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addition to the city’s waterways. Once a month, she organises a SUP expedition through Amsterdam’s inner circle of canals for all who want to give it a try. Th is year will be the fi rst time she does it all through winter. “Amsterdam is so beautiful from the water. It’s the best way to see the highlights. It’s sightseeing and a workout in one,” she says. You can’t help but wonder what people would have made of this back in the 17th century, when the canals were fi rst built. Th ese alluring waterways were originally used to transport goods from ships in the harbour to merchant warehouses. Nowadays, the second the sun appears, locals and their dogs, children, bikes and barbecues pile into anything that fl oats, for a spontaneous aquatic parade. Or, in cold winters when the canals freeze up, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is transformed into an instant urban ice rink, as everyone takes to their skates. And there are always a determined 30 Holland Herald ABOVE Marina in IJburg LEFT Cycling along Prins Hendrikkade, next to the water by Centraal Station few who try to ride their bikes across the slippery ice. Amsterdammers live, work and play on the water. Th at is hardly surprising, given that it covers 25% of the city. In fact, with 100 kilometres of canals, plus the harbour, it is the most water-rich city in the world. And where there’s water, there are boats. Lots and lots of them, in all shapes and sizes. In addition to some 2,500 houseboats, there are barges solely intended for parking bicycles, boats fi tted with swings for kids, there is a fl oating shelter for stray cats, plus a motley fl otilla of 8,000 recreational sloops. Th e humid climate, however, is hard on boats without the most vigilant of owners. Towards the end of winter, some canals are lined with rather sorry waterlogged vessels in various phases of slowly sinking. But Amsterdam native Daan Dijkstra and partner Marcel van Wees have a solution. Th ey rescue boats from an undignifi ed end on the scrap heap. Once sawn in half, the boats get a new, sedentary life on land in the form of outdoor benches. “Th ese boats are a forgotten monument of Amsterdam. Th ey sink to the bottom of the canals and rust away there. With these boat benches, we put them in the picture again,” says Daan. Th e two have a workshop on the north bank of the city, across the IJ (pronounced ‘the aii’) waterway, where something of a cultural and architectural boom is underway. Th e Overhoeks and Tolhuistuin site was previously owned by oil company Shell. Situated along the waterfront, facing south, this former industrial area has become prime real estate. Th ere is no shortage of things to do for the new residents and visitors. A largescale conversion is underway to turn the old Shell staff canteen into a new cultural hub, with everything from concert venues to exhibition spaces, a cafe and hip hop school.
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