Until the end of the sixteenth century, this part of the city was a fortress wall. There were weaving workshops. The fabric was soaked dyed and pulled on a frame to dry. Frames - Raamen in Dutch from here comes the name. This quarter later became known as the Jewish quarter of Amsterdam. The Nazis deported the entire Jewish population to the death camps during World War II. On the opposite bank of Zvanenburgval is the house of Rembrandt. The historical postcard shows the place where you and I are standing, captured from the opposite side of the canal.
Photo: By Aufnahme und Druck Dr. Trenkler († 1926) & Co. Leipzig - https://www.postcardsfrom.nl/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43521637
During this walk you will have time: to go for a cheese and wine tasting, to see the main Dam square and the royal palace, to go along the shopping Kalverstraat street and go to the Amsterdam Museum, to see the oldest house, to get acquainted with the street brownie, to find out that Rusland has no connection with Russia, drink tea in the smallest house, see what Monet painted, walk along the Rembrandt beach and buy a Dutch herring at a kiosk.
Don't be afraid to get lost in new places!
