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    "title": "Strolling around Amsterdam",
    "subtitle": "Lift your gaze and let the city of Amsterdam inspire your with 100+ surprising facts!",
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    "description": "<p>\"In trendy Amsterdam, everyone looks the same and visits the same places. This book helps you escape the monotony and takes you to beautiful, hidden corners of the city, each with its own unique story.\" <strong>\u2014 Jonas Kooyman, <em>Havermelkelite</em></strong></p><p>In 2020 Tom Jongbloed and his daughter Josephine \u2014 both born and raised in Amsterdam \u2014 started the Instagram account @ommetjemettom to collect and share Tom\u2019s wonderful stories about Amsterdam. This book is filled with short stories and fun facts about the city, bringing it to life in the distinctive style of Tom and Josephine, complemented by stunning illustrations from Lou Fl\u00f3r.<br />Let yourself be surprised by the fascinating stories of Amsterdam through the lens of these passionate storytellers.</p><p>\"Tom and his daughter Josephine (and, of course, Lou\u2019s illustrations) turn my gaze toward the beauty, the joy, the melancholy of Amsterdam\u2014to things that were always there, yet I had never noticed. I know the city, but now that I look up, I keep discovering something new.\" <strong>\u2014 Tracy Metz, journalist, author, presenter, and director of the John Adams Institute</strong></p><p>\"@ommetjemettom teaches you to see the city in a different way. How wonderful that all these beautiful stories, facts, and walks have now been brought together in a book!\" <strong>\u2014 Alice Boothby, journalist for <em>Het Parool</em>, among others</strong></p><p>\"With infectious enthusiasm, Tom and Josephine invite you to look at the city more closely. Amsterdam is full of special places and stories, and @ommetjemettom helps you discover them.\" <strong>\u2014 Tom van der Molen, curator at the Amsterdam Museum</strong></p><p><strong>Tom Jongbloed</strong> was born and raised in Amsterdam. Coming from a family of nine children, he learned all about the city from his father, who was a tour guide. In 2020, he started the Instagram account @ommetjemettom with his daughters. Tom lives in Amsterdam-West and works as a banker at a Belgian bank. He has two daughters and a son.</p><p><strong>Josephine Jongbloed</strong> grew up listening to her father\u2019s wonderful city stories and wanted to find a way to remember and collect them all. With a background in communication and art direction, she successfully turned the Instagram account @ommetjemettom into a hit. Josephine now runs the account full-time and lives in Amsterdam-Oost.</p>",
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