I went to the Kinkerbuurt on Thursday night, and saw definite signs of Christmas.
Not everyone in the Netherlands only celebrates Sinterklaas. Lots of people may
celebrate Christmas also, but regardless, Amsterdam is a very international city
and caters to the interests of people from many, many countries.
Lots of streets and areas have their own Christmas decorations, even if
the decorations are not provided or installed by the city of Amsterdam.
For instance, the Utrechtsestraat has it’s own street decorations and
the Spiegelstraat has a very different type of street decorations even
though they are both in the same city.
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- House on the Bellamyplein near the squatted tram station, huge decoration effort.
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- Statue honoring the garbage collectors of Amsterdam. 130 years of cleaning.
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- Gelukkig Kerstfeest, Happy Christmas fest. On the Marriott at Leidseplein
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- Faces. Row of sconces on the Hotel American at Leidseplein
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- Welcome to Winter plaza Leidseplein. Chaos, skating, games and food.
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- Spiegelgracht bridge, covered in yarn, canal lined with decorated trees and the Rijksmuseum in the background.
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- Nieuwe Spiegelstraat decorated for Christmas
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- Beautiful shop on the corner of the Nieuwe Spiegelstraat and the Prinsengracht
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- Nieuwe Spiegelgracht bridge attacked by Yarn Bombers and a dead scooter
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- Electric saloon boat decorated for Christmas, cruising the 7 bridges.
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- Decorations on the sidewalk outside a restaurant on the Kerkstraat near Amstelveld
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- Christmas tree outside a bar/cafe Krom on the corner of the Kerkstraat and Utrechtsestraat with a bike under it.
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- Hogesluis HDR long exposure as seen from the Magere brug.
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- Houseboats on the Amstel River along the Hermitage museum, decorated for Christmas
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- HDR long exposure shot of the Magerebrug.
Chiuki – Amsterdam daily photo blog
Pictures of Amsterdam
Dear Rob;
Thanks for photos. Merry Christmas! Happy Birthday too!
Love, Dad.