Word: amsterdams
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...made sure her diet was right. "She was a good cook," Beijering says, "and would take the time and effort to prepare healthy meals. She's very partial to the traditional Dutch raw herring." Her other great passions in life are soccer - she's an ardent fan of the Amsterdam club Ajax - and royalty. She says one of the highlights of her life came in 2001, when she was invited to tea with Queen Beatrix. "I considered it a great honor," Van Andel-Schipper told the Courant. "She was really nice. I let her ask the questions. I thought that...
...group on the footbridge that attracted a lot of attention was the club team from Amsterdam, whose rowers wore shabby maroon blazers handed down from generation to generation. The strapping Dutchmen were delighted to practice and compete along the Charles for a week, but they lamented the fact that “in Holland, there would be beer everywhere.” They hadn’t found any along the Charles...
...about 60% of Yukos' output - has been valued by Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein at between $14.7 and $17.3 billion. Reports last week suggested the Kremlin might hand it to a Russian rival, Gazprom, for a fraction of that price. "It's robbery in broad daylight," complains Robert Amsterdam, a lawyer for Khodorkovsky, who says the Kremlin has no right to proceed with what he terms "the world's largest hostile takeover." So far the firm isn't saying whether it will mount...
...little more self-consciously arty is the Winston Hotel, tel: (31-20) 623 1380. Housed in converted terraces in the middle of Amsterdam's gritty red-light area, the Winston boasts an art academy, as well as several twin-bed "art rooms" designed by young up-and-coming conceptualists. There's everything from the stark sculpture of Nicolas Touron (who has covered the walls of room 407 with 600 kilograms of "crooked ceramic objects") to the installations of Orna Wertman (whose giant jigsaw puzzles-cum-installations plaster room...
...selling 1971 memoir The Happy Hooker. The former New York City-based sex columnist trades in matters of the soul these days rather than the flesh, organizing house parties and bringing home arty waifs in the manner of an old-style salonière. Her grand old house in Amsterdam's southern suburbs has only two guest rooms, so book well in advance. If the mistress of the house is around, be prepared for anecdotes that will lend real spice to your stay. In fact, with hotels like these, who needs museums...