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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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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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On a summer day, Rembrandt and his son Titus spend the morning sketching outside the city; Titus wishes he could paint like his father. Titus practices for weeks, until he gets one just right, a drawing of his three dogs. A charming story, filled with examples of Rembrandt's paintings. (Picture book)
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Fun
biography of Rembrandt, one of the greatest painters of all time,
who lived in Amsterdam all his life. Rembrandt liked to spend
time with his family, and painted his mother reading, his wife
dressed in bright clothes and jewels, his son doing homework,
and plenty of pictures of himself. (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 – growing up in Holland, learning to paint, how he worked, and his paintings of swirly stars, his house, friends, and sunflowers. (Picture book)
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Before
a visit to Anne Frank's "secret annex," this is a good
introduction to Anne Frank, perfect for younger kids. (Easy reader)
For older
kids, Anne Frank's The
Diary of a Young Girl is her story in her own words.
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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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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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(More children's
books on other Netherlands pages) |
