Comments on: Below the Surface in Amsterdam

By: Jackie K Smith

Jackie K Smith — Sat, 06 Jul 2019 12:47:18 +0000

I am so impressed with this display of history. Will make a note of this station and the next time we have a stopover there will definitely go visit!

By: Irene S. Levine

Irene S. Levine — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 20:22:16 +0000

Thanks for taking us readers on what felt like an archaeological dig. Having been in the station, I found it especially fascinating!

By: Karen Warren

Karen Warren — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 10:51:29 +0000

What a fascinating place – a great way to discover some of the history of the city. And I love the idea of making the exhibits into a sort of artwork!

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 17:03:14 +0000

In reply to Lori. So would I. It's just somehow "realer" in person than on-line.

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 18:26:40 +0000

Seems like a perfect example of ‘one man’s garbage is another man’s treasure’. Given the amount of items/artifacts on display, I think I’d prefer to spend time with descriptions on the displays rather than on a website. But interesting just the same.

By: Tom Bartel

Tom Bartel — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 13:09:29 +0000

I’ve been to Amsterdam several times and I guess I’ve never imagined there was much archeology going on. Too much water, I thought. I always like looking at the evidence of what a city once was and am fascinated by the “stuff” one finds by digging. (Why do cities grow my piling one layer upon another?) They just do, I guess.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:39:06 +0000

In reply to Jeff & Crystal. It took them years! And they were only focusing on a few places. Imagine how much more there must be to discover along the rest of the Amstel's old route!

By: Jeff & Crystal

Jeff & Crystal — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:34:23 +0000

What an amazing collection to unearth below the surface of Amsterdam. We can only imagine how tedious the task of cleaning and reassembling the pieces must have been. Thanks for sharing this peek inside and intriguing us to visit for ourselves.