#4 Amsterdam - The Blue Line

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I had really wanted to ride the blue line which starts AND stops at the same place, doing a complete circuit. So we got off at the City Hall stop and waited for the Blue Line.
Clock tower

Clock tower

Short round tower

Short round tower

East Indiaman Amsterdam, a replica of a Dutch trading ship

East Indiaman Amsterdam, a replica of a Dutch trading ship

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NEMO - The Science Museum

Cruise ship dock with Celebrity ship

Cruise ship dock with Celebrity ship

train from the canal

train from the canal

Van Limmik Foundation 1895 in neo-Renaissance style - part of the Amstelhof nursing home (now Hermitage).

Van Limmik Foundation 1895 in neo-Renaissance style - part of the Amstelhof nursing home (now Hermitage).

Magere Brug Bridge or Skinny Bridge over the Amstel River

Magere Brug Bridge or Skinny Bridge over the Amstel River

Het Huis met de Hoofden (the House with the Heads) Dating back to 1622, the facade of this building boasts gargoyles, pillars,and heads

Het Huis met de Hoofden (the House with the Heads) Dating back to 1622, the facade of this building boasts gargoyles, pillars,and heads

Flower pots

Flower pots

Denizen of the canal

Denizen of the canal

Granddaughter on the boat at the end of the day

Granddaughter on the boat at the end of the day

Gassan Diamonds

Gassan Diamonds

Me on the boat

Me on the boat

Knight with Shining Armor near the Central RR Station

Knight with Shining Armor near the Central RR Station

I had thought we'd get off at City Hall again and take the red line to the Rembrandt stop and get on the green line and complete that, but B was tired, so I gave up and got off at the end of the blue line about 1640.
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Levina de Ruijter
Rosalie, a great read again, but I'm going to correct you on one thing.

The NEMO and the Maritime Museum are two different things.

The NEMO is a science museum (and very interactive, it's great).

The Scheepvaartmuseum (The Maritime Museum) is dedicated to our maritime history.
 
Levina de Ruijter
Okay, thanks.

No, Nemo is a Latin word that means "nobody".

One of the amazing things though about the building itself is how it is constructed. It is built on the foundations of the IJ-tunnel that runs underneath. When you enter the IJ-tunnel from the NEMO side of the river it's like you are entering the cargo hold of a ship.

I have a photo of that. I can post it here in a comment if you would allow that.
 
greatgrandma
Tbat would be fine. I think I've been in that tunnel under NEMO at some point - maybe in 2022.

I thought it might be some initials - like NOLA is sometimes short for New Orleans Louisiana, and NoVA sometimes stands for northern Virginia. And I understand that the Nova car didn't do well in Spanish speaking countries because it meant No Go
 
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greatgrandma said:
I thought it might be some initials
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That's what I thought too until I read an article about the museum and learned it was a word.

Here is a shot of the road leading into the tunnel. It's a location that you normally cannot get to on foot or on a bicycle (I'm always on a bike), but that particular day I was in luck because some maintenance was being done in the tunnel, so traffic was blocked and the police let me go where I wouldn't have been able to go on any other day. I wasn't very close but I think you can see how the road leads into the tunnel. And the NEMO looks like a ship that you drive into.
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1950 - Amsterdam to Alkmaar 1965 - Traffic in Rotterdam - Parents boarding the Ship Landing in Rotterdam in 2009 The Passport Kerfluffle in 2009 Visiting Kinderdijk in 2009 Inside a Windmill Kinderdijk in 2009 Biking through Kinderdijk in 2009 Back to the Golden Tulip for Lunch 2009 Dinner with Friends in Rotterdam 2009 Robust Rotterdam Breakfast and Train to Amsterdam in 2009 Amsterdam's Golden Tulip in 2009 Five Bells Pizza in 2009 #1 Amsterdam - Getting to the Green Line - 2009 #2 Amsterdam - Landing on Museumplein #3 Amsterdam - Lunch and Red/Green Mixup #4 Amsterdam - The Blue Line #5 Amsterdam - Trams and a Pedicab The Netherlands Post Office and Schiphol - end of 2009 visit 2016 - Planning and Flying to see Tulips Arriving in Amsterdam 2016 Getting over Jet Lag 2016 Amsterdam Dinner and Breakfast 2016 Amsterdam Embarking for Adventure in Amsterdam 2016 Meeting the AmaViola Captain - 2016 Amsterdam Canal Cruise for Bob 2016 Cruising to Hoorn (and back) on the IJsselmeer - 2016 Busing to Edam in 2016 Exploring Edam in 2016 Edam for Cheese? in 2016 Finally getting to Volendam 2016 Arriving at Het Loo Palace 2016 Het Loo Palace #1 Het Loo Palace #2 Het Loo Palace #3 Het Loo Palace #4 Het Loo Palace #5 Relaxing Sail to Nijmegen - 23 April 2016 Nearing Nijmegen - evening 23 April 2016 Docking in Nijmegen 2016 Spending the Day at the Dock in Terneuzen 2016 Visiting a Belgium War Cemetery in the Willemstad in 2016 The Fort Town of Willemstad - 2016 Walking Willemstad in 2016 Sheltering by Shopping in Willemstad - 2016 Wandering up to Willemstad's Windmill - 2016 Lunch and a Boat Ride instead of Kinderdijk - 2016 "Driving" to Dordrecht- 2016 Wearing Orange on King's Day - 2016 Kitchen Garden Tulips (and other flowers) - 2016 Pavillions, Cheese and a Calliope in Keukenhof - 2016 Back to the Boat - King's Day 2016 Not Handling Luggage on the way to Alkmaar -2016 Lunch at the Stedelijk Museum- 2016 The Golden Age of Alkmaar- 2016 Gazing Around the Grote Sint Laurenskerk - 2016 Tracking Down The Waag in 2016 Cheese - Cheese Museum, Cheese Father, Kaasdragers and Cheese Maids - 2016 The Weigh House Workers - 2016 After the Cheese Market in Alkmaar - 2016 Lunch and a Rest - Alkmaar 2016 The Afternoon in Alkmaar - 2016 No-Show Taxi to Schiphol and No-Show Scooter - 30 April 2016 Stopover in Amsterdam 2018 Ambling Around Amsterdam 2018 - First Post Ambling Around Amsterdam 2018 - Second Post Ambling (and Cruising) Around Amsterdam in 2018 - Third Post Cruising Amsterdam 2018 - Fourth Post Visiting a Village and Volendam 2018 Wooden Shoes, and Windmills in 2018 Arriving in Amsterdam in 2022 Ama Walking Tour 2022 - Part I Walking Tour of Amsterdam in 2022 - part 2 Not Seeing the Red Light District - 2022 and Getting to the Boat Cheese, Wooden Shoes and Windmills 2018 Cruising the Canals of Amsterdam in 2022 Finishing the Canals - the End of Amsterdam 2022

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