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AMSTERDAM TOP ATTRACTIONS - AMSTERDAM SIGHTSEEING When making your way around the city, whether by foot, bike, or tram. There are some places really worth making time to see. It often pays to visit places in the morning as it is less crowded and queues can be massive. The dutch are the friendliest people in Europe and are always willing to help you. Many also speak English and/or German. The Amsterdam Tourist Offices know everything about the city and they are always courteous. They try their hardest to awnser queries, although they often try to sell you something. Since they live in the area, they can often answer your questions that books cant about the city of Amsterdam. Visit them at the begining of your trip to get acquainted with the city. A tourist office is located outside Central station.
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Amsterdam Tourist and Convention Board at +31-(0)900-4004040.
Tourist Office Amsterdam and the Official Amsterdam Site
When in Holland make every effort to see as many of the sights as you can.
Van Gogh Museum
Vondelpark
Anne Frankhuis
Westerkerk
Rembrandthuis
NEMO
Oude Kerk
Nieuwmarkt
Artis
Shopping 5 minutes from central station. View stunning looking teens, transexuals, fat ladies - all sorts. Expect to pay 30euros for an average bird. 50euros for a stunner etc. Near clinical conditions. A favourite with stag parties. Most girls go home around 1AM, but some work all night. There are plenty of coffee shop in the red light district. Watch out for `clip joints` (bars/clubs out to rob you) that are the only coffeeshops/bars open after 2am on weekdays. If you get hassled by moracans trying to sell you drugs, just ignore them and walk on. Dont smoke cannabis on the streets - it is frowned upon. COFFEE SHOPS Amsterdam has coffeeshops to to cater for everyone. Deals of skunk and resin are normally sold in 12.50 and 25 euro deals. You get around 5g of good skunk weed for 25 euros. As long as you buy a drink in the coffeeshops you can smoke your own cannabis. You can still visit The Bulldog Nr. 90, the first coffeeshop in Amsterdam, started by Henk de Vries in 1975. Easily found by the psychadelic painting covering the face of the building. These decorations took six years to apply and are done by one of Australia's finest artists, Harold Thornton (the kangaroo). The coffeeshop is divided in three parts and has a coffeebar with lots of comfortable seating and internet access plus it sells memorabilia. The bull dog coffee shop. My favourite coffeeshop is;
Central - Prins Hendrikkade 89, Amsterdam (right near the train station)
FLIGHTS
Amsterdam is served by a number of low-cost continental and international carriers.
easyjet.com and ryan air and bmi For a full listing of discount airlines go to cheap flight guide. AMSTERDAM CENTRAL STATION
Stationsplein, 1012 AB Amsterdam Central Station is the meeting/departure point for most people. Trams, trains, buses and subways make for a true hive of activity at Stationsplein 1, located on the South bank of the IJ. Buying your tickets from the ticket machines is cheaper. But the counter staff are friendly and helpful and speak English. They will also print out your journey if changing at multiple stations, which i find most helpful. You can buy tickets for the sneltrein, stoptrein or TGV in and around Holland and other major European cities at one of the NS (National Spoorwagen) counters or machines. TopTips
Beware of pickpockets/hustlers and due to current terrorist activities For visitors to Amsterdam, it is worth noting that trams run until midnight, the last one leaving at 12:15. After the last tram, there is an hourly service of night buses. AMSTERDAM HISTORY In the 17th century the famous crescent shape of the Amsterdam city centre was designed with its unique ring of canals. The Venice of the North has 90 islands and what is even more interesting is there are about 400 stone bridges. One third of the 20,000 buildings were built before 1850 and they include huge mansions. There are 6,700 national monuments in the City of Amsterdam. In the second half of the 19th century many of the irreplaceable buildings were demolished. In 1900 watchful Amsterdam citizens managed to stop the effort to fill in the Reguliersgracht. They were successful, but the demolition of the rest of the city buildings continued. This included many buildings being torn down between 1917 and 1918 to allow for the widening of the Vijzelstraat. Then, in 1925, the destruction of the buildings continued. In the 1930s they tore down a lot of the original buildings and continued to, even after the World War II. In the 1950s there were further plans to tear down the city. In 1968 the large-scale change in the city was abandoned. The monumental mansions, which underwent drastic alterations during the 19th and 20th centuries were turned into offices, fortunately they are now being restored to their original states. In 1953, over 4,000 of the changed mansions underwent restoration to return them to their original states. Twenty years ago, only 60,000 people actually lived in the city and called it their home and now there are 80,000 people that do. Out of the approx. 7,300 historic buildings left in Amsterdam about 2,400 require restoration. The people of the City of Amsterdam are ecstatic to have their buildings returned to normal. They take pride in the beautiful historical buildings that once lined their streets and now they will be once again. You also will find the city to be extremely picturesque with all the historical building that you will see.
Amsterdam, facts & figures.
Inhabitants: 738.763
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