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  • micas_pt
  • By micas_pt on December 6, 2003
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  • Damrak - Amsterdam
    by micas_pt
    After visiting Sint Nikolaaskerk you should head for Damrak, one the main shopping streets in Amsterdam. This street stands between Centraal Station and Dam Square.

    This is a bustling street, where you will find lots of shopping options as well as fast food restaurants. There are also some must see sites, such as Beurs von Berlage and Sex Museum.

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  • spanishguy
  • Updated By spanishguy on September 15, 2008
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    The Damrak is a wide avenue at the centre of Amsterdam, between Amsterdam Centraal railway station and Dam Square, running north-south. There are a lot of tram lines an one metro line running down it. Because of the former stock exchange building, the monumental Beurs van Berlage (now used for other purposes), and several other buildings related to financial activities erected there in the early 20th century, the term "Damrak" has come to be a synonym for the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in the same way "Wall Street" is synonymous with the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. The street was located on a rak (reach), a straight part of the Amstel river near a dam; hence the name.

    Damrak es una avenida ancha en el centro de Ámsterdam, entre la estación de tren Amsterdam Centraal y la plaza Dam, llendo de Norte a Sur. Hay muchas líneas de tranvía y una de metro por debajo. El término "Damrak" se ha convertido en sinónimo de la Bolsa de Ámsterdam gracias al edificio de la antigua bolsa que se encontraba aquí, en el monumental Beurs van Berlage (ahora con otros usos), así también como por otros edificios relacionados con actividades financieras, tal como ocurre con "Wall Street" como sinónimo de la Bolsa de Nueva York y el NASDAQ. La calle se encontraba sobre un "rak" (parte recta del río Amstel) cerca de una presa o "dam", así que de ahí le viene el nombre.

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    Damrak: Damrak - an avenue for tourists
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  • Airpunk
  • By Airpunk on August 27, 2005
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    Amsterdam Damrak
    by Airpunk
    Damrak is a street full of restaurants, hotels and souvenir shops. If you are looking for souvernirs or just want to look around, Damrak is really fine. Anyway, most restaurants are quite expensive.

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    Damrak: Main street in Amsterdam
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  • SnoopySue
  • By SnoopySue on February 5, 2005
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    by SnoopySue
    I forgot the name of the main street in Amsterdam connecting railway station and Dam Square. Lot of restaurants, shops and other spots. Sex Museum on the right side of the street just a few steps from the station.

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    Damrak: Simply walk around the central...
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  • Sarah97
  • Updated By Sarah97 on August 24, 2002
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  • Damrak - Amsterdam
    by Sarah97
    Simply walk around the central station area. You can see the small shops with interesting souveniers and stuffs. Also there is one lane of the street where all the sex shops are. We won't brave enough to go there by night so we had a taste of it while it is bright. =)

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    Damrak: DAMRAK
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  • hevbell
  • Updated By hevbell on February 4, 2004
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    Damrak
    by hevbell
    The Damrak - this is one of the main streets in the centre of the city leading from the Dam Square to Centraal Station at the other end. Its lined with many restaurants, fast food outlets, shops (lots of touristy ones and a rather cool year round Christmas shop), Casino, hotels etc

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    Damrak: Walking or shopping
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  • catnl
  • Updated By catnl on January 11, 2003
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    Amsterdam VT meeting 2001
    by catnl
    Amsterdam is a life, lots of people in da streets day or night.
    Crowded yes, but interesting and some times real fun just walking.
    This picture was taken during a VT meeting in 2001.

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    Damrak: 'Sex Museum'!
    Kettleman
  • By Kettleman on August 26, 2002
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  • Mostly a good laugh and the history of porn and perversions rather than sex on display!

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  • By fertravel on August 27, 2003
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    Damrak: A very busy but colorful street...
    titabell
  • By titabell on August 23, 2009
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  • Damrak - Amsterdam
    by titabell
    Damrak is the connecting road between the Dam and the Central Station. Here, you will find a lot of souvenir shops, hotels and restaurants. You will also find the two famous buildings in the city namely the Beurs van Belage and the famous mall, the Bijenkorf.
    Damrak can be very overwhelming for the first timer in the city because it is one of the bussiest streets in Amsterdam, but it just gets better once you arrive at the center square which is called the DAM.

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