather was perfect for wandering through the woods, clear and dry, so very cold but we were just happy it wasn't raining!
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devil children
Amsterdam features much socialist-inspired statuary and artwork, the workers bringing in the sheaves, shoulders to the barrel, etc etc, some by the Amsterdam School, some not. Children also feature strongly
in many of these interpretations of the socialist utopia, sometimes, they end up looking downright weird. For instance this little lad, single handedly holding up a horse. Besides the menacing expression on his face the only explanation for his abilities is clearly satanic powers.
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We are a cranky Australian living with a very-resilient Dutchman in -Amsterdam Melbourne. Three and a half years of-broken-nights ago we were joined by Jacob, our son and the only "echt Amsterdammer" between us.
We did live in a shoebox in de Pijp, close to the Albert Cuyp, but have since moved back to Melbourne, Australia where we are now esconced in sunny, downtown Brunswick. Its de Pijp but with backyards, olive trees and chooks.
He is an enterprise architect. I work as a freelance project manager with interactive and online projects but have recently stumbled into the twilight world of literary translation. I spend my days stumbling from dutch to english and back again. By the evening it takes several glasses of rose to get me sorted. Jacob is still focussing on getting us organised but has extended his range to include the rest of the universe as well. So now he needs seven weetbix in the morning.
You can email us at dougiedehondAThotmailDOTcom
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