A history of Amsterdam and its ideas - An Amsterdam State of Mind

[Your Old Comrade]

On March 4th and 5th 2021, amidst a Lockdown and inability to run tours due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Look Up ran an online Zoom tour event; "An Amsterdam State of Mind".

Presented by Simon Wood.

0:00 Introduction: A Birds Eye View
2:10 Chapter 1: Of Monasteries and Merchants
14:16 Chapter 2: Reluctant Rebels
20:11 Chapter 3: Faith Can't Be Forced
27:18 Chapter 4: Free City - Free People - Free Market
35:20 Chapter 5: A Free Mind
44:31 Chapter 6: Ideas Don't Die, They Just Keep Moving
51:09 Chapter 7: Gods of Lust and Money
57:17 Chapter 8: I Would Like to Meet Myself
1:01:18 Chapter 9: If You Tolerate This?...
1:10:14 Chapter 10: Rebels With and Without a Cause

[KirillMazur]

The best of European capitals, imo (except Msk).

Excellent city size, not too big, not too small, enough for developed infrastructure. There are many water spaces, canals, there is a sea (almost). Great architecture, it's not even discussed. Even the climate is excellent - during the first half of my life I was tired of the Crimean heat, and I always protect my skin from sunburn. And as I grew older, I began to appreciate rainy gray days spent in the comfort of home.
It’s a pity that I only stayed there for 4 hours waiting for the plane in the dark, so the magnet on the refrigerator is not valid.

[PlattitüdenPaule]