Anne Frank House

sonicblue · Post by **sonicblue** » Wed 21st Dec 2005 08:40 am

A visit to the Anne Frank House can be a sobering experience. It was cold out and I waited in line for thirty minutes with a nice buzz of course. No pictures are allowed and a pass was 7.50 euros.

There is really not much inside to see still the place tells a story about a group, oppressed by the right wing, who had to hide what they were for fear of capture and the consequences thereof.

Besides being a part of World War II history, The Anne Frank House feels like a shrine. I had the feeling that other visitors were on a pilgrimage of some sort to pay respect to those lost in the camps.

If you have the time, I can recommend a visit to The Anne Frank House. It will tell you something about who the Dutch people are and why I like this country.

JSB · Post by **JSB** » Wed 21st Dec 2005 01:31 pm

Whereabouts is it located, mate?...

claudandus · Post by **claudandus** » Wed 21st Dec 2005 01:49 pm

if i am right its located on the herengracht and if you can't find it its located on almost every tourist map

Post by **Lemming** » Wed 21st Dec 2005 01:50 pm

It's on the Prinsengracht not far from Grey Area.
It's marked on the second map on this, rather dated, page of the site:
https://www.coffeeshopdirect.com/Tourist.html

sonicblue · Post by **sonicblue** » Thu 22nd Dec 2005 09:25 am

JSB wrote:Whereabouts is it located, mate?...

I'll add this.
I took Tram 17 to Westermarkt.

The Anne Frank Museum has a web site.

http://www.annefrank.org/content.asp?pid=1&lid=2

In some way, I feel the liberty us smokers enjoy in The Netherlands is related to this young girl.

JSB · Post by **JSB** » Thu 22nd Dec 2005 10:46 am

Cheers everyone