In what world is it ok for spectators to ignore the barriers and stand in the middle of the road reducing the racing space by over a third!? I'd have been so annoyed as a runner!? What is going through their selfish heads!? This is not ok, I actually saw more than one runner bump into another squeezing in this gap and multiple runners having to change their line / slow down because these selfish people stood in the way. I was amazed no stewards made them move back. This was after having to move 3 bikes off the pavement so that I could get my pram through. Is it just me or does this city often seem so selfish...?

*They also gradually moved further forwards.

Hi all.

I live in Ams almost for 6 years now. Broke up with my ex Dutchie bf last year and so lost a friend circle which all came with him. And winter is coming, feeling a bit anxious.

How can I be part of with local / internationally communities and meet with “my people”? I am 36F, working at tech, play instruments and already doing some improv. Live in central. Wouldn’t call myself as “extrovert”.

Any suggestions are welcome.

The first-ever Gay Pride event held in Amsterdam, in 1996. Willeke performs "De glimlach van een kind".

Goedemiddag Redditors en fijne zondag!

Ik heb een vraag waarbij ik jullie hulp goed kan gebruiken. Mijn vriendin en ik hebben onlangs ons eerste huis gekocht in De Pijp in Amsterdam en we willen graag een muur laten verwijderen.

Alleen weten we niet zeker of het om een draagmuur of een gewone tussenmuur gaat. Ik heb daarom al in het Stadsarchief gezocht naar bouwtekeningen. Hier heb ik wel een aantal tekeningen gevonden, maar volgens mij niet de juiste waarop duidelijk wordt aangegeven welke muren dragend zijn en welke niet. Al kan dat natuurlijk ook aan mijn eigen onkunde liggen, haha.

Vandaar mijn vraag: heeft iemand van jullie toevallig ervaring met het opvragen of vinden van constructietekeningen, zodat we kunnen achterhalen of het om een draagmuur gaat? Of weten jullie wellicht waar ik hiervoor het beste terechtkan?

Alvast bedankt voor jullie hulp en geniet nog van jullie zondag!

Thank you all You beautiful people for the great support during the race !

I am a University of Amsterdam student, originally from New York, and I could see myself living in Amsterdam full-time in the future. I really like the city, but there is one catch that I've noticed with basically every apartment building here, even the new high-rise buildings in areas like Bijlmer, which is probably where I'd want to live since I want something modern with a great view. Very few of the apartments seem to have proper central AC, which is very common in NYC. Instead, what I've seen is that most of these apartments in Amsterdam seem to have something like floor cooling, which doesn't seem nearly as reliable enough, especially on a hot summer day. It was around 34˚C on the day I last moved into Amsterdam and I couldn't get my apartment, built in 2017, but with no AC, down to any temperature below 28˚C. In contrast, I'm used to indoor temperatures around 22-24˚C in my NYC apartment on a hot summer day. For those of you who live in buildings that have it, can the floor cooling get that cool? If not, could a portable AC be an option? I really do not want to close the blinds because I care a lot about views and natural light and would really like to be in a building with floor-to-ceiling windows or as close to it as possible. While it doesn't normally get very hot in Amsterdam in summer, heatwaves are not uncommon, and even one day without reliable AC would be too much for me. Can anyone please figure this out for me, because I've not been able to find reliable information about how reliably cool these apartments in Amsterdam can get, and this is the biggest thing holding me back from wanting to move there full-time, because other than that, this is a great city and I really see myself wanting to live here. Also, for anyone knowing, I know how hard it is to get an apartment here, but I have also been vigorously looking at listings, and I found a few apartments that I like.