Rudi, then the president of AmaWaterways, has said that in 1992, when the new Main-Danube Canal opened a 4820km river network ...

Not only is it the largest city park in Amsterdam, but it's also one of the most revered in all of the Netherlands. Ponds, greenspaces and playgrounds are connected by winding paths, which also ...

Images of Amsterdam’s much-loved narrow and wonky canal houses have shaped the world’s perception of Dutch architecture. So how did we end up with the classic design of the canal house? Even if you’ve ...

When I learned about Silk & Snow's Wooden Bed frame, I was eager to test it. And test it I did. Made of sustainable wood with three headboard options (fabric, rattan, or solid wood), the bed frame ...

The Tours & Tickets Shop is located in the IJ hall of Central Station / Amsterdam Centraal Station - on the far eastern side. Show your (smartphone) ticket at the Tours & Tickets office, where you'll ...

On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce. Hidden in the towering mountains of Central Asia, along what has been ...

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a discovery that could shift our understanding of the fabled Silk Road. Known for the exchange of goods and ideas between the East and West, the trade routes were long believed to have linked ...

Of these, I am captivated by wind power—the windmills that convert the kinetic energy of the wind into mechanical energy, with all their blades always rotating in a clockwise direction. Unlike Don ...

so you can get your Dutch beer fix and fill up on windmill sights at the same time. Win-win if you ask us! The brewery also offers 20-minute tours of the establishment, for free (or, well, it’s ...

Crews with the Clark County Fire Department could be seen responding to a heavily damaged three-story house on Langhorne Creek Street, near Windmill Lane and Jones Boulevard. Two of the people ...