Ij Hallen is a huge monthly flea market in North Amsterdam. You take the free ferry from central station to the North of Amsterdam and then you end up in a warehouse with 500 stalls full of stuff. The pictures look like something straight from the 1970s which makes me even more intrigued. I hear you can snag some interesting stuff for cheap. The next opening is this weekend on Saturday, March 6 and Sunday March 7 from 9:00-16:30. The market will move outdoors on May 2.
According to the EAH! website: “The pop-up store is an initiative of designer Eva Anna Hekking, founder of EAH!, and NV Zeedijk, a dynamic organization which purchases properties in the centre of Amsterdam. Over the past years, the Zeedijk has positively transformed into an upcoming fashion area. Well-fitting within this upcoming new image, NV Zeedijk offered Eva Anna Hekking an empty space at the Zeedijk. As curator she restyled the place into a creative ‘underground’ exhibition versus shop-space.”
The pop up shop essentially houses a new collection of young local designers each month, including women’s clothing, jewellery, furniture, linens, arts, lighting and baby clothes (helloooo colour-by-numbers baby jumpsuits!).
It’s located at Zeedijk 37 and make sure to drop by this Saturday, March 6th when they launch their newest collection with drinks and snacks.
This kind of weather in Amsterdam makes me dream of combining the best elements of Amsterdam with other cities. The sun and swimmable water in Austin, TX, the mountains from the swiss alps in Gimmelwald, and everything gezzelig about Amsterdam.
I can’t believe it has already been six months since I moved to Amsterdam. I’m half way through my Master’s program and I feel like I moved to this city a month ago! I came here in the heat and somehow have already managed through a whole month of snow.
The last six months far surpassed my expectations of living here in every way possible. I love Amsterdam just as much as I did when I studied abroad here 2 years ago, I have met some really amazing people, and I’m loving the whole experience of being a graduate student in this city. I came up with the concept of this blog in Texas back in July of 2009 and I am really happy with the amount of feedback and comments I have received. I never anticipated meeting or talking to new people because of my blog but it has been great! I can’t wait to see what Amsterdam will be like in 2010, especially riding around in Summer!
The 39th edition of the International Film Festival in Rotterdam will be held on January 27th through February 7th. It looks like there is going to be tons of interesting films from all over the world. Here is the full list of films.
If you are looking for something cozy to do in the bleak of winter and additionally experience possibly the best cinema experience of 2010, go to the Tuschinski Theater and see Avatar in 3D. Avatar is badass, Tuschinski is badass. It’s a win win situation.
Pathé Tuschinski is an Art Deco movie theater built in 1921 by Abraham Icek Tuschinski. The architecture and interior design is amazing. It feels like something out of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
If you haven’t heard of James Cameron’s latest flick you have probably been in a cave but here’s the trailer.
Avatar 3D is playing in several cinemas around town but I highly suggest you go and watch it at Tuschinski! The theatre has been selling out so I suggest ordering your tickets online.
It has been snowing everyday for almost a week in Amsterdam! I’m still a stupid Texan sliding around in my cowboy boots and falling over on my bike but I love it. I’ll take snow over rain any day.
