MUSEUM CARD MUSEUM KAART
by breughel
If you intend to visit more than 5 museums during your stay it is interesting to buy a Museum Kaart - Museum Card at 34,95 + 4,95 = 39,90 €.
The card is valid for 1 YEAR for 400 MUSEUMS all over the Netherlands.
All great museums are on the list of free entrance with this card.
In Amsterdam itself, 29 museums are included within the Museum Card:
Allard Pierson Museum / Archeologisch Museum Der Universiteit Van Amsterdam
Amsterdams Historisch Museum
Bijbels Museum
De Appel
De Burcht / Vakbondsmuseum
De Nieuwe Kerk
EnergeticA
Filmmuseum
FOAM Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam
Hermitage Amsterdam (Phase I)
Huis Marseille, Stichting voor Fotografie
Joods Historisch Museum
KIT Tropenmuseum
Max Euwe-Centrum
Museum Amstelkring, Ons' Lieve Heer Op Solder
Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis
Museum Het Rembrandthuis
Museum Het Schip
Museum Van Loon
Museum Willet-Holthuysen
Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam
Oude Kerk
Persmuseum
Rijksmuseum
Stedelijk Museum CS
Theatermuseum / Theater Instituut Nederland
Tropenmuseum Junior
Van Gogh Museum
Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam
For Rotterdam: Boymans van Beuningen, etc.
Den Haag: Mauritshuis, etc.
Haarlem: Frans Hals, Teylers, etc.
The card avoids queues especially at the Van Gogh were there is a special fast lane.
At the Rijksmuseum everybody has to pass the same safety control so that the fast lane comes later.
At the other 400 museums there is most often no queue so that it is also better to buy the museum card at one of the less popular museums. The card is also sold at Uitburo (AUB) Leidseplein 26.
The card can be renewed each year at only 34,95 € but that is for the frequent visitors of the Netherlands.
28.12.02
by Lalique
Ahhh, this was the day of my arrival....
Just imagine, from Moscow, where it was -24C (!) in the early morning, in 3 something hours got to Amsterdam, where it was +10C.... no comments :)))
Evening... 1st strall around the neighbourhood... just refreshing my memory and testing my new digi cam... No rain, lucky I am....
This is a corner of Rijksmuseum with a nice lighted X-mas tree....
The first thing you notice...
by DrewV
The first thing you notice about Amsterdam is the water. Water, water everywhere, as Coleridge put it. The canals that keep Amsterdam from being underwater serve as boulevards for the myriad of boats that glide their way across the softly-flowing water. Along the sides of the canals stand tall townhomes, constructed throughout the years by the merchant burghers who funded an empire.
A Brewery in a Windmill
by dlandt
I couldn't think of anything more quaint and cutely Dutch than to have a beer in a windmill. Its a brewery but it also serves its brew at a bar inside. I was there in the middle of the afternoon on a weekday and it was crowded. If you want to meet people this would be a good place. Its visible from the naval museum.
Residence permits
by isolina_it
If you plan to stay in Amsterdam or The Netherlands for longer than three months for any reason, you need to apply for a residence permit (Verblijfsvergunning) from the Dutch consulate or embassy in your country or from the Aliens Police in The Netherlands. Permits can also be issued to those who enter the country as tourists and then decide that they wish to remain (except South African citizens). Residence permits are valid for one year but can be renewed. According to Dutch law, foreigners must carry their passports or an ID card at all times. In Amsterdam, you can apply for a residence permit at the Aliens Police Office (559 91 11), Bijlmerdreef 90, 1102 CS, Amsterdam Zuidoost. The cost of applying ranges from €22,69-56,72. EU and EEA citizens receive residence permits easily; citizens of other nations will have to demonstrate that they have a realistic prospect of a job or that they will be studying.
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The flowers market, Amsterdam
englishbookshop
Erasmus Bridge and Spido Tours...
with my mate Mathieu fr the North of Netherlands
