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Albert Cuypmarkt
On the morning of our second day in Amsterdam, we went to Albert Cuypmarkt, which I think is the largest daily market in Amsterdam. The goods are mostly food (fish, fruits and vegetables, even penis-shaped chocolate) and cheap clothing. Tomoko found shoes similar to expensive ones she had been watching, at a bargain price.
Since we had arrived in Amsterdam, we had been seeing people with red bags saying "DIRK", and it was driving us crazy not knowing what it was. It turned out it was a supermarket, and we went there to buy some stuff we can't find back home: frites sauce (some type of mayonnaise), chocolate topping for toast, cheap coffee and spices, etc. We also got our own red Dirk bags which we had to pay €0.15 each.
We went back to Nieuwmarkt where we met my friend Erik (fellow p5mler and author of the useful ShibuyaLink Web site), who guided us around a bit. We first went to eat, and then saw an outdoor photography exhibit of aerial views taken all over the world, and then walked around Amsterdam for a few hours.
He brought us to Concerto and Get Records on Utrechtsestraat, where I bought Spy-Fi "The Shadow Knows..." (interesting Dutch band mixing all kinds of sounds), "Manos Arriba!" (Bungalow compilation of Mexican electronica) and Bertrand Burgalat "The Sssound Of Mmmusic".
In the evening we walked through the infamous Red Light District, and went back to our botel to get our stuff ready to leave to Belgium the next morning.
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Posted on October 3, 2003 at 23:40 | Tweet
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uhm....so, chocolate penises. was that at your typical amsterdam market? or was it a special market? cause that's just simply messed up:)
the way the ...penises... look in your photo, they're rather...small. how...sad....
Posted by Wesley on October 5, 2003 at 22:26
It was in a very common market, nothing special about its location that could help explain the presence of chocolate penises. :)
Posted by Patrick on October 5, 2003 at 22:33