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destroyed in a tremendous storm such as Museum van der Togt,
in 1674, and a fine 18th-century with its unique collection of
church now stands on its site. glass objects. The Electrische
Today Ouderkerk aan de Amstel Museumtramlijn (Electric
is popular with cyclists who Tramline Museum, tel. 020-
come to enjoy its waterfront 6737538) keeps the past alive.
cafés and restaurants. On Sundays from April to
October you can take a return
trip from Amsterd am to
d Aalsmeer Amstelveen on a historic tram.
The Amsterdamse Bos
Road Map B3. * 22,900. @ ( Tue.
The Cruquius steam pump at (Amsterdam forest) is lovely for
Museum De Cruquius Aalsmeer is famous as the centre rambling, picnicking or playing
for floriculture in the Netherlands sport. The Bosmuseum is dedic-
Haarlemmermeer. It has not (see pp34–5). It also holds the ated to the origins of the forest.
been in use since 1933 and is biggest bloemenveiling (flower The Cobra Museum voor
now a museum. The original auction) in the world; you can Moderne Kunst (Cobra
steam engine is in the machine take part in the Museum
hall, which has eight pumps auction from of Modern Art)
moved by beams. An exhibition a special gallery. concentrates on
gives a comprehensive Many green- the work of the
overview of water management houses are to be Electric tram, Electrische Cobra group,
in the Netherlands. seen around Museumtramlijn established in 1948
Aalsmeer. One important activity by Danish, Belgian and Dutch
s Ouderkerk aan here is the development of new artists. During its brief
existence, Cobra abandoned
varieties and colours of flower.
de Amstel Many modern heroes have a dreary postwar art and
“new” flower named after them. introduced modern art
Road Map C3. * 8,200.
@ Amstelveen. definitively to the Netherlands.
( Bloemenveiling Flora Holland
This pretty village at the Legmeerdijk 313. Tel 0297-397000. E Museum Van der Togt
junction of the Amstel and the Open 7–11am Mon–Wed & Fri, Dorpsstraat 50. Tel 020-6415754.
Bullewijk rivers has been a 7–9am Thu. & ∑ floraholland.nl Open Wed–Sun. Closed 1 Jan,
favourite with Amsterdammers 27 Apr, 25 Dec. & ∑ jvdtogt.nl
since the Middle Ages. They had
no church of their own until f Amstelveen E Cobra Museum voor
1330, and worshippers had to Road Map B3. * 78,800. @ ( Fri. Moderne Kunst
travel to the 11th-century Sandbergplein 1–3. Tel 020-5475050.
Ouderkerk that gave the village Amstelveen is home to many Open Tue–Sun. Closed 1 Jan, 27 Apr,
its name. The Old Church was interesting modern art museums, 25 Dec. & 7 ∑ cobra-museum.nl

Women, Children, Animals (1951) by Karel Appel in the Cobra Museum

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