Saturday at the Autoshow

This week, the annual car show is being held at the Amsterdam RAI complex. The RAI is a large exhibition and convention centre on the outskirts of Amsterdam. The car show, known as the AutoRAI 2009, is a biennial event which started in 1899. So this year it celebrates its 110 years!

Not that there were any cars on show then back in 1899 (when were cars invented anyway?) but it was started off as a bike show. It evolved into an auto show and has grown over the years to be one of the largest auto exhibitions in Europe.

The car show is big with literally all the large halls being used, something like 10 halls in all. One could basically spend the whole day. We were there just like most of the crowds, curious to see what's on display. The clear theme is on Eco-friendly cars, most of the exhibitors showing how 'green' their cars, mainly to do with fuel consumptions.