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Architecture in Amsterdam
The peaceful Begijnhof It is difficult not to be struck by Amsterdam’s well-preserved beauty; the lovely canalscapes depicted in centuriesold paintings are remarkably unchanged. Historian Geert Mak once described Amsterdam as ‘a Cinderella under glass’, spared as it was from wartime destruction and ham-fisted developers. The comely old centre has no fewer than 7000 historical…
Amsterdam – History – Arts
HISTORY FROM THE BEGINNING Originally, the region that spawned a giant trading community was an inhospitable patchwork of lakes, swamps and peat, at or below sea level; its contours shifted with the autumn storms and floods. The oldest archaeological finds here date from Roman times, when the IJ river lay along the northern border of the…
Part 4 – Chapter 14 – Countering Anxiety – Based Behavior
Part 4 Dogs Don’t Misbehave: Misperceptions and Solutions Chapter 14 – Countering Anxiety-Based Behavior In This Chapter Knowing how to recognize fear Dealing with submissive urination Curing separation anxiety Treating your dog’s fears and phobias Fear, anxiety, and stress are the big three ingredients when it comes to psychological problems in humans, and they’re equally…
Gay & lesbian Amsterdam
The Netherlands was the first country to legalise same-sex marriage (in 2001), and homosexuality was decriminalised here as early as 1811. So it should come as no surprise that Amsterdam’s gay scene is among the world’s largest. Locals are always fretting about whether they’ve lost their cherry as ‘European gay capital’, but as debate takes…
