Where In The World...
...Is Interesting Guy?!
I'm an irresponsible 20-something with a boyfriend that (when he's not home) is in a new city almost everyday. I'm good at googling and like to be well informed on what local treasures he should bring home!
I'm an irresponsible 20-something with a boyfriend that (when he's not home) is in a new city almost everyday. I'm good at googling and like to be well informed on what local treasures he should bring home!
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ok…well…we all know all the fun stuff about Amsterdam but here’s somethings you probably didn’t know…
- Population - 780,152
- Its name is derived from Amstelredamme, indicative of the city’s origin: a dam in the river Amstel. (I didn’t know Amstel was a river…I thought it was just a beer…lol)
- The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in the world.
- Amsterdam is one of the most bicycle friendly large cities in the world.
I lived and worked in and outside of Amsterdam for while about a year or two ago. I loved it! Amsterdam is such a great city! I think everywhere in Holland really is!!
Interesting Guy had a show tonight at the Paradiso…I never actually went there when I was there but I wish I did…it seems like a pretty awesome place…
- It’s a converted former church building that dates from the nineteenth century and that was used until 1965 as the meeting hall for a liberal Dutch religious group known as the “Vrije Gemeente” (Free Congregation).
- It was squatted by hippies in 1967 who wanted to convert the church to a entertainment and leisure club.
- On May 26–27, 1995, The Rolling Stones played two semi-acoustic concerts there. Scalped tickets reportedly sold for many thousands of dollars. Recorded tracks from these concerts were released on the Stones’ Stripped album later that year. Keith Richards said that the Paradiso concerts were the best live shows the Stones ever did.
I miss Amsterdam. And I miss Interesting Guy.
