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Millions of Dutch tulips bloom again, in a spectacle few will see

April 30, 20211310 Views

With dazzling displays of colour including tulips in purple, yellow, and crimson, the Keukenhof flower garden outside The Hague usually rivals Amsterdam's top museums as one of the Netherlands' biggest tourist attractions. This year, for the second year in a row, millions of tulips in the park and nearby fields are blooming and will likely fade largely unseen, as the Keukenhof remains closed to visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tulips are seen at the Keukenhof park in Lisse, Netherlands April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw "Keukenhof is only open 8 weeks a year, end of March until mid-May," said Managing Director Bart Siemerink. He said that given the country's current lockdown regime, his best guess is that the park will be allowed to open from mid-May. ...

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Dutch tourists trade lockdown at home for confinement in Greek resort

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

April 12, 20211064 Views

Almost 200 Dutch tourists on Monday traded lockdown in the Netherlands for eight days of voluntary confinement in a Greek holiday resort, as part of a test to see if safe holidays can be arranged during the COVID-19 pandemic. For 399 euros ($475) each, participants will have “all-inclusive” access to the pools, restaurants and other facilities of the Hotel Mitsis Grand Beach on the island of Rhodes, but nothing else. General view of the Mitsis Grand Hotel Beach amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Rhodes on the island of Rhodes, Greece April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi They will have to settle for watching the sea from their room or the hotel terraces, as no one is allowed to leave the resort where they will be the only guests. “I really enjoy being away from...

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Amsterdam to allow Airbnb rentals in city centre after court order

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

March 17, 2021724 Views

The city of Amsterdam will allow residents of its historic centre to offer their homes to tourists again, after a court ordered it to scrap a ban on vacation rentals. Amsterdam’s left-wing city council last year issued an outright ban on rentals through Airbnb and other platforms in three areas that make up its central canal ring, in an effort to curb what it described as the nuisance caused by tourists in the old city centre. FILE PHOTO: People ice skate during a cold snap across the country at the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, Netherlands February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Eva Plevier But in a case brought on by an association of property owners, a local court last Friday ordered it to lift this ban immediately as it had no legal basis. In a response, the city said that as of Tuesday ...

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क्रेन में गुजारें रूमानियत भरी रात

UPENDRA SWAMI

August 12, 20201313 Views

यूं तो हम सैर-सपाटे की अजीबोगरीब जगहों के बारे में आपको बतला ही रहे हैं। आपने भी कई अनूठे ठिकानों के बारे में सुना होगा। लेकिन अगर आपको कोई जमीन से पचास फुट ऊपर एक क्रेन में रात गुजारने की बात कहे तो शायद आप यही सोचेंगे कि मजाक हो रहा है। लेकिन हम कह रहे हैं कि न केवल यह हकीकत है बल्कि एक रूमानी कल्पना भी। हम यहां बात कर रहे हैं नीदरलैंड्स के हारलिंगन में हार्बर क्रेन की। हार्बर क्रेन 1967 की बनी हई है और 1996 तक इसका इस्तेमाल बंदरगाह पर रूस व स्कैंडिनेवियाई देशों से आने वाले लकड़ी के लट्ठों को उतारने के लिए किया जाता था। चार-पांच सालों तक बेकार पड़े रहने के बाद 2001 में इसे इसके मौजूदा मालिक ने खरीद लिया। दो साल तक इस क्रेन को नया रंग-रूप देने का काम खास देखरेख में चला। सितंबर 2003 से यह क्रेन रंग-रूप में तो क्रेन ही रही लेकिन इसका इस्तेमाल सामान ढोने की जगह रोमांचप्रेमियों को रैनबसेर...