** The Jewish Quarter of Amsterdam is full of interesting discoveries for every tourist. The preserved home of Isaac de Pinto, the fascinating Waterloo Square flea market, Rembrandt House Museum and Montelbaanstoren Tower, a Portuguese synagogue with sandy floors, the old gates and shlyuzovschika huts beside it, jewelry and flower shops, well maintained house. **
Old photographs of a Jewish settlement in Amsterdam.
** But today I will tell you about other features of this quarter. **
In the late 70s of last century this area was chosen by the green parrot! Yes, yes, that's parrot. There are several versions of their performance in Amsterdam, but I think the most plausible is that the simplest is the parrots illegally transported by smugglers on one of the vessels moored in the port of Amsterdam and for some reason they leave their cells.
But the fact remains - parrots find themselves free and choose this area for their abode. According to rumors, there are now more than 10,000 individuals.
How they managed to survive in the Dutch winter with a temperature drop to -15 degrees, I personally do not understand. The parrots are African, but I, unfortunately, do not know what they are like, because I do not understand birds at all.
What brings this parrot into life in the regular quarter? Many things, and negatives! Their shouts were so loud that we compared them in decibels with the sound of passing trains. And when they screw up the parcel, then the ears.
These birds are famous thieves and,flying one pack, can clear any fruit tree within minutes. Sitting on a tree in a well-kept house near the park, they leave an unflattering scene on the ground beneath the tree, which you unconsciously want to pass faster. But the most important thing is that they push out of their habitat not only other birds, but also cats and dogs!God forbid, if one owner releases the freedom to bring their pets. Parrots react instantaneously and protect their habitat in the most violent way .
All the efforts of local people in this beautiful and beautiful area to get rid of the hairless foreign barbarians brought no result. They breed and multiply, and it is very likely that after a while they will take control of another area in Amsterdam.
