Noelle and I found a place selling antiques… it was awesome! Since we are so “young, cool, hip, etc”, of course we love to rummage through any type of antique store. We have frequented many such places in the States ranging from back-alley basement shops to those huge floor-to-ceiling antique malls off many an interstate in the Midwest. We ducked into what looked like a small little shop off one of the side streets in the Jordaan, only to find that it was actually a large network of interconnected rooms with aisles and aisles of old stuff just waiting to be found – so there went our day!
We stepped into this place to see what old stuff looks like in Amsterdam – we weren’t disappointed. This place had all kinds of crazy stuff, and we spent plenty of time wandering around soaking it all in – we didn’t actually buy anything, but hey we looked at a lot of it!
Some of this stuff is super old, and from all over the place – a little different than your average junk shop back home. Noelle managed to find herself back in a corner of the shop that was too tight for me and the backpack to fit – this place is crazy!
Yikes!
On a side note, we tried a new place for lunch, Burgermeester. This place had good reviews online, and so following with my new general rule about eating out, we decided to give this burger joint a try. Honestly, I think I am just way to fond of Five Guys, and so will probably never be able to find a decent burger anywhere else… but let’s just say Burgermeester hasn’t really ‘meestered’ the art of making burgers! I’ll stick with more traditional Amsterdam fare like fries smothered in ketchup and mayo.
Looks like Norm and I could have fun looking in all the antique booths too.
Yes, that place was right up your guys’ alley! At some point I’ll have to post about the “Delftware”