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Contents

Fish and fado

Game on

Vive la France!

Video games are no longer the preserve

The Tour de France is one of the world’s

of geeky young men. A gaming revolution

greatest races and it’s happening this

is currently taking place and everyone

month. Take a look at the highs, the lows,

is getting in on the act. It’s time for

the scandals and the hopefuls in our

some serious fun

round-up of this incredible sporting event

Surrounded by beaches and stunning scenery, Lisbon is a dream destination. The great food and wine and friendly locals all add to its appeal

10 In the picture

Wrestling and swinging along

14 Facts and ﬁgures

The fun scientists

Go to the Holland Herald website previous issues of the magazine and our newly updated photo competition archive. Plus much, much more...

16 Screamalicious!

A roller coaster adventure ride

20 Funked up Candy Dulfer gets candid

Gadgets The coolest gear around

Bite-sized info

www.hollandherald.nl to check out

Serious business

Touchdowns The best city guides

Updates What’s on in The Netherlands

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Holland Herald www.hollandherald.nl Volume 44 Number 7 July 2009 Published by MediaPartners LoyaliteitsCommunicatie

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Route maps

Three CEOs speak out

The world at your ﬁngertips

KLM news

Partners

All the latest information

Our companion companies

People & planet

Airport hubs

Niños Hotel and saving weight

Finding your way

Flying Blue news

Fit for ﬂying

Information for frequent ﬂyers

Tips and exercises

KLM entertainment

Baggage rules

Inﬂight ﬁlms, games and music

Security rules for EU airports

KLM.com

Get online with our Internet services

Plane facts KLM’s ﬂeet in focus

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Living colour Colour is key when getting dressed for the spring fair in the villages near Shimla in the north-west Himalayas, India. The locals pictured here are watching a traditional wrestling match, which is always a fun and highly-anticipated event. Picturesque Shimla was the summer capital of India under British rule and is covered in dense forests. It’s also a great base for sports such as skiing, trekking, fishing and golf. The best way to travel to the region is on the famous narrow-gauge or ‘toy’ train from Kalka.

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Photography: Poras Chaudhary

2,130 METRES ALTITUDE OF SHIMLA 721,745 POPULATION OF SHIMLA

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Singapore swing Stepping out in front of the Old Supreme Court in Singapore are the Lindy Hoppers from the Jitterbugs Swingapore dance school. Photographer Jing Quek captured this image in a tribute to one of the troupe’s heroes – dancer and choreographer Frankie Manning (1914-2009), a pioneer of swing dance. Quek is one of Singapore’s brightest photographic stars and uses the term ‘superhyperreal’ to describe his fun, playful style. “I like to create contemporary fictions, alternate realities and mythologies in urban social narratives,” he says. www.superhyperreal.com www.swingapore.com

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Photography: Jing Quek

95TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION 1994 YEAR THE DANCE SCHOOL FORMED

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Fun facts & figures Words: Annemarie Hoeve

-D sensation

30-hit wonder

350 million Rubik’s Cubes have been sold worldwide since the 3-D puzzle’s international debut in 1980. It became an immediate hit and gave rise to a whole new set of pastimes: speed-cubing (solving the cube as fast as possible), blindfolded-cubing and foot-cubing.

50 70

days of play

MILLION CROONERS

Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 hit song

As many as 50 million

The longest Monopoly game ever played was 1,680 hours

Girls Just Want To Have Fun

Japanese people – about 40%

long, which amounts to 70 days in a row. Other Monopoly

has been covered by over

of the population – enjoy

records include: the longest game in a tree house (286 hours),

30 different artists, including

karaoke in their free time,

underground (100 hours), in a bathtub (99 hours), and upside-

Weird Al Yankovic, who altered

according to MySpace ﬁgures.

down (36 hours).

the words to Girls Just Want

In the UK, however, a recent

To Have Lunch.

poll of 2,500 adults voted the karaoke machine the most irritating gadget ever invented.

20 SEASONS First aired in 1989, The Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom currently on TV. The famous cartoon family even have their own star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Homer’s signature grunt, ‘D’oh’, has made it into the Oxford English Dictionary.

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Fun facts & figures

Worried about their fun-loving image, one in three UK blondes

IN 3 BLONDES

have dyed their hair brown to be taken more seriously in the workplace. Of the 2,500 women questioned in the survey (by a high-street beauty retailer), 38% of blondes believed their hair

Photos: www.rubikcubes.net; Richard Ross/Getty Images; f90/Zuma Press/Hollandse Hoogte

colour hindered them in their careers.

Size 18, no joke

A Russian clown was recently told by health and safety advisors that he can no longer wear his size 18 clown shoes as they are a health risk. The decision came after

the clown hurt his foot in a fall from the high-wire. The

clown feared that without his giant shoes, his “impact might be lost on the audience”.

40 years of grit During his 40-year career, professional sand sculptor Gerry Kirk has travelled the world building sand castles. He built the biggest one in the world in San Diego in 1997, standing at over 19 metres tall and incorporating

years, dude! From September onwards, Bournemouth and Poole College in the UK is offering what must be one of the most fun degrees in the country – surﬁng. During the two-year course, students will ‘study beaches’ and hone their surﬁng skills.

Photo: Nevit Dilmen

over 110 tonnes of sand.

MODELLING SINCE 1956 If piled together, the amount of Play-Doh plasticine made since 1956 would weigh the same as 2,000 Statues of Liberty. It was originally designed as wallpaper cleaner, but Joe McVicker saw its potential as a toy and ended up a millionaire before his 27th birthday. . FUN Holland Herald

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Fast and furious Hang on to your seat, as Annemarie Hoeve takes us on a thrill-seeking roller coaster ride with a Dutch twist

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DUTCH INNOVATION

In the south of The Netherlands, right in the heart of Dutch asparagus country, a nondescript town called Vlodrop near the German border is the unlikely home of a company dedicated entirely to fun. The spirals and inclines sketched out on computer screens here will eventually evoke blood-curdling screams of pleasure for millions across the globe. The company is called Vekoma Rides and it is the world’s biggest roller coaster manufacturer. It has over 400 scream machines and rides to its name, including Disney World’s largest and most expensive roller coaster ever built, Expedition Everest, which attracts an estimated 10,000 visitors per day.

2010. Peter has designed each of the dual tracks so the cars cross paths as often as possible, at times hurtling towards each other at full speed before turning off at the last possible moment, swooping over onlookers below. Together, both coasters will feature 2,200 metres of track. With a click of the mouse he can activate a computer simulation that sets you off, shooting along the roller coaster while relaying real speeds and G-forces. This can’t beat the real thing but, strangely, you can still feel the tension mounting as the cars inch their way up the computer screen before plummeting down vertigo-inducing drops. It’s clear Peter has a vast

Chief concept designer, Peter Clerx, has stood at Vekoma’s design helm dreaming up theme park thrills for over 30 years. Now he is working on the company’s biggest project ever – a ‘duelling’ coaster opening at a new Chinese theme park in

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DUTCH INNOVATION

Top of the line arsenal of fun features in his roller coaster repertoire, from loop-de-loops to corkscrews to full-on velocity. If anyone knows the secret ingredient for tonnes of fun it’s this man. “Visuals. The more you see, the better. If you only see sky, you have no reference point, so it’s less thrilling. Look down and it suddenly gets really scary. That’s why going through tunnels is never that exciting. The best rides are the ones that look impossible, like it can all go wrong,” he explains. His top tip? “Don’t tell your mother-in-law that a ride is no big deal – mine’s still angry with me!” Guaranteed to scare the perm out of even the most courageous of mother-in-laws is the new Ring Racer planned alongside Germany’s famous Formula-1 racetrack Nürburgring. Made by S&S, it will rocket speed freaks from 0-200 kilometres per hour in 2.5 seconds, making it faster than a Formula-1 car as well as the world’s current speed record holder, Intamin’s Kingda Ka at New Jersey’s Six Flags Great Adventure theme park in the USA.

While rides like these certainly get pulses racing, Peter Clerx has his doubts about how fun they really are. He says: “For a long time everything had to be higher and faster – you get shot 200 metres up into the air and finish back on the ground 20 seconds later feeling sick. For me, that’s more about courage than about fun. I think the best rides are the ones you want to go on again and again. The ones where you can still feel up to eating some chips in between.” When he has time off, Peter’s favourite pastime does not involve heart-stopping twists and turns. “I visit theme parks for work six times a year, so when I have time, I like whale-watching. I’m a nature-lover,” he smiles. With a global total of almost 190 million visits to the planet’s top 25 theme parks in 2008, it’s a good thing for the whales that most people prefer roller coasters. Robb and Elissa Alvey certainly do. Between them they have been on nearly 2,000 roller coasters in at least 20 different countries and their aim is to ride every roller coaster in the world. You could argue

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that the couple’s pilgrim-like dedication to the pursuit of fun borders on the obsessive, but they do not agree. “Some people collect baseball cards; we collect roller coaster ‘experiences’,” says Robb. They review them on their website. So, which rides get the best scores? It’s all about the right combination, apparently. “Airtime (when your behind starts lifting from the seat), extreme changes of direction, speed and positive G-forces are all factors that make a roller coaster great. But not all roller coasters need to scare the wits out of you,” Robb says.

Three favourites from Robb and Elissa Alvey’s site www.themeparkreview.com: 1) The El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, USA, is a ‘modernised’ wooden roller coaster towering over 60 metres in the air. It produces some of the most extreme ‘airtime’ you’ll ever encounter. 2) Expedition GeForce at Holiday Park, Germany, combines a crazy amount of positive and negative G-forces

To ﬁnd out just what affect ‘fear’ has on

along with very quick changes

the fun factor, a group of scientists working for the University of Nottingham’s Thrill Laboratory hooked 80 daredevils up with sensors before sending them into the Oblivion at Alton Towers theme park in the UK. They tested heart rates, filmed facial expressions, audio (to record screams) and measured the ride’s acceleration and G-forces. Professor Steve Benford and his team are analysing the data: “We’re interested in the relationship between the experience of thrill and the body’s physiological responses. We have already found a broad correlation between the heart rate increasing on the way up to a drop and then levelling down again afterwards.”

of direction, height and speed. It’s our favourite steel coaster. 3) Kawasemi at Tobu Zoo, Japan proves a ride doesn’t need to be tall or fast to be great. It stands under 35 metres, but you’re in and out of your seat so much, constantly changing directions – you feel like a slalom skier. It’s intense, crazy, and so much pure ‘fun’ that anyone can enjoy it.

”The best rides are the ones that look impossible” His team hopes to use this knowledge to develop the next generation of computercontrolled roller coasters, which he says is just around the corner. “Ultimately we’re looking for real-time adaptation – rides that automatically change their behaviour while you’re on them, depending on your emotions. So high thrill-seekers will have a different ride to someone else,” he says. Sounds pretty scary – but maybe that’s the point. After all, no fear no fun? There certainly is no shortage of guinea pigs willing to test them. Who can resist a free ride? Especially on a roller coaster.

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DUTCH INNOVATION

Motorbike Launch Coaster, Toverland, Sevenum, The Netherlands

Mine Train, Phantasialand, Brühl, Germany

The Boomerang, PowerPark, Alahärmä, Finland

Suspended Looping Coaster, Morey’s Pier, New Jersey, USA

Illustrations: Seb Jarnot/Unit. Photos: Vekoma

The art of coasting Passionate roller coaster

for you while you are off

reviewer Robb Alvey’s fun tips:

doing other things. And most

1) Do your research. There are

important… make sure you get

hundreds of roller coasters

to the park early!

out there, but not all of them

4) Try them all to see what

are great. Websites like ours

you like. There are so many

(www.themeparkreview.com)

types: wood coasters, steel

can help.

coasters, those with lots of

2) Know where to sit. Some

inversions, hyper coasters (all

rides are better towards the

about speed and height),

front, some towards the back.

bobsled coasters, racing

The front seat of each car is

coasters, launched coasters,

usually the smoother seat on

mine train coasters, stand-up

most wood coasters. In the back

coasters, twister coasters and

the vibration from the wheels is

out-and-back coasters…

transferred to your body.

5) Hands up or down? Some

3) Know when to ride. Off-

people love to scream their

season periods have lighter

brains out with hands high in

crowds. Also, look into any

the air, others sit in silence and

‘virtual queuing’ services. This

take it all in. It doesn’t matter,

is a system that waits in line

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Sax appeal Before she heads off on a global tour with her band Funky Stuff, we catch up with Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer to talk travel, fun and life on the road WORDS: RUTH LINDSAY

Are you a heavy or light packer? “I always have extra baggage with me. I’m always jealous when I see people with their tiny suitcases. My saxophones come onboard with me as they’re fragile and it’s too cold for them in the baggage hold. I also have to take all of my outfits for the tour, and if you’re doing two shows a day and not getting time to do any laundry that’s a lot of stuff. Plus it’s about €20 to get a pair of socks cleaned in a hotel!”

What is your top travel tip? “Zippit Bags. They’re clear, vacuum-sealed bags that make it easy to locate things.”

my true idol – we played together as Prince’s horn section. Even a trip to the supermarket with him is fun. I also love touring with my own band. I like organising things and creating my own circus. There are usually 13 or 14 of us and my mum, Inge, who is our tour manager.”

Which audiences are most fun? “Japan is heaven for musicians as the people are so warm and sweet, and in the USA you get really vocal crowds. I also like Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Estonia. Recently, I went to Russia for the first time and the crowds were amazing – in Holland we could learn from them, they’re so passionate.”

What do you ask for after shows? “I always ask for milk (I’m such a Dutch girl) and yoghurt and ripe fruit. That sounds boring, but when you’re touring and eating out all the time, fresh fruit is a real luxury.”

Do you have time for sightseeing?

Favourite musicians to tour with?

How do you cheer yourself up?

“Prince was amazing, of course. Sheila E. is always great fun too, but Maceo Parker is

“I listen to Louis Prima and read a David Sedaris book – he’s hilarious.”

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“I usually get a taxi to the centre of town for a look around – you can do quite a lot in two hours!” "This is my Swiss-made Inderbinen saxophone. I also have a Selmer Mark IV."

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"My thigh-high boots, which I sometimes wear on stage."

"I always take my Hermés scarf with me, it‘s a little bit of luxury."

"This ugly orange fleece blanket is comforting and great for keeping warm. It's the opposite to my chic Hermés scarf."

"One of my favourite pairs of Prada shoes."

"One of my stage outfits – when you're doing two shows a day you need to take a lot of stuff with you." "I'm on my sixth iPhone already, as I have dropped them in water or lost them."

"Travel candles are great for making hotel rooms feel and smell more like home."

Candy Dulfer is the daughter of legendary Dutch saxophonist Hans Dulfer, and first picked up a saxophone at the age of six. Her blend of R&B, jazz and pop has seen her collaborate with artists such as Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Maceo Parker, Van Morrison, Beyoncé, Pink Floyd, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin and Blondie. Candy's debut album Saxuality (1990), sold more than a million copies and even scored a Grammy nomination. Her latest release is the double album Funked Up & Chilled Out. She says: "The reason it's a double album is there were too many songs to choose from, and we'd just made a soundtrack for the movie Kissed by the Grape, so we included them."

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Photography: Frank Ruiter

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C astelo de Sao Jorge

Lisbon calling Go on a true adventure in the Portuguese capital. Discover its unexpected twists and turns, breathtaking views, delicious food and wine, plus experience the magic of fado music WORDS: JEANNE TAN PHOTOS: MARCUS KÖPPEN

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R io Tejo (R iver Tagus)

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25 de Abril Bridge

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LEFT TO RIGHT: The alleys of Bairro Alto come alive at night; Inside a traditional fado house

Imagine a slow

chug up a slope, fi lled with anticipation, then holding your breath as you take a stomachdropping plunge down narrow streets and around tight corners. No, it’s not a roller coaster ride, it’s Lisbon’s tram 28. The city’s most famed tram route is renowned not only for the rickety vintage rolling stock that rumbles along it, but also for the hair-rising ride through the city’s undulating landscape. To all this, you can add a sprinkling of chatty locals, the ringing of the tram bell, the opportunity to catch some sun through the window while checking out the views of the charming squares and streets that frame the shimmering river beyond. It makes one heck of a ride – all for the price of a bica (a Lisbon-style coffee). Lisbon is built on seven hills and, viewed from above, the city appears as a dense, rolling carpet of irregular rooftops, winding streets, treetops and the occasional colossal monument. Depending on your location, the city looks different each time it’s viewed. The highest monuments make great reference points: Castelo de São Jorge sits on the highest hill, the two bridges, Vasco da Gama to the east and 25 de Abril to the west, (sister bridge of San Francisco’s Golden Gate), the tree-lined Avenida Liberdade, leading from the city centre, and the Cristo Rei statue that towers over the south bank. The Rio Tejo (River Tagus) is ever present below and the Atlantic is just around the corner. So whether you’re sipping mojitos at one of the many cool terraces or rubbing

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shoulders with VIPs at a rooftop club, the jaw-dropping vistas always steal the show.

While the views are stunning, the real fun begins down on the streets, where it’s easy to get lost in the maze. Aside from the more organised and monumental parts of Lisbon, which were rebuilt after the devastating earthquake of 1755 that nearly destroyed the city, the undulating landscape means the city planning isn’t very structured. It’s more a collection of small bairros (neighbourhoods) based around the hills, with steep

“The real fun begins down on the streets” staircases, tiny squares and labyrinthine alleyways; especially in Alfama, the city’s oldest quarter, and an original Moorish settlement. Getting from A to B isn’t always easy when there’s a cliff in the way, but the funiculars come in handy for the steepest climbs. To help with orientation, public squares mark different neighbourhoods. The city’s architecture combines a mish-mash of influences ranging from Moorish Manueline to baroque and art nouveau. “Lisbon is totally irregular,” says Guta Moura Guedes, chair of ExperimentaDesign, the international architecture

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Retro style Enjoy Portuguese slow food at the Cantina at LX Factory. Inside the original canteen of an old print factory, all of its vintage furniture and ﬁttings were salvaged entirely from the premises. The LX Factory is a real hotspot for Lisbon’s up-and-coming creative talent and is also home to some of the city’s coolest bars.

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Canny flavours Lisbon is filled with delightful stores just waiting to be discovered. One of its most charming is the Conserveira de Lisboa, which specialises in tinned fish and remains almost unchanged since it opened in 1930. Everybody is keen to pay at the antique cash register, which still rings up Escudos. Another treat is an old perfume warehouse in chic Chiado, which is now home to the vintage Portuguese goods shop A Vida Portuguesa. Founder Catharina Portas started researching traditional Portuguese products like soap, stationery or canned goods, and their original packaging. Through this initiative, many are now being reproduced and sold in the store.

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LEFT: Locals survey the street with their great view from the tram RIGHT: Teenagers hitch a free ride

and design bienniale held in Lisbon. “The city is a mixture of different layers: she’s charismatic and charming, there’s an atmosphere of pleasure here combined with a certain idea of fun, a strong connection to the past and a huge amount of creative energy. Each edition of ExperimentaDesign changes locations to feature different places in Lisbon and we’re still discovering incredible new places, hidden palaces or monasteries.”

The rambling streets, combined with the changing light and shadows create a dynamic that makes you feel like there are surprises waiting on every corner. Lisbon’s nickname is ‘The White City’, as the river acts as a huge mirror reflecting light back onto the white cobblestones, blue sky and light-coloured buildings.

“It’s a cosmopolitan meeting point for people from Africa, Asia and Europe” Every day feels like a rejuvenating light therapy session – just don’t leave home without sunglasses. The spectacular blue of the sky and water are complemented by the orange of rooftops and ripe fruit hanging in the trees – the fruit trees are said to be a remnant of the city’s Moorish past. Bright colours also enliven the whitewashed buildings, with coloured doors or window frames to entire surfaces painted in

cheerful hues. The ceramic tiles or azulejos that line the walls tell a patchwork of stories and include Moorish geometries and Flemish flowers. On apartment façades, lines of laundry flap in the breeze, and along with the changing shadows cast by crisscrossing overhead tram lines and patterned wrought-iron balconies, create a playful sense of movement.

Movement of another kind has also played a large part in Lisbon’s history. It has long been an important trading port, so it’s not surprising that multiculturalism existed here long before the term was even invented. People of all colours and races have called mainland Europe’s westernmost capital home for millennia. “Lisbon is the link between the Mediterranean and Atlantic”, says historian João Pimentel, who with his wife Carmo Gregório founded Fabula Urbis, a bookshop featuring works about Lisbon. He adds: “The name refers to the Eternal City, the frontier between south and north. It’s a cosmopolitan meeting point for people from Africa, Asia and Europe. It’s very rare that someone is actually from Lisbon. People come from all parts of Portugal and around the world.” Mixed with Portugal’s distant colonies, people’s roots originate from as far away as Angola, Brazil or India. “The city is also small enough to be able to make connections easily. People love to talk in Lisbon. They will always make time to talk,” laughs Pimentel, originally from The Azores. Discovery is another important part of the culture, with many expeditions having departed from the port of Belém. During its maritime heyday, the Portuguese became the first to navigate using latitudes and to sail to India around Africa. While Belém might FUN Holland Herald

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TRAVEL LISBON

Fado music provides the soundtrack to Lisbon

hold the key to Portugal’s discoveries, one secret here that will forever remain behind closed doors is the recipe for the famed Pastéis de Belém. Obsessed over by locals and tourists alike, this handmade delicacy from the bakery Antiga Confeitaria de Belém is the undisputed original custard tart; all others – pasteis de nata – are imitations. If the taste of the perfectly crunchy filo case filled with aromatic sweet custard and sprinkled with cinnamon isn’t enough to be the stuff of legends, then the story behind them certainly is. Only three bakers know the recipe, which originated from the Hieronymite Monks of the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos. Since 1837, this recipe has been closely guarded (and trademarked). The bakers, who must sign a non-disclosure contract, work under extremely guarded conditions. Every day, the trio disappears into the Oficina do Segredo (Workshop of the Secret) to make the pastry and cream, which they wheel out into the bakery throughout the day. On average, 12,000 of these heavenly treats are snapped up daily; this goes up to as many as 20,000 on the weekend. As the tarts aren’t available anywhere else, come rain, hail or shine, the bakery is always packed with devoted fans.

Another tradition that permeates the city is the melancholic music of fado. Meaning ‘fate’, fado provides the soundtrack to Lisbon, intrinsically tied with saudade, which describes a longing, yearning for something lost. “Fado is my therapy, my big love,” says Sara Reis, a professional fadista born into a family of fado, “you have to feel fado.” Accompanied by the guitar, fadistas sing poems, 28

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which are often about doomed love or daily life in Lisbon. They are especially tied to their bairro, in particular the older neighbourhoods like Alfama and Bairro Alto, where the most authentic fado houses can be found. Fadistas take their art very seriously, and during performances silence is strictly enforced. At more local joints where they offer fado vadio (amateur), the mood is a little lighter. The singers who are also serving in the restaurant or bar might spontaneously join the chorus. So what does fado feel like as an audience member? It feels somewhat like stepping into

“We adore the beach – you can swim in your lunchtime” the middle of a dramatic musical where the words might sound foreign but the sorrow is universal. Before you know it, you’ll be swept up in the emotion and will be secretly (and quietly) tapping your feet under the table. Part of Lisbon’s charm is the feeling of having stepped back in time; old ladies sit chatting, tavern owners write up the menu of the day and the cobblestoned roads and paths keep the pace slow. “It feels like time stopped a little in Lisbon,” says historian João Pimentel. Guta Moura Guedes echoes this sentiment. “A friend of mine recently visited and said he felt like he’d stepped back 30 years. Lisbon grows slowly, so you feel like you’re in a bit of a

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CLOCKWISE FROM RIGHT: Riding the funicular saves the hard trek up or down the steep hills; Azulejos create a colourful patchwork on buildings; Locals are crazy about sardines. Here is an offering from Flores restaurant; Portugal’s maritime explorers departed from Belém Tower, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site; One of the many beaches close to the city

TRAVEL LISBON

TERSCHELLING, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Heartbreak Hotel; The Wadden Sea; Beach sailing THIS PHOTO: Beautiful skies and stunning beaches are all part of the Dutch landscape

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LEFT TO RIGHT: The Palácio da Pena viewed from the top of the Moorish Castle in Sintra; Pastry lovers flock to Belém to devour Pastéis de Belém, the original Portuguese custard tart

sleepy city, which is actually really beautiful.” However, sitting by the riverside in the boutique hotel the Altis Belém, it feels very much like 2009. Surprisingly, hanging out at chic cafés by the water is a recent development. It is only in the last few years that the waterfront has started to be opened up to the public by the port authorities. The 1755 earthquake and its aftermath levelled much of the waterside and the rebuilding was always focused more inland, but after years of ignoring the river, Lisboetas are starting to rekindle their love affair with the Tagus.

Alongside the gradual renovation of the city’s many abandoned buildings into restaurants, galleries and shops, there’s a tide of new energy. As much as older locals are nostalgic about the past, the younger generation are embracing the future. “We like to integrate other cultures, but also the past and future,” says event producer Nuno Mendes, sitting on the top floor of the LX Factory. “You could say we’re integrationists.” Mendes runs one of the many studios now occupying the former print factory and industrial surrounds of the west called Alcântara, which now boasts some of Lisbon’s coolest bars and is a hot spot for the city’s creative talent. If it’s outdoor activity you are after, Lisbon has plenty to offer, all within a short drive of the city. There are beaches for swimming (Cascais and Estoril are renowned) and surfing (Guincho), wineries, forest, and countryside. “We adore the beach,” says André Resende, Mendes’ colleague. “This is a European capital, and you can be at the beach in 20 minutes to swim during your lunchtime!”

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The magical Sintra, just under an hour to the north-west, makes a worthy day trip. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sintra became the first centre of European Romantic architecture in the 19th century. Following the example of Portuguese kings, visitors flock to this hillside village for its forests, views over the countryside and Atlantic from its castle and for the custard pastries from Piriquita.

Back in Lisbon, food and wine are also taken very seriously. Attempting to sample all 1,001 dishes that use the national ingredient bacalhau (salted cod) would take a lifetime. Plus there is impressive regional produce like cheeses, olive oils and divine Portuguese wine to savour. Renowned for its traditional grape varieties, there is enough wine here to fill any sommelier’s list – Portugal is the fifth largest producer of wine in the EU. Even just walking down the street, the smell of grilled fish or freshly baked tarts is enough to lead anyone astray. In Bairro Alto, the tiny centre of nightlife in Lisbon, people pack the streets to drink, talk and dine until late every night of the week. It’s here that you can enjoy the background sounds of fado, a satisfying dinner of fresh fish and the sweet after-taste of homemade ginjinha (Lisbon’s favourite cherry liqueur). The city really has something to tempt everyone. The best thing to do while visiting is not to think too much and let Lisbon take you by the hand. All just for the fun of it…

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THE SCIENTISTS

Laughing is a serious business

“Listening to laughter all day is quite infectious”

BORIS REUDERINK, 27 The Brain Computer Interfacer In an attempt to help people play video games with their mind, Ph.D. student Boris Reuderink’s complex Brain Computer Interfacing research is focussing on laughter. He explains: “In our group, Human Media Interaction at Twente University, we believe speciﬁc thoughts can be used to control a game or to trigger an action. Laughter is so important as it can indicate happiness, but is more often used as social glue, and can even indicate emotions such as sadness. I am using a highly complex program that learns to recognise the differences between Photograpy: Frank Ruiter. Words: Ruth Lindsay

laughter and things that are not laughter. I used recordings of meetings to collect the laughter.” For Reuderink, this was not the most fun part of the research, as he had to listen to hours and hours of mundane meeting talk just to extract the parts where people were laughing. However, his research certainly has its up sides: “Listening to laughter all day is quite infectious and I found myself laughing quite a lot,” he says with a smile.

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#2 THE SCIENTISTS

Humour around the globe

“Sex, people in power and bodily functions are considered funny everywhere”

GISELINDE KUIPERS, 37 The sociologist If you want to know what gets people smiling, Giselinde Kuipers is the person to talk to. As an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Univeristy of Amsterdam, she is researching the globalisation of humour. Kuipers has published a book Good Humor, Bad Taste: A Sociology of the Joke and her current project involves asking Europeans if they enjoy American humour as much as their own. Kuipers says: “Humour research is a relatively small ﬁeld, so I like the pioneering aspect of it.” So who is the most fun? “It depends on what you perceive as fun. For instance, Northern Europeans often get annoyed by a certain American gregariousness, which comes with the notion that it’s a good thing to joke all the time. Whereas by the sharpness, and confused by the ‘deadpanness’ of Northern European humour.” However, she adds there are a lot of commonalities in humour across national boundaries. “Topics such as sex, relationships, people in power and bodily functions are considered funny everywhere – even if the forms of joking differ.”

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Photograpy: Frank Ruiter. Words: Ruth Lindsay

Americans tend to be a little shocked

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THE SCIENTISTS

The stress antidote

“Looking for pleasure is fun in itself”

JAN SNEL, 66 The psychophysiologist “Living is about more than just survival, and having fun increases our quality of life,” says Jan Snel, Senior Lecturer, Psychophysiology, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam. Over the years he has researched pleasure, fun, positive stress, exaltation and happiness. He says: “I get somewhat irritated that more of this positive knowledge is not brought to the public’s attention. Health promotion mostly consists ‘Don’t eat too much salt, don’t eat too many eggs, don’t get too much sunshine,’ the list goes on.” Snel believes that when bombarded by such guidelines and advice people can get depressed, irritated, confused and guilty, which impairs health, and ulitmately shortens life. “Good health is not simply the absence of illness, bad mood and complaints. It encompasses the feeling of wellbeing, joy and the ability to do the fun things we like, such as hobbies, exercising, good food, shopping, eating sweets, enjoying a cup of coffee or just being lazy. To maintain balance, pleasure is an antidote to the stress of everyday life.” Snel believes that intuitively most of us do maintain this balance, but he also thinks we could do better by being more aware of the value of pleasure in all its forms. “Looking for pleasure is fun in itself, it is a way to cope with the everyday hassles we encounter.”

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Photograpy: Frank Ruiter. Words: Ruth Lindsay. Jan Snel has published a book entitled Permission to Enjoy

of messages keeping us away from things.

12-06-2009 16:07:18

Bonjour Le Tour! The toughest race in the history of cycling takes place this month. Mike Cooper looks at the passion for the Tour de France, an event which binds the French and the Dutch like no other

“We are treated

like beasts in a circus!” exclaims one French rider about the Tour. “We suffer from the start to the end.” An American rider adds: “The Tour isn’t just a bike race, it tests you mentally, physically and even morally.” The French rider is ex-Tour winner Henri Pélissier, quoted in the 1924 book Convicts of the Road, the American rider is seven-times winner Lance Armstrong in an interview in 2000. The Tour de France always was and will be the toughest and most prestigious bike race in history and one of the most gruelling sporting events out there.

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The basic numbers of this month’s Tour tell the story: between July 4 and July 26 the cyclists will race 3,445 kilometres in 21 day stages with two rest days. The 1924 event which Pélissier rode was surely tougher: 5,425 kilometres in 15 day stages with no rest days… The Tour is a passion shared by spectators and competitors around the globe, but it has special signifance for the French and the Dutch. Both countries have a long tradition of cycle racing stars, and although The Netherlands has bred fewer really big names than France, there is huge enthusiasm for the sport in the country that has 13 million bicycles and

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TOUR DE FRANCE

The Tour passing through the countryside near Nîmes, the area of southern France which also features in Tim Krabbé’s novel The Rider

15,000 kilometres of cycle paths. This is underlined by the fact that the 2010 event will start in Rotterdam.

Dutch TV broadcasts all the stages live and every year Dutch cycling fans pin their hopes of a stage win or two (there are no Dutch contenders for the overall victory just at the moment) to boost national morale. Physically, professional road racing cyclists can be seen as half jockey, half horse. Their upper bodies are thin-toscrawny (an effect accentuated when seen bare-chested, as their lower arms are deep tan brown from hours on the

road, while upper arms and chest often remain a luminous bright white). By contrast, their legs are sinew-cabled powerhouses of muscle. They range from the thin- and long-muscled (hill-climbers) to the stocky, ox-legged sprinters who have

”It’s not just a race. It tests you mentally, physically and even morally” to drag themselves over the mountains in order to blast forth at speeds of up to 70 kilometres per hour in the final quarter mile of the sprint stages. FUN Holland Herald

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12-06-2009 16:10:56

TOUR DE FRANCE

The legends 1974, Merckx also won virtually every other major cycling event on the planet during his career. Merckx is still actively involved in cycling, as well as being an art lover. “My favourite artist is René Magritte, he is a Belgian surrealist. I once owned a Miró, which was stolen. Salvador Dalí is another favourite of mine. I Jacques Anquetil

ﬁnd that kind of art fascinating

Anquetil (1934-1987) was the

and very thought-provoking.”

first rider to win the Tour five times (between 1957 and 1964). A sportsman in the truest playboy tradition, his private life was talked about as much as his cycling prowess. A true giant of the sport, Anquetil was also a blonde, handsome ladykiller. As well as a trophy cabinet stuffed with international victories, he also married his doctor’s wife, then had a child with her daughter (his stepdaughter) and finally

Lance Armstrong

married his stepson’s ex-wife.

The Boss is back. At the time of writing, the Texan, seven-times winner of the Tour, was scheduled to make his comeback, aged 38, in the event he dominated like no other rider before him. He won seven years in a row (19992005). Born Lance Edward Gunderson in Plano, Texas in

An average professional road racer clocks up around 30,000 kilometres a year in the saddle. That compares with enthusiastic amateurs who often log 15,000 kilometres (this writer managed 5,000 kilometres last year). The sport has

1971, Armstrong began winning local triathlons aged 13. He has also survived testicular cancer, which spread to his brain and Eddy Merckx

lungs, in 1996. Armstrong’s

Nicknamed ‘The Cannibal’.

comeback is the most talked-

Belgian rider Merckx (b. 1945) is

about event in cycling for years,

regarded as the greatest and

even more so after breaking

most successful racing cyclist of

his collarbone in March, and

all time. Five-times winner of

ﬁnishing 12th in the Giro d’Italia

the Tour between 1969 and

stage race in May.

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”The 2009 Tour is 3,445 kilometres in 21 days” an increasingly amateur following and this year the ‘tourist’ version of the Belgian one-day classic Tour of Flanders – held in April on the eve of the professional race – attracted 19,000 riders.

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TOUR DE FRANCE

Peter Winnen Dutchman Winnen (b. 1957) is a former pro-cyclist and writer. He won three Tour stages (including two wins on the legendary Alpe D’Huez mountain stage). He placed third, fourth, ﬁfth and ninth in the Tour in the early 1980s. Since retiring from the sport, Winnen has emerged as an talented writer. His epiphany Van Santander tot Santander (only available in Dutch and German) is a candid kiss-andtell look at the bike racing scene of his day.

Doping ng The use of performanceIt takes nerves of steel, total bike mastery, and a certain amount of madness to race down mountains at speeds of up to 110 kilometres per hour

enhancing ng drugs in cycling often hits the h headlines. This is partly because of the stringent testing riders undergo, but also because the rewards for cheating can be high. Optimistic pundits talk of a ‘New Breed’ of clean young racers; but two of the

‘Biking is the new golf’, according to a headline in the New York Observer. And indeed, like golf gear, bike racing equipment is expensive and a great way to show off, the clothing is equally silly and the networking potential is also excellent in both. The main advantage of pedalling over thwacking a ball, though, is that you get extremely fit doing it, provided you don’t fall off, that is.

Racing in the Tour is a team sport. In this year’s event there are 20 teams making up a total of 180 riders. The teams are not national, but are selected by team managers and named

after their main sponsors. There are two Dutch-owned teams riding this year: the well-established Rabobank team and newcomer Skil Shimano, which will also be riding Dutch Koga-Miyata bikes. As in any other team sport, each player/rider has a specific role. These can be roughly split into sprinters, climbers, rouleurs, domestiques and star riders. Rouleurs are a specific type of rider who can churn down the road at a terrific pace (around 50 kilometres per hour on the flat) kilometre after kilometre, but generally neither excel at climbing nor sprinting. They rarely see the limelight of victory but are essential to the team for leading the chase

most recent sinners were Italian Ricardo Ricco (25) and Austrian Bernhard Kohl (27). Ricco and Kohl tested positive for the latest performance drug on the scene: Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator known as CERA, or third-generation EPO. This is normally used for treating kidney patients. The cocaine for which Belgian champion Tom Boonen recently tested positive was reportedly used to celebrate victory, rather than to cause it. FUN Holland Herald

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16-06-2009 09:44:50

TOUR DE FRANCE

Tim Krabbé champion and amateur racing cyclist, Krabbé

when time has to be made up by the star riders. Domestiques serve the team as water and food carriers and are also unsung heros in the ‘pack’.

is the author of what is widely considered the best literary journey into the mind of a racer. De Renner (The Rider) is set in the harsh hill-country of

Star riders are by definition great all-rounders: Lance Armstrong in his heyday could attack mercilessly in the mountains but was also hugely powerful in the crucial individual time trial stages (races against the clock when riders wear

Cévennes in southern France, where Dutchman Krabbé himself raced in the 1970s. The novel

”Biking is the new golf”

follows one race from a rider’s point of view, and takes the reader deep into the psyche of pure physical suffering combined with tactical decision-making that is bicycle racing.

those comical pointed helmets). The winner of the tour is the rider whose total riding time is shorter than all the rest. Nevertheless, a stage win is a major achievement for any individual rider, and such a victory instantly increases your rider kudos among other professionals and fans alike. This year the main contenders for the overall win are the Spanish riders Alberto Contador (teammate of

Joop & Jan

The jerseys

Dutchmen Joop Zoetemelk

Yellow

(b. 1946) and Jan Janssen (b.

Overall Leader and The

1940) are two gladiators of

Winner – worn in Paris

Dutch bike racing. Both men

Polka dot (red-on-white)

won the Tour. In 1968, Jan

King of the Mountains

was the ﬁrst Dutchman ever

(Best Climber)

to win, while Joop won in

Green

1980. But Joop also rode and

Best Sprinter

ﬁnished the event 16 times,

White

which makes him the most

Best Young Rider (under 25)

successful Tour rider of all time. He was second (six times), fourth (three times) and also crossed the line in Paris in ﬁfth and eighth position. The two men have very different personalities: Jan is a ﬂamboyant raconteur, while Joop is more the modest, shy and quiet type.

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Armstrong) and Carlos Sastre (last year’s winner who rides for team Saxo Bank), as well as Australian rider Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) and Russian Denis Menchov (Rabobank). The jury is still out as to whether or not Lance Armstrong actually represents a serious threat to these men.

The great thing about the Tour is that even if you are not interested in cycling itself, the images from the cameras on motorcycles and helicopters can provide great virtual tourism of the splendid French countryside and towns. Whatever result this year’s race brings, it is the sheer endurance, the pain, the crashes, the tears, the tactics and, of course, the champagne that all combine to make this magnificent event an epic sporting spectacle. And whatever takes place during the event, from doping and death to victory and humiliation, in the words of Dutch sports journalist Mart Smeets: “The Tour stops for no one.”

Photography: PresseSports/Hollandse Hoogte; Christophe Ene/AP; FEL/Hollandse Hoogte; Cor Vos Fotopersbureau; Guus de Jong/ANP. Illustrations: Allan Grotjohann

Novelist, chess

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A tempestuous year How is it to have your own restaurant? Alco: “Super, who doesn’t dream of starting something like this in the middle of Amsterdam and being full night after night. We’re proud but cautious as well, the novelty has worn out, we have to be on our toes.” Erik: “We are really thankful for this success and every guest that crossed our threshold. We were a bit taken aback by how many they were.” Alco: “It has been a tempestuous year.” Does your weekly changing menu work? Erik: “It took some adjusting, changing the menu every week. Now our suppliers are much more cooperative, they call when they have good products. It does take a lot of creativity from our chefs, but hey, it keeps everyone on the mark!”

Do you still have enough inspiration? Alco: “We’re always busy with it. In June the local fish season started on the IJsselmeer, we’re always the first ones on the fish market, it is a blast!” Erik: “July will be lobster all over, from the Canadian Novacoast. Just caught, still living and flown in by airplane every other day.” You might be one of the lucky ones ‘sitting’ on fresh lobster as we speak. So have a great meal in Looks dining. After such a long trip you are entitled to pamper yourself a little bit. Looks is the ultimate place to do so!

How is the cooperation? Erik: “Absolutely perfect! (But we can bicker quite a bit too ;-) )” Alco: “Haha yes quite! Erik is more commercial about everything, I look at it in a more gastronomical way.” Erik: “We complete, yet challenge each other, I think.”

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TOUCHDOWN

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One of China’s most relaxing and beautiful cities, Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, has an abundance of historical sites to explore, and many restaurants, serving delicious regional dishes.

Paws for thought The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is a

WHAT TO SEE

City spirits

bought at the Chengdu Shu

ﬁne dining, while there’s

The Daoist god Laozi achieved

Brocade Factory (1 Caotang

Cantonese cooking at the

immortality at Qingyang Gong

Dong Lu) and the Chengdu

Gingko (12 Lin Jiang Zhong Lu).

Monastery (2 Duan, Yi Huan

Lacquerwares Factory (81

Lu Xi), while thatched Du Fu’s

Jinhe Lu).

Cottage (close to Qingyang Gong and Yi Huan Lu Xi) is where the eponymous poet

HOW TO GET THERE

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines WHERE TO EAT

operates four direct ﬂights a

For all tastes

week to Chengdu Airport from

wrote over 900 works.

Sichuanese is one of China’s

Wenshu Yuan Monastery

most popular cuisines and

(Wenshu Huan Xi) is the city’s

Chengdu is the best place to

Tourist information

biggest Buddhist temple.

sample its spicy and tasty

www.china.org.cn

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

non-proﬁt organisation engaged in wildlife research, captive breeding, conservation education, and educational tourism. Located in the north of the city, it is also home to red pandas, black-necked cranes, white storks and 14 species of bamboo. Xiongmao Da Dao (north-east of the zoo); +86 28 83516748; www.panda.org.cn

dishes, with most restaurants WHERE TO SHOP

located in the city centre. Locals

Looking for handy, up-to-date

love traditional ‘hotpots’ at

travel information? Check out

Qingshiqiao Market has

Weidao Jianghu (www.

KLM’s Destination Guide pages

everything from cacti to

weidaojianghu.com), and golden

– and book your ﬂight – on

seafood. Browse for Chinese

carp at rustic Baguo Buyi (4

www.klm.com. Content

medicines at Tong Ren Tang

Duan, Renmin Nan Lu 20). The

provided by Frommer’s

(www.tongrentang.com).

Harmony (www.kempinski-

Traditional products can be

chengdu.com) offers Sichuan

Whatsonwhen Limited.

Cures and curios

A GIANT APPETITE

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Holland UPDATE LOVEDANCE FESTIVAL July 18 The Netherlands’ ﬁrst open-air gay and lesbian dance festival, also at Spaarnwoude recreation area (see Dance Valley). www.lovedancefestival.nl

DELFT CHAMBER MUSIC Liza Ferschtman

FESTIVAL July 31 to August 9 Chamber music connoisseurs will adore this intimate festival and its historic 15th-century setting. This year’s theme is ‘War and Peace’. Het Prinsenhof, Sint Agathaplein 1, Delft; +31 15 2602621; www.delftmusicfestival.nl

Fun of the fair This wonderfully kitsch theatre festival pitches up in various locations throughout July and August. Wherever it goes, colourful Photo: Boudewijn Bollmann

tents, wooden tree houses and

EXHIBITIONS THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE Until September 6 Photos by Anton Corbijn and Inez van Lamsweerde pay homage to Adriaan van der Have, the late owner of Amsterdam’s inﬂuential TORCH Gallery.

other quirky structures are set up, all

Kunsthal, Museumpark, Westzeedijk 341,

containing a wide variety of mini-

Rotterdam; +31 10 4400300; www.kunsthal.nl

shows, restaurants and bars. Don’t miss ‘The Living Jukebox...’

RACING AROUND THE

DE PARADE; www.deparade.nl

CHURCH

DE PARADE IS AN ANNUAL CULTURAL HIGHLIGHT

Until September 20 A fascinating exhibition

EVENTS

Smaak are just some of the acts at this

exploring the history of

KARAVAAN July 9-26

year’s outdoor dance festival at

This travelling theatre festival makes its way

Spaarnwoude recreation area (between

between 1930-1980.

across north Holland, staging performances

Amsterdam and Haarlem).

Zeeuws Museum, Abdij (plein), Middelburg; +31

in unexpected places en route.

www.dancevalley.com

118 653000; www.zeeuwsmuseum.nl

bicycle racing in the province of Zeeland

BOSPOP July 11, 12

GÜNTER BRUS: MITTERNACHTSRÖTE

NORTH SEA JAZZ

The Australian Pink Floyd

Until September 20

FESTIVAL July 10-12

Show, Fun Lovin’ Criminals

A collection of fantastical drawings and

Blurring the boundaries of

(pictured), Foreigner, Lucinda

image-poems by this maverick Austrian

the jazz genre, this

Williams and Beth Hart are

artist, reminiscent of the Symbolist work of

weekend festival sees

just some of the performers at this year’s

earlier Viennese artists like Egon Schiele and

Herbie Hancock collaborate with Chinese

rock ’n’ camping fest.

Gustav Klimt.

classical pianist Lang Lang. Also on the

Sportspark Boshoven, Weert; 0900 3001250 (NL

Gemeente Museum, Stadhouderslaan 41,

programme are B.B. King, Burt Bacharach,

only); www.bospop.nl

The Hague; +31 70 3381111;

Adele, Duffy, Jamie Cullum and Candy Dulfer.

www.gemeentemuseum.nl

Artist-in-residence is John Zorn (pictured).

HORTUS FESTIVAL July 14 to August 30

Ahoy, Ahoyweg 10, Rotterdam; 0900 10102020

Weekly concerts of early 20th-century

(NL only); www.northseajazz.com

chamber music recitals, performed in

Kings of Leon July 2, Ahoy (Rotterdam)

beautiful gardens in Haren, Putten, Leiden,

Eagles July 18, Gelredome (Arnhem)

DANCE VALLEY July 11

Utrecht and Amsterdam.

Terry Toner, The Shapeshifters and Kraak &

www.hortusfestival.nl

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GIGS

Info and tickets: www.livenation.nl

Racing Around the Church: Olympiatour, Goes, 1958. Photo: PZC

Photo: Oliver Heisch

www.karavaan.nl

FUN

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Amsterdam UPDATE

Art on the Amstel

THE ART OF FLYING Until October 26

Much fun can be had exploring the rooms, corridors and courtyard garden of

by the 17th-century Dutch master Melchior

the vast Hermitage Amsterdam, a satellite museum of the State Hermitage

d’Hondecoeter.

Seven beautiful paintings portraying birds,

Museum in St Petersburg. It opened to the public on June 20 in its new home

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

within the Amstelhof, a monumental 17th-century landmark on the River

Schiphol (between Piers E

Amstel. The inaugural exhibition, At The Russian Court, features more than

and F), Schiphol Airport; +31 20 6747000; www.

1,800 treasures from the rich collection of its Russian counterpart.

rijksmuseum.nl

HERMITAGE AMSTERDAM Until January 31, 2010; Amstel 51; +31 20 5308755; www.hermitage.nl

RESTAURANT STUDIO K This student-run cultural centre is located within a renovated school in the east of the city. Its café-restaurant serves imaginative international dishes in a stylish ’60s/’70s and live music or ﬁlms in the evening. Timorplein 62; +31 20 6920422; www.studio-k.nu

GIGS Joss Stone July 2, Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek Simply Red July 3, Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek Lenny Kravitz July 4, Cultuurpark

A GRAND SHOW AT THE HERMITAGE

Westergasfabriek Anouk July 5, Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek

EVENTS

THE MARIINSKY (KIROV) BALLET

Crosby, Stills & Nash July 6,

July 22 to August 1

Heineken Music Hall

This year’s international

This world-renowned company perform four

Nine Inch Nails July 8,

contemporary dance festival

full-length ballets: Romeo and Juliet, Swan

Heineken Music Hall

features, among others, The

Lake, Sleeping Beauty and Don Quichotte.

Tracy Chapman July 11,

Shaolin Monks (pictured).

Carré, Amstel 115-125; 0900 2525255 (NL only);

Heineken Music Hall

www.julidans.nl

www.stardusttheatre.com

Moby July 14, Melkweg

JULIDANS July 1-11

Lady GaGa July 20, Melkweg OVER HET IJ FESTIVAL July 2-12

KWAKOE SUMMER FESTIVAL

This terriﬁc festival of site-speciﬁc theatre

Until August 30

takes place in a former shipyard.

An enormous multicultural festival which

NDSM-werf, Amsterdam-Noord; www.overhetij.nl

takes place in south-east Amsterdam every

www.dutchnews.nl

weekend in July and August.

Daily Dutch news in English

www.kwakoe.nl

www.specialbite.com

5 DAYS OFF July 15-19 International DJs spin in clubs across town for this

U2 July 20, 21, Amsterdam ArenA

WEBSITES

Cool and comprehensive restaurant reviews

EXHIBITIONS

www.underwateramsterdam.com

electronic music festival.

AMSTERDAM DISCOVERED BY NY

Events and info galore

www.5daysoff.nl

PHOTOGRAPHERS Until August 23

www.amsterdam.info

This exhibition, organised by FOAM Photo

Useful tourist information

AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FASHION

Museum, links with the 400th anniversary of

www.lastminuteticketshop.nl

WEEK July 22-26

the founding of Manhattan as a Dutch

Half-price tickets to events

Dutch and international designers unveil

trading post.

their spring/summer 2010 collections.

City Archives, De Bazel, Vijzelstraat 32; +31 20

REMEMBER! This copy of Holland Herald is

www.amsterdamfashionweek.com

2511511; www.stadsarchief.amsterdam.nl

yours to take off the plane.

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At The Russian Court: Ball in the Concert Hall in the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, during a state visit by Nasr ed-Din, Shah of Persia, May 1873 (1874) by Mihály Zichy; Julidans: Photo: Hugo Glendinning. Five Days Off: Jaime Lidell. Photo: Crackerfarm; The Art of Flying: The Menagerie (ca 1690) by Melchior d’Hondecoeter

environment. There’s an outdoor terrace,

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Photo contest

Young BoY in gangtok (SikkiM), inDia, BY JaCQuES DE CEunYnCk

See the world! How does it work?

Don’t be late…

There’s a new theme every

Entries must be received by

three months. At the end of the

October 9, 2009. See our

fourth quarter (March 2010), KLM

website below for submission

will award the Grand Prize to the

details.

overall winner.

What theme?

Feeling inspired? Check out other beautiful

For July, August and September

shots from previous winners

2009, the theme is Children.

at: www.hollandherald.nl

What can you win?

If you provide the year’s best shot, you’ll be globetrotting before you can say “where did I put my passport?”

THE GRAND PRIZE

A round-the-world ticket for the annual, overall winner

CONTEST RULES • Photographs larger than 10x15cm cannot be accepted • Photographs will not be returned • Holland Herald, KLM and the publishers, MediaPartners Group, accept no responsibility for lost material • Copyright clearance and permission of subjects are the responsibility of the photographers. KLM and MediaPartners Group acquire the rights for future use of the images. • The competition is open to readers of Holland Herald who are 18 years of age or older on the date of entry, and who have flown with KLM during the same period as the theme category • Entrants for the Grand Prize will be notified as soon as possible after the closing date of the theme category • Employees of KLM and MediaPartners Group, participating promotional agencies, contributors to Holland Herald, and the families of any of the above are not eligible to enter this competition • The judges’ decisions are final • The Grand Prize cannot be exchanged for cash.

KLM NEWS

Travellers Check

Photo: KLM / MAI

NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR PASSENGERS

1938 An outing to the airport wasn’t just for plane spotters. A ringside seat next to a Douglas DC-3 was the order of the day!

contents Behind the scenes KLM news People & planet Flying Blue news KLM entertainment

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www.klm.com The fleet KLM route maps Schiphol, hub gates Fit for flying

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KLM BEHIND THE SCENES

Listening to customers

JOINT VENTURE CEOS: RICHARD ANDERSON (DELTA); PIERRE-HENRI GOURGEON (AIR FRANCE KLM); PETER HARTMAN (KLM)

Choosing your flight often starts with three simple choices - convenience, availability and price. How did AIR FRANCE KLM recently improve these overnight? On May 20, 2009, the AIR FRANCE KLM Group and DELTA AIR LINES signed a new long-term joint venture, which will initially run for ten years. The partners will jointly operate their transatlantic business, which means that the three airlines will cooperate on routes between North America and Africa, the Middle East and India, and on flights between Europe and several Latin American countries. The customer benefits The CEOs of the three airlines explained just what this new venture, offering 200 flights, the equivalent of 50,000 seats per day, and covering

Holland Herald

400 destinations, will mean for you the customer, and us as a business. “This strategic partnership puts us in a good position compared with other major alliances, which are extremely active on the world’s leading long-haul market,” says Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, President and CEO of AIR FRANCE KLM. “By integrating our transatlantic operations, we will give our passengers

collaborate in a way that generates benefits for customers, shareholders and employees of our three airlines,” continues Richard Anderson, CEO of DELTA AIR LINES. “Customers will benefit from the unique scope and choices we will offer, while shareholders and employees will benefit from the stronger competitive and financial position of our respective airlines.”

“...exacting standards of quality and service” what they desire: greater choice, increased frequencies, more convenient ﬂight schedules and superior customer services. By optimising the use of our pooled resources, this joint venture will help us weather the current economic situation and protect our product offering.” “The structure of this joint venture, in which we operate as a single business and where we consensually develop our strategies, and share revenues and costs, provides the incentive for us to

Peter Hartman, President and CEO of KLM emphasised, “We know from experience that the success of a joint venture calls for shared vision and long-term commitment, the simplest of operating rules and fair sharing of revenues and costs. At KLM, we are proud to be writing a new page in our history alongside partners who fully share our exacting standards of quality and service. Today, we are building a team that will give its very best for transatlantic passengers.”

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KLM NEWS

Up-to-theminute ﬂight information You’ll never have to worry again about being at the wrong gate, or missing the boarding announcement at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. And forget about hanging around the departure screens waiting for updates on intercontinental ﬂights with delays of more than two hours or even cancellations. You can now get all of this information sent directly to your mobile phone for free. Visit www.klm.com and register via Manage My Booking. Alternatively, Flying Blue members can text their membership number, followed by ‘ON’, to +44 77 8148 8747.

CHOOSE YOUR SEAT FROM 90 DAYS IN ADVANCE

Your favourite seat

Culinary ﬁnesse

World Business Class passengers can now select or change their seat from 90 days before departure. This applies both to tickets booked online or through a travel agent. Whether it’s 4E on a B747, or 1A on a B777, on intercontinental ﬂights WBC passengers can choose the seat of their choice, 24 hours per day, seven days per week, via Manage My Booking at www.klm.com This service will also be available for Economy Class passengers in the very near future.

Until August 31, 2009, World Business Class passengers departing from Amsterdam can enjoy the culinary delights of Henk Schreuder, Executive Chef at Restaurant & Hotel De Beukenhof (www.debeukenhof.nl), one of the most well-known restaurants in The Netherlands, and part of the highly regarded Jeunes Restaurateurs d’Europe. Holland Herald

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Shoppen buiten de EU? U kunt tot 430 euro belastingvrij invoeren. â&#x153;&#x201A;

Knip uw bestemming uit en bewaar hem in uw portemonnee.

Let op de uitzonderingen (bijv. accijns). Koersen oktober 2008.

www.douane.nl/430euro

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KLM PEOPLE & PLANET

Niños Hotel Every year, millions of passengers board KLM ﬂights with a burning desire to discover new lands.

The CO2 equation -1KG = -780G CO2 The fact that a one-kilogram reduction in weight results in 780 grams less CO2 emissions, for each long-haul flight, speaks for itself. Since 2008, KLM’s ‘Weight & Fuel’ programme has taken CO2 reduction a step further. Some of the actions so far... • Reduced weight of aircraft fixtures such as lightweight coffee pots and trolleys. • Training for pilots focusing on fuel efficiency awareness.

NIÑOS HOTEL IN CUSCO, PERU

• A booklet of fuel-saving tips is regularly updated and distributed to ﬂight crew.

Unfortunately, these countries can also

• Individual fuel reports allow ﬂight captains to monitor their fuel consumption.

be home to millions of children in need

• Improved use of statistical information such as passenger numbers, weight of baggage

– a need identiﬁed in the UN

and freight, and weather conditions allows the crew to more accurately calculate the

Millennium Development Goals. KLM

amount of fuel to be carried, resulting in lower emissions.

AirCares offers promotional, logistical and ﬁnancial support to NGOs to help

Further information on KLM’s CSR activities can be found in our 2008-2009 CSR Report

them achieve these goals.

available at www.klm.com/csr

AirCares is currently supporting the charity Niños, which runs two hotels in Cusco, and a hacienda in Huasao, Peru.

Preserving the world

All proﬁts from the accommodations, together with donations, are used to

Many of our passengers travel to

and AirCares, which stimulate sustainable

give 600 extremely neglected children

experience the wonders of local

development and conservation projects.

a hot meal each day, a warm shower,

cultures, history and, above all, natural

But we also work together with partners

medical and dental assistance,

beauty. As a company, it’s in our interest

such as IUCN, the world’s oldest and

homework help and sports lessons.

to help preserve these wonders for future

largest global environmental network.

generations to enjoy. KLM runs various

Show your support

programmes, such as Destination Nature

IUCN’s support group for the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) is

To donate money and/or Flying Blue

aligned with KLM’s goal of protecting

Miles to this or any other AirCares

biodiversity hotspots. The natural wealth

charity, please visit www.aircares.nl

of the Dutch Caribbean islands is truly

or make a donation during this ﬂight.

unique and essential both for the tourism

For payment details, see the last page

industry and the inhabitants of the

of our KLM Inﬂight Boutique tax-free

islands. KLM is sympathetic to DCNA’s

shopping section in this issue of

efforts in raising awareness amongst

Holland Herald.

locals, the Dutch authorities and citizens.

Alternatively, support the charity by

The website www.dcnanature.org

booking into the two-star Niños

provides a valuable online source

accommodation, located in renovated

of information and inspiration for

historical buildings. For further

supporters around the world. And at

information, visit www.ninoshotel.com.

www.klm.com/csr you’ll ﬁnd a few of our BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT - ARUBA

own suggestions for responsible travel. Holland Herald

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Exceptional moments for valued customers. Whether you’re travelling to discover new places, enjoy family weekends or on business, it’s essential to make the most of every second. With the benefits that the Flying Blue frequent flyer programme offers, you become a privileged customer, recognized by AIR FRANCE and KLM and every SkyTeam alliance airline. Thanks to our network of over 900 destinations, every trip is a new opportunity to earn Miles. With over 130 partners worldwide, there are lots of ways to enjoy your Miles. Whether it’s a flight to a destination you’ve always wanted

You can sign up online at klm.com or airfrance.com

to explore, a stay in a luxury hotel, or countless other ways to spend your Miles, the choice is yours. As you travel more and more with us, we reward your loyalty by multiplying the services you can enjoy, to make every trip a moment that stands apart.

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KLM FLYING BLUE NEWS “Make your dream trip t a reality with extra Award Miles”

More airline partners.... Last but not least, new partner VLM off offers regular ﬂights between major econ economic centres in Western Europe, ideally suited for business travellers. Together with FRAN KLM subsidiary, CityJet, VLM AIR FRANCE c provides customers with access to the numb of destinations from London largest number City Airport of any airline. Together wit with a greater choice of routes and increased ﬂexibility, a whole new world of earni earning and spending opportunities just op opened up!

Need more Miles?

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Flying Blue membe members also have the same

dreams? Flying Blue members can now

privileged ba baggage allowance and lounge

purchase extra Award Miles, in

acces access from Amsterdam as they do with

increments of 2,000 up to a maximum of

KLM ﬂights.

40,000 Award Miles per year. You can also surprise friends and

you can now both earn and redeem

The addition of airline partners GOL and Varig gives you access to regular

family with an Award Miles gift. Visit

ﬂights to, from and within South America.

www.klm.com for further fu details, or to

And of course you can also use Miles

make a purcha purchase.

to purchase Award tickets with both GOL and Varig.

How to join Flying Blue

PHONE ON BOARD

AIR FRANCE KLM’s loyalty programme,

In the air, you can still be there. Discover

Flying Blue, allows you to earn both

how easy it is to keep in touch, with

Level and Award Miles. Award Miles can

phones on board KLM’s B747-400, B777,

be redeemed for ﬂights and products

MD-11 and Airbus 330 aircraft.

from over 130 partners worldwide. Level

• For operation of the wall-mounted

Miles count towards a higher membership

phone, see the placard on the wall

tier, each offering beneﬁts such as

below the phone.

access to airport lounges and extra baggage allowance. For further details or to enroll, simply

• If you have in-seat entertainment,

FLYING BLUE PRIVILEGES WITH MARTINAIR

Accepted credit cards

Info & Fun in the category Onboard. • Calls cost US$5.90 per 30-second increment. There is a minimum charge of one minute per call. • Payment is made by inserting your credit card into the side

your handset also acts as a phone.

of the phone and

See the onscreen instructions under

swiping downwards.

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KLM ENTERTAINMENT “More than six days of back-to-back movie viewing”

Let the fun begin! State-of-the-art entertainment is available on all intercontinental KLM ﬂights.* Just a few clicks will bring you to a virtual world of...

USE THE HANDSET TO MAKE YOUR CHOICE

Watching

Interaction

Instant access to over 85 movies, available

Who could resist sending someone a

in various languages, ranging from the

‘Guess where I am?’ text message from a

classics to the latest big-screen

mile above the Atlantic? Forgotten to

blockbusters. Comedies, sitcoms,

bring directions to your hotel? Simply

documentaries, news and travel shows

use the built-in email to ask a colleague

are just a click away.

to forward directions.

Listening

Stimulation

Compile your own playlist or select a

Challenge a fellow passenger to a game,

speciﬁc CD. There are hundreds of hits for

browse our extensive database of

every taste and every mood. If you prefer,

information and interesting trivia, or

you can just sit back and relax with a great

expand your horizons with one of the 23

audio book.

Berlitz language courses.

MOVIE TOP 10 - JULY 17 Again (Comedy) Che, Part One (Drama) Che, Part Two (Drama) Confessions Of A Shopaholic (Comedy) De Laatste Dagen Van Emma Blank - The Last Days of Emma Blank (Comedy) Duplicity (Drama) The Great Buck Howard (Comedy) I Love You, Man (Comedy) Monsters vs. Aliens (Action) Sunshine Cleaning (Comedy) ‘SUNSHINE CLEANING’ - ONE OF 85 MOVIES AVAILABLE ONBOARD

Too much choice?

From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine, Sunshine Cleaning is a spirited comedy-drama

Check out our online movie guide before

centred around single-mother Rose, an ex-cheerleader turned cleaning lady. When her high-

your next ﬂight at www.klm.com (select:

school sweetheart, Mac, suggests a lucrative job opportunity in crime-scene clean-up, Rose

Travel Information; On Board; Entertainment).

enlists her sister Norah to join her in the gory, but ultimately fulﬁlling business enterprise.

* With the exception of Economy Class on Boeing 747-400s, where phased retroﬁtting has recently commenced.

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WWW.KLM.COM “A website you can rely on for all your travel needs”

Destinations uncovered Photo: visitlondonimages/Pawel Libera

Whether you’re looking for inspiration or you’re ready to book, our handy online Destination Guide offers up-to-date, out-of-the-ordinary information and practical advice. Featuring over 100 countries, the guide covers restaurants, shopping, nightlife, events and things to do. It also has practical tips about transport, currencies, visa requirements and current weather forecasts. A TOUCH OF GLASS AT KEW GARDENS, LONDON

KLM e-services make your travel planning faster, easier

Wanted: extra legroom

Room for more

and more rewarding than ever.

Perhaps it’s a special occasion, or you

For example, you can tell us your

simply want to treat yourself or a loved

travel experiences with a direct,

one? The solution: Economy Class

easy-to-use link with KLM

seating with extra legroom or just two

Customer Support. Via the Contact

seats in a row.

Worried about excess luggage? You can

us button on the website, your

When checking in via www.klm.com

reserve extra baggage space on your

communication can usually be

these preferred seats can be reserved

ﬂights via check-in at www.klm.com.

handled within ﬁve days! KLM

for a small supplement.

offers a full range of services via

Available exclusively using our online

only save time at the airport, you

its website www.klm.com.

check-in.

also save 30% on the normal charges

By arranging this online, you not

levied at the airport check-in desk.

Fly, drive and stay Did you know that, as well as booking ﬂights, you can also make Photo: NH Hotel Constanza, Barcelona

a hotel reservation or rent a car via www.klm.com? KLM works with reliable partners such as Booking.com for hotel reservations, and Avis for car rental. Flying Blue members can earn up to 700 Award Miles per car rental, and are eligible for a free upgrade. RESERVATIONS MADE EASY AT WWW.KLM.COM

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KLM PLANE FACTS Boeing 747-400

1920 May 17: the ﬁrst KLM ﬂight from London to Amsterdam.

1933 The Fokker F-XVIII Pelican sets a new record for the ﬂight Amsterdam-Jakarta of four days, four hours and 35 minutes.

1934 October: the McDonnell Douglas DC-2 Uiver wins ﬁrst prize in

the handicap section, and second prize

(Combi 17)

overall in the London-Melbourne Air

390,100

428

Race.

(Combi 396,900)

(Combi 280)

1946 KLM launches its scheduled

920

12,900

64.44

35,000 (Combi)

70.67

yes!

Boeing 747-400ER Freighter

service between Amsterdam and New York.

1960

KLM introduces the

McDonnell Douglas DC-8 into its ﬂeet, marking the beginning of the ‘jet age’.

1971 KLM’s ﬁrst Boeing 747B heralds the start of the ‘wide-body’ age.

920

12,900

1989 KLM is the ﬁrst European

412,800

112,000

70.67

64.44

airline to introduce the new generation 747-400s.

Boeing 777-300ER

2001 KLM is the ﬁrst European airline to introduce the next generation of 737-900s.

2003-2004 KLM embarks on an extensive ﬂeet renewal programme.

Artwork KLM ﬂeet: Hans Murris, KLM Engineering & Maintenance, SPL/WM

2005 KLM starts adding the ﬁrst of

900

14,200

64.80

351,543

425

73.86

yes!

12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft to its ﬂeet.

2008

KLM’s ﬁrst two (out of a

total of six) Boeing 777-300ERs are

Boeing 777-200ER

put into operation.

Thanks to its efficient network, its modern fleet and many economical measures, KLM’s performance regarding fuel efficiency is one of the best in Europe. The website www.klm.com/ travel/csr_en gives full information

900

13,400

60.90

297,500

327

63.70

yes!

on KLM’s corporate social responsibilty and sustainable air transport activities.

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How big, how small, how far…?

KLM PLANE FACTS

McDonnell Douglas MD-11

880

11,400

51.96

280,300

294

61.21

yes!

Airbus A330-200

Boeing 737-900/800

880

10,700

60.30

233,000

251

58.37

yes!

850

4,600

35.80

850

4,200

35.80

76,900

189

41.91

73,700

171

39.47

Boeing 737-700

850

3,600

65,300

129

33.60

Boeing 737-400/300

35.80

800

3,600

28.88

800

2,850

28.88

62,800

147

36.45

56,900

127

33.40

EMBRAER 190

850

45,700

100

4,500

Fokker 100/70

740

2,400

28.08

743

2,400

28.08

44,400

103

35.53

38,000

30.91

28.72

36.25

Fokker 50

KEY

SCALE: 1 CM = 6.3 M

NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT

10 20,800

505 50

2,200 25.25

MAX. TAKE-OFF WEIGHT (KG)

TELEPHONE ON BOARD

WINGSPAN (M)

MAX. RANGE (KM)

CRUISING SPEED (KM/H)

LENGTH (M)

MAXIMUM PASSENGERS

MAX. FREIGHT (KG)

Fleet data information valid at magazine publication date

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WESTERGASFABRIEK

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CENTRAL STATION

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ANNE FRANK HOUSE BEURS VAN BERLAGE WESTERKERK

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DIAMOND CENTER

GASSAN DIAMONDS AMSTERDAM HISTORICAL MUSEUM ZUIDERKERK

REMBRANDT HOUSE WATERLOOPLEIN

FLOWER MARKET

HORTUS BOTANICUS OPERA HOUSE WATERLOOPLEIN JEWISH HISTORICAL MUSEUM

ARTIS

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KEY

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TRAMLINE WEESPERSTRAAT

RAILWAY RIJKSMUSEUM

RED LIGHT DISTRICT

VAN GOGH MUSEUM

MUSEUM DISTRICT JORDAAN HEINEKEN EXPERIENCE

IMPORTANT BUILDING

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KLM PARTNERS

Our partners, your beneﬁts AIR FRANCE KLM, Europe’s largest

Hertz. Level Miles count towards a

Together with our new US joint venture

airline group, is a member of

higher membership tier, each offering

partner, Delta Air Lines, we guarantee you

SkyTeam, an alliance of 10 airlines and 3 associate airlines. This offers

different beneﬁts such as access to airport

a perfectly integrated network and

lounges and extra baggage allowance.

superior customer service.

you a variety of beneﬁts such as: 905 global destinations; access to more lounges worldwide; a coordinated timetable for improved connections; and more opportunities to earn Flying Blue Level and Award Miles. Award Miles can be spent on ﬂights, or with over 100 nonairline partners, such as Marriott and

KLM and its main partners Founded: 1933 / Home base: Paris Fleet size: 427** / Passengers: 52 million WWW.AIRFRANCE.COM ** including Régional, Britair, Cityjet and VLM Airlines

Founded: 1928 / Home base: Atlanta Fleet size: 1,015 / Passengers: 170 million WWW.DELTA.COM Founded: 1919 / Home base: Amsterdam Fleet size: 210* / Passengers: 22 million WWW.KLM.COM * including KLM Cityhopper, Martinair and transavia.com

Other KLM partners Combined code-share and Flying Blue partners

Flying Blue partners

Code-share partners

You can earn and/or spend Miles with all SkyTeam alliance members and KLM’s Flying Blue partners in Flying Blue, AIR FRANCE KLM’s loyalty program. For detailed information visit www.klm.com or www.airfrance.com. A code-share partner means that even though you have booked a KLM ﬂight number, you may ﬁnd yourself travelling on a service operated by that partner.

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12-06-09 16:34

SKYTEAM AIRPORT HUB GATES Amsterdam / Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands B34 B36

B30 B32

B26 B28

B22 B24

B18 B20 B16

B14

Gates B B35

B31

B27

B17

B23

B15

B13

Gates M

C14 to C21 - C26

C12

C16

Gates C

C10

C15 - C18

T3 T2

Lounge 1 D14 D12 D68

D10 D66

G11-16

6 Lounge 3 4 T9

T5 T4

Lounge 2

Lounge 3

Holland Boulevard

Schiphol World Avenue

G7 G9 G6 G8

F3 F4

Gates G

F7 F6

Gates F 7

E18

E17 E20

Gates E

KLM Crown Lounge

Transfer desk Self-service transfer

D43 D73

2 1

D41 D71

G3 G5

E15

H2 H1

D3 D5 D59 D7 D61 D63

D42 D44 D72 D46D74 D48 D76 D52 D78 D54 D82 5 D47 D56 D84 D49 D77 D86 D51 D79 D53 D81 D55 D83 D57 D85 D87

Gates B-C, D 59-87, M

Gates H

H4 H3

Schiphol Plaza

D2 D4 D60 D8 D62 D64

Gates D Schengen

C11

D16 D18 D22 D24 5 D26 D21 D28 D23 D25 D27 D29 D31

M4 M3

C13

KLM flights arrive at / depart from gates B, C, D, E, F. Air France and Alitalia flights arrive at / depart from gates B and C. Continental, Delta and Korean Air flights arrive at / depart from gate G. Northwest Airlines flights arrive at / depart from gate E. Czech Airlines flights arrive at / depart from gate D. For KLM passengers travelling to Antwerp (Thalys) and Rotterdam (NS): Please ensure you collect your luggage in Amsterdam and change your KLM (e-) ticket for a Thalys/NS ticket at the Netherlands Railways (NS ) desk at Schiphol Plaza (just past immigration).

to B1 - B8

Passengers with access to KLM’s Crown Lounges and who are transferring to European (Schengen) ﬂights are kindly advised to use Crown Lounge 25, located near the Schengen gates behind passport control, when arriving on intercontinental ﬂights.

E19

E22

Top Level Second ﬂoor

E24

KLM Crown Lounge

Gates D KLM Crown Lounge

Paris / Charles De Gaulle Airport Terminal 2, France TERMINAL 2E TERMINAL 2C

TERMINAL 2A

C86-C87 C84-C85 C82-C83 C88-C89

C80-C81

C90-C91

A48-A49 A46-A47 A44-A45 A42-A43

A50-A51

E51 E76

TERMINAL 2E GATES E51 TO E76

A40-A41

F41-F43

F56

F54-F55

TERMINAL 2G GATES G21 TO G40

F21-F25 F36

F44-F45

F35

F46

F49 F51

F27

TERMINAL 2F Schengen

T D74 D76

D53-D54

D72-D73

D55-D56 D57-D58 D61-D62 D64-D65 D70-D71 D60-D61

B33-34 B31-B32 B21-B22 B23-B24 B26-B27-B28 B29-B30 B25

F28

F33

F48 F52

F26

F34

F47

F53

Thalys/RER/TGV Railway station

1 4

TERMINAL 2D

F29 F32 F31

TERMINAL 2B

F30

F50

Delta, Northwest Airlines, AeroMexico and Korean Air ﬂights arrive at / depart from Terminal 2E.

KLM and Alitalia ﬂights arrive at / depart from Terminal 2F, Gates F21 to F36. Air France ﬂights arrive at / depart from Terminals 2C, 2D, 2E and 2F. Passport control / Security check

KEY A1 Check-in Self-Service Check-in

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Gate Numbers Baggage Claim

Walking distance from point to point (average time in minutes)

Continental ﬂights arrive at / depart from Terminal 2A. Czech Airlines ﬂights arrive at / depart from Terminal 2D.

Self-service transfer

Landside connection shuttle to/from Terminal 2G

Transfer desk

Transfer by shuttle 1 outside Customs Area

Air France Lounge Transfer by train

Transfer by shuttle bus inside Customs Area Transfer by shuttle bus inside Customs Area, only between 7:30am and 4:15pm

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SKYTEAM AIRPORT HUB GATES Milan / Malpensa Airport, Italy Satellite A serves arrivals at / departures from all Schengen countries. Airlines on this pier are KLM, Air France and Alitalia. TERMINAL 1

Satellite B serves arrivals at / departures from all non-Schengen countries. Airlines on this pier are Delta and Continental.

5 5

VIP Lounge 5

Satellite A

Satellite B

Rome / Fiumicino Airport, Italy KLM, Air France and Alitalia ﬂights arrive at / depart from Terminal B. Delta, Continental and Northwest Airlines ﬂights arrive at / depart from Terminal C. VIP Lounge

5 10

TERMINAL A 5

TERMINAL C

5 5

TERMINAL B

Satellite

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12-06-2009 16:19:57

SKYTEAM AIRPORT HUB GATES Minneapolis / Saint Paul International Airport, USA

B1 B3 B5 B7 B9 B11 B13 B15

LINDBERGH TERMINAL B Concourse D Concourse

B2 B4 B6 B8 B10 B12 B14 B16

C Concourse D5

D3 D2 D1

C5 D6

C7 C6

C10

C11

C14 C13 C12

C22 C15 C17 C19 C21 C24 C26 C20 C16 C18 C23 C25 C27

A Concourse A1

A3 A4

A7 A6

A9 A8

A11 A13 A10 A12 A14

E4 E9 E5 E3

E Concourse (Lower level) F Concourse F5 F9

WorldClub Facility

F1 F3

F11 F13 F15 F16 F14

First floor

International flights arrive at / depart from gates G1 to G9. Continental and Delta flights arrive at / depart from Concourse E. KLM flights arrive at / depart from Concourse G. Northwest Airlines flights arrive at / depart from all concourses.

F2 F6 F10

G22 G21

G10

F12 G3 G2

G5 G4

G7 G6

G11 G13 G12

G15 G14 G16

G17 G19 G18 G20

G Concourse

New York / John F Kennedy Airport, USA TERMINAL 8

TERMINAL 7

TERMINAL 6

TERMINAL 9

KLM, Northwest Airlines, Continental, Continental Express and Czech Airlines flights arrive at / depart from Terminal 4. Air France, AeroMexico, Aeroflot, Alitalia, and Korean Air flights arrive at / depart from Terminal 1. Delta flights arrive at / depart from Terminal 3.

TERMINAL 5

TERMINAL 1

TERMINAL 4

TERMINAL 2

TERMINAL 3

Newark Liberty International Airport, New York, USA 136 137 138 139 128

135 134 133 132 131

130

125 126 127 124 123 122

121 120

TERMINAL A 23 24 25

TERMINAL C

102 104A 104B 106 108A 110A 108B 110B112A 112B 101 114A 103A 114B 103B 105 107A 107B 109 111 115A 113A 115B 113B

28 27

26A 26B

TERMINAL B

72 71 90

74 93 80

97 99

85 88

96 98

KLM, Air France, Delta, Czech Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Continental and Alitalia flights arrive at / depart from Terminal B. Continental (from / to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas and Washington D.C.) flights arrive at / depart from Terminal A. Continental (from / to London Heathrow) flights arrive at / depart from Terminal B. Continental and Continental Express flights arrive at / depart from Terminal C. Presidents Club

WorldClub Facility

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12-06-2009 16:20:01

SKYTEAM AIRPORT HUB GATES Atlanta / Hartsﬁeld-Jackson Intercontinental Airport, USA

B36

NORTH

C36

C35

A34

A33

B34

B33

C34

C33

D36

D35

T14

A32

A31

B32

B31

C32

C31

D34

D33

A30

A29

B30

B29

C30

C29

D32

D31

A28

A27

B28

B27

C28

C27

D30

D29

A26

A25

B26

B25

C26

C25 D28

D27

A24

A23

B24

B23

C24

D26

D25

A22

A21

B22

B21

C20

C17

D24

D23

C15A

D22

D21

C15

D16

D15

C11

D14

D13

D12

D11

D10

T12 T11 T10 T9

A20

A19

B20

B19

C18A

A18

A17

B18

B17

C18

A16

A15

B16

B15

C16

A14

A13

A12

B14

A11

B12

C21

C14

B13 B11

C12

E31

E30

E31A E29

E28

E27

E26

E14 E16 E18

E12

A10

B10

C10

C8A

Crown Rooms (Delta Airlines)

E15 E17 E10

E11

C7A

T4 T3

E33 E32

C23

SOUTH

E34 E36 E35

T15

T13

TERMINAL T

D38

KLM, Air France, AeroMexico and Korean Air flights arrive at / depart from Terminal E. Continental, Continental Express and Northwest Airlines flights arrive at / depart from Terminal D. Delta flights arrive at / depart from Terminal A, B, C, D, E and T.

Presidents Club

E7A E5 E2 E1 E3

TERMINAL A

TERMINAL B

TERMINAL C

TERMINAL D

TERMINAL E

Houston / George Bush Intercontinental Airport, USA

TERMINAL A North Concourse

TERMINAL B North Concourse

TERMINAL C North Concourse

C18

TERMINAL D North Concourse

C19 C17

KLM, Air France, AeroMexico flights arrive at / depart from Terminal D. Northwest Airlines flights arrive at / depart from Terminal B. Delta flights arrive at / depart from Terminal A. Continental Connection flights arrive at / depart from Terminal A. Continental Express flights arrive at / depart from Terminal B. Continental flights arrive at / depart from Terminal C, D and E.

C20 B79 B79A

A14

A15

A12

A11

A10

B81 A9 B81A

B80

A2 A8

C16

B86 B85A B77 B77A B76 B76A

C21 B85

C15

B87 C22

B84A B84B B84C

C14

B88

C26

C25

C24

C30

C31

C32

D6 D6A

C23

B83 B83A

D4 D3 D4A

C43

C44

C45

D10 D11 D12

C27

B67

B68

B72

B60

B64

E24

C29 B69

B71A B70

B71

B61

B63 C33

E10A E10B

B62 B62A

E11

E12

E14

E23

C34 C42 C35 C41 C36

TERMINAL A South Concourse

TERMINAL B South Concourse

TERMINAL C C37 South Concourse C38 C39

E15A-E15B

E16

E21

E7A-E7B

E17

E20A-E20B

E4A-E4B C40

TERMINAL E E18A South Concourse

E22

E5A E5B

E18B

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Presidents Club

E19

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SKYTEAM AIRPORT HUB GATES Detroit / Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, USA

B20 B18 B16 B12 B10 B8

KLM, Air France and Northwest Airlines ﬂights arrive at / depart from Concourse A.

C6 C8 C10 C12 C14 C16 C18 C20 C22 C24 C26 C28 C30 C32 C34 C36 C38 C40

McNAMARA TERMINAL

C43 B21 B19 B15 B11 B7

C9 C11 C15 C17 C19 C21 C23 C25 C27 C29 C31 C33 C35 C37 C39 C41

Concourse B

Delta, Continental and Northwest Airlines ﬂights arrive at / depart from Concourse B and C.

Concourse C Tunnel

A10

A72 A12

A18

A20

A24

A28

A30

A34

A36

A38

A40

A46

A50

A54

A56

A60

A64

A66

A68

A74

A76 A78

A70

A77

A75 A3

A11

A15

A17

A19

A23

A21

A25

A27

A29

A31

A33

A35 A41

Concourse A south

A43

A45

A47

A49

A51

A53

A55

A57

A59

A61

A63

A65

A67

A69

A71

WorldClub Facility

A73

Concourse A north

KEY A1 Gate Numbers

Check-in Self-Service Check-in Passport control / Security check

Transfer by shuttle bus

Transfer desk

Transfer by train

Baggage Claim

Walking distance from point to point (average time in minutes)

Tokyo / Narita International Airport, Japan

Concourse C C87

C85

C83

KLM, Air France, AeroMexico, Delta, Continental, Korean Air, Northwest Airlines and Alitalia ﬂights arrive at / depart from Terminal 1.

Concourse D C81

D88

D91

D93

D95

D97 D99

D86

D98 C84

C82

D92

D94

D96

E80

WorldClub Facility

TERMINAL 2 Concourse B B74

B73

B72

Concourse A B71

E60

A61

A62

A63

A64

57 56

14 15

Satellite 1

11A 11B

54 51

Satellite 2

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TERMINAL 1

32 28A 25 2F

46 45 44

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12-06-2009 16:20:25

KLM FIT FOR FLYING

Our handy hints can help you to stay feeling great both during and after the ﬂight. Exercises should be performed slowly with steady, even breathing 10 TIMES

15 TIMES

30 TIMES

5 TIMES

15 TIMES

10 TIMES

Feet

Ankles

Knees

Shoulders

Legs

Back and arms

With your heels on the ﬂoor, stretch your toes upwards. Then, keeping your toes on the ﬂoor, stretch your heel upwards.

Rotate your foot ﬁrst in one direction and then the other.

Raise your leg, tensing the muscles of your thigh.

With your hands on your thighs, rotate your shoulders in a circular motion.

Bend forward slightly. Wrap your hands around your knee and raise it to your chest. Hold for 15 seconds.

Place both feet ﬂat on the ground and hold in your stomach. Bend forward, moving your hands down your legs.

Relax whilst ﬂying

During the ﬂight

Reducing jetlag

Statistics show that ﬂying is much safer

Ear pain? Pinch your nose shut,

Start adjusting your body clock to

than many situations in our daily lives

close your mouth and swallow or

the time zone of your destination the

The crew in control of the plane are

blow out against your closed mouth.

night before departure by going to

highly trained and experienced

Alternatively, chew gum

bed earlier or later

KLM aircraft are maintained and designed

Stimulate your circulation by walking

Don’t eat too heavily the night before

to withstand all sorts of turbulence

around in the cabin and stretching

you leave, or drink too much coffee or

Try to relax – breathe in deeply through

Avoid sitting with your legs crossed

alcohol

your nose, hold for three seconds and

as this restricts circulation

Eat protein-rich meals at times that

exhale slowly

Taking your shoes off might be

are normal for your new time zone

KLM partner, VALK Foundation, can offer

more comfortable

At your destination, take light exercise,

support to people with a fear of ﬂying. Visit

Drink plenty of water and not too

such as a walk

www.valk.org or call +31 71 5273733

much alcohol, tea or coffee

Spend at least 30 minutes in daylight

HOUSE RULES All

electronic devices must

The only electronic devices which

during the ﬂight

Drinks are served

one at a time

be turned off completely whilst

may be used

walking to/from the aircraft, and

and ground stop are:

passengers occupying

• Those with a ‘ﬂight mode’ or ‘ﬂight

their assigned seats.

during take-off, approach and landing. Mobile phones

safe’ setting. This must be activated before the aircraft doors are closed. • Laptops, if the WLAN/

may be used on board

WiFi is turned off.

the aircraft as long as

• Electronic games,

the aircraft doors are

MP3, DVD and

open (subject to local

CD players.

regulations).

For safety reasons, the purser may close the bar. Passengers are not permitted to drink alcoholic beverages brought on board with them.

Smoking on KLM ﬂights is strictly forbidden at all times.

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12-06-2009 16:21:01

EU AIRPORTS

Hand baggage rules at EU airports To increase passenger safety, security rules for hand luggage are in place for all ﬂights, in accordance with European Union regulations

Airport shopping in the EU Within the European Union,

Carrying liquids and gels in your hand baggage

liquids and gels that you purchase after passing through passport control, or on board the aircraft

When passing through security control, you will be required to present liquids and

will be packaged and sealed for

gels separately. Please follow the guidelines below.

you, together with the receipt. The unbroken seal is valid for

18-20 cm

24 hours.

Airport shopping outside the EU If you buy liquids or gels at a 20-22 cm

non-EU airport and change planes at an EU airport, your purchases will be conﬁscated at the EU airport security check. This can also happen for purchases you make on board an aircraft operated by an airline from a non-EU country. For further information visit www.klm.com

The plastic bag

Liquids, gels, pastes, lotions and

may not exceed

aerosols are not permitted in

Animal products

1 litre in volume

containers bigger than 100ml

To prevent the spread of animal diseases, you are prohibited from entering the EU with meat, meat

For use only during the ﬂight, you may also take on board: Special diet food

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permitted on arrival from Andorra, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland,

1 re-sealable

transparant plastic bag

Medication

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Small quantities for personal use are

Only

Baby food

products, milk and milk products.

per passenger

Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland. For further information visit http://europa.eu.int.

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