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Peter Schatstraat 8, (opening June 2009), Amsterdam, 1082 MX, The Netherlands
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Hi!
We were preparing our visit to Amsterdam for June but we have seen Keukenhof closes in May so we are reconsidering our travel dates. Is it worth visiting Keukehhof?
Other option would be to postpone the travel until May 2012 (from 28th April to 2nd May)but we have heard 30th April is a very important bank holiday in Amsterdam (Queen's Day or something like that)with a lot of people at streets. We prefer to see the city peacefully and perhaps at this time is everything overcrowded, isn't it?
What do you think about this? Thank you.
Indeed, April 30 is Queens day in the Netherlands and streets, restauarants, cafes etc will be absolutely overcrowded in Amsterdam (and a lot of other Dutch cities too).
Keukenhof is nice to visit, but there is a lot more in Holland and June might be a good period for a visit.
happy travels
Jaap
June is my second favorite time to visit Amsterdam---My first is the last week in August when they have the Uitmarkt in the Museumplein and other places. My last trip there, I took the Waterland bus from Centraal Station and visited some of the towns north of Amsterdam for 7 euros (all day hop on/off bus ticket)----June would be a great time for short sleeves and warm sun, and shouldnt be TOO crowded.....
have a great trip!
April 24 it will be the Easter weekend.
I think you should avoid Amsterdam from mid-April into the first week of May if you want to have a peaceful visit.
Mid-May will be a good time with fair weather and the Keukenhof gardens still open.
PJ
Google "Koninginnedag" or "Queensday" and see if you really want to miss this great party!
Yes, it will be crowded but there will be an atmosphere in Amsterdam that is hard to find anywhere else...IMO you should not miss it...
Many tourists plan their holiday just to be there on April 30th. You can see the city peacefully the rest of the days...
If you like flowers, Keukenhof is a must. If you don't like flowers, it is going to be extremely boring...
Greetz,
Dennis
Thank you very much for your answers.
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Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669)
The Nightwatch
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Here is a link to the website of the Rijksmuseum which shows you the painting in a much larger size. It's wonderful to view the painting like that, and see all the details. It is big, so it will probably take some time to load :
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/ariadata/image/SK/Z/SK-C-5.Z.jpg
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