The Amsterdam Nieuwmarkt is a square situated between the Geldersekade and the Kloveniersburgwal.  Adjacent in the north to the Zeedijk and to the south the Sint Antoniebreestraat and forms the center of the Nieuwmarkt neighborhood. Central is the Monumental scale. Surrounding the square are many monumental buildings, bars, restaurants, a police station, supermarket and elderly living facility “de Flesseman”. Compared to Rembrandt square and Leidse square the Nieuwmarkt attracts less tourists and breaths a different atmosphere. There is a daily ... Read more

The Amsterdam Westerpark and Westergasfabriek Close to the old part of Amsterdam city center and the Jordaan, there has emerged a cultural day and nightlife haven for many. The Westerpark or Westergasfabriek are one and the same and offer a multitude of activities for many different lovers of life. It is housed in buildings formerly belonging to Amsterdam's first coal and gas factory. It even was the place where Hollands first train ran from Amsterdam to Haarlem and Zandvoort at the Dutch coast. You will not only find a park with two tennis courts and a ... Read more

The clean-up of the Amsterdam Red-Light district. Here is another little story of civil servants using Urban development endeavors as their own prestige projects, without the needed practical know-how or experience. This of-course is a re-occurring thing in many modern societies. Some civil servant or politician wants to climb the political ladder by using some widely broadcasted  series of events. The Amsterdam Red-Light district is such an endeavor. The area also known as district 1012 has been one of Europe's oldest harbor red-light areas of Europe since ... Read more