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Our favorite snack is "Vlaamse frites" (French fries). The frites are freshly cooked, dusted with
a little oil and salt, poured into a paper cone and eaten with tiny plastic
forks. Douse your frites in all kinds of sauces, not just ketchup, but mayonnaise,
peanut sauce, etc. We sampled Vlaamse frites all over the city, but our first
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In the sweets department, there are lots of choices,
including pancakes (pannenkoeken), gauffre (waffles), and profertjes, a fried
confection dusted in powdered sugar. The Pancake Bakery at Prinsengracht
191 has a wide selection of pancakes. If your kids love chocolate, Dutch
chocolate is delicious in numerous forms – hot chocolate to drink
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There are lots of delightful things to buy besides
wooden shoes and toy windmills. Bicycle horns shaped like alligators are
fun. Small Delftware tiles and tiny ceramic canal houses are a good buy.
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Insider Amsterdam A to Z – from Amstel River to bucket bikes, canals, eetcafes, houseboats, tulips, windmills, to tot ziens (see you later). (Picture book)
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The Van Gogh Museum is a "must see," and before you go, read about the life of the artist. What did van Gogh see when he walked in the Dutch countryside as a boy, looked at paintings in art museums, practiced drawing people in fields, lived in a yellow house and painted sunflowers in France? (Picture book)
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Rembrandt is one of the most famous Dutch artists. Look at the details of his paintings, such amazing color and texture. Filled with examples of Rembrandt's works, including self-portraits from young to old man, his lovely wife Saskia, and stories from the Bible. Fun to read before you visit the Rijksmuseum. (Picture book)
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Illustrated biography of Anne Frank, about her life growing up in Amsterdam, going into hiding when the Nazis take over, living in the secret annex, capture and imprisonment, and enduring author of her famous diary. (Chapter book)
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"By remembering and telling Anne's story, we make sure nothing like this ever happens again."
As a girl Anne liked to go to the movies and write stories, but her family was Jewish. In 1942, the Nazis started rounding up Jews to send to concentration camps. The Frank family went into hiding in a secret annex. Anne started to write in her diary. "I believe that people are truly good at heart." (Picture book)
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Before visiting Zaanse Schans windmill village, read about historic uses for windmills – to grind flour, colors for dye, make paper, pump out water for more land to grow tulips. At Zaanse Schans the windmills have been restored, and their sails continue to go round and round. (Picture book)
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Take a trip around Amsterdam with Sophie Stork biking to the Vondelpark, visiting Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Anne Frank House, playing in Artis, exploring the National Maritime Museum, and having a snack at the indoor food market Foodhallen. (Picture book)
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