todd haven Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Hey guys, Davy (our lead tech) will be traveling though Amsterdam on his way to Ukraine(long story) in a week or so. He is not a big drinker, is happily married, and no longer . This seems to rule out a lot of things Americans do while in Amsterdam. Any ideas for things to see/do for a day? He used to race an R90S back in the days, is very interested in technical/mechanical stuff, motorcycle-related or not, and is a pretty fair artist as well. Anything along the lines of the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry? Is Teo Lamers the kind of place people travel to see? How long a trip? Any other Guzzi-related things to see in Amsterdam? Good dealers, etc. Thanks for any leads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Jaap Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 TLM is a great dealer to visit and has a X-mas show on 27 to 30 december. It's about 1 - 1,5 hr drive from Amsterdam. There is a large Guzzi/Ducati dealer in Amsterdam too: Motortoer For cultural stuff ask Antonio, he used to live there. But to get an idea on Amsterdam's musea: http://www.amsterdam.info/museums/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldini Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Long, long time since I been there but the Van Gogh museum was great, if he can get hold of a pushbike it's good fun cos they have their own little roads & junctions, traffic signals & everything ..& the trams...The red light district is interesting (the Neumarket?) to see, but home to some very unsavoury characters too. KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jihem Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 The red light district is interesting (the Neumarket?) to see, but home to some very unsavoury characters too. i saw a great Frida Kahlo show in Amsterdam a few years ago. It's a great town with a very special 'vibe' to it. There are milestones museums like Rijkmuseum with the most incredible paintings from the Old Masters like, of course, Rembrandt . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Minnaert Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Amsterdam is just nice to walk trough, and look at people. Motortoer is worth a visit, when he asks the owner, Ted about his racebikes, he builds supermono bikes from ground up. Including a special made 6 valve head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orson Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 The Rijksmuseum is fantastic and I'm not even a big art aficionado....some of the paintings...you'd swear you're looking at a photograph. Another interesting place is the museum of the Dutch WW II resistance movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd haven Posted December 27, 2006 Author Share Posted December 27, 2006 Thanks for the info. I'll pass it along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertwin1 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Poor,poor David. I can think of alot worse places to be than in Amsterdam, & that's any time of the year! Isn't the Euromot cycle show in January? Todd...tell David I said best of luck- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd haven Posted December 27, 2006 Author Share Posted December 27, 2006 Poor,poor David. I can think of alot worse places to be than in Amsterdam, & that's any time of the year! Isn't the Euromot cycle show in January? Todd...tell David I said best of luck- I'll pass it along, ST. His name is Davy, BTW. His dad was David. A professor of art & sculpture at Rice University. I think this explains, in part, why all Davy does must not just function, but look "right". It's a difficult thing to quantify, but a wonderful thing to see in practical, daily execution. Far too few people take pride in their work these days. "Good enough, or close enough is not really good enough, or close enough", is as close as I can come to describing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete roper Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Be warned. My daughter is currently in Amsterdam and believe me, you don't want to meet her! If you see a skinny, blonde, shrieking Scold accompanied by some poor hen-pecked bloke with a silly hat? That will be them. Run away, Run away!!!! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA Sean Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 I'll pass it along, ST. His name is Davy, BTW. His dad was David. A professor of art & sculpture at Rice University. I think this explains, in part, why all Davy does must not just function, but look "right". It's a difficult thing to quantify, but a wonderful thing to see in practical, daily execution. Far too few people take pride in their work these days. "Good enough, or close enough is not really good enough, or close enough", is as close as I can come to describing it. Todd- My wife and I had a great time there in September. The Rijksmuseum is celebrating the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt's birth and is havinga an awesome show of his works... of course, the Van Gogh museum is about 1/2 km from the Rijksmuseum with wonderful stuff inside it too... there is also Anne Frank's house about 2 km from there. We had a great time while there -- very good food, not very expensive. He can also be a complete tourist dork and take a boat ride down the canals. Tell him to look both ways before he ever steps off a sidewalk -- not for cars (you can see them) -- for BICYCLISTS... the streets are littered with them! Hope Davy has a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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