2019-09-01_Lonely_Planet_Traveller

OTTEN EN ZOON

Timewas when woodenshoesdid theirsturdyduty in many

Europeanand Asiancountries,but somehowthe Dutchmade

clogstheirown. Traditional‘klompen’were carvedfrom

poplar,willowor alder,and used as firewoodwhen worn

out. Ottenen Zoon,a webstoreonce basedat the famous

AlbertCuyp Markt, makes a variety of more modern styles.

ottenenzoon.nl

VELORETTI

Withan estimated

881,000bikesin

Amsterdam(aboutas manyas the

numberof peoplelivingin the city

proper),two-wheeledtransportis

kinghere – even if more than12,000

cyclesend up in canalseach year.

Don’texpectto impresswith

a high-specbike,though:Dutch

cyclingcultureis cheapand

practical.Veloretti’sbikesand

accessories are low-key stylish.

veloretti.com

SHOP THE CITY

BOLS

Thoughit’s the

ancestorof gin,

geneveror jeneveris

not an exacttaste

match,but a malty

spiritwhosenamesake

juniperflavourwas

addedto maskthe harsh

tasteimpartedby early

stills.Locals pourit

to the brim,thensip

untiltheycan safely

pick up theglass.

bols.com

CRE8

Keepyour bearingsamong

Amsterdam’s60-oddmiles

of canalswith thismap

pendant.The medieval-

eratangleof waterways

in the centreis partly

encircledby three

parallelcanalsfrom

the city’s17th-

centuryexpansion.

c-r- e-8.nl