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Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is located at Dam Square in the heart of the city of Amsterdam. It is a very popular tourist attraction in the city of Amsterdam. The wax museum was founded by Marie Tussaud (1761 - 1850) in 1835. The world famous wax museum consists of hundreds of life size wax figures of the rich and famous as well as political leaders from around the world. Some of the famous wax figures that are exhibited at Amsterdam Madame Tussauds are Boris Becker (tennis player), Ayrton Senna (Formula One racing driver) and pop singers David Bowie, Britney Spears and Elvis Presley (as depicted in our photograph above).
You may also e-mail to the following address for more information regarding Madame Tussauds in Amsterdam:- info@madametussauds.nl
Updated May 10, 2009
Address: Dam 20, Amsterdam
Phone: +31 20 522 1010
Website: http://www.madametussauds.com
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The large old windmill located inside Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse is one of the major and prominent tourist attractions at Keukenhof Gardens. Visitors can climb up the steps inside the old windmill to the viewing platform located on the first floor. The 360 degree viewing platform has a commanding and spectacular view of Keukenhof Gardens and its surrounding areas. Well-known large wooden shoes are placed on the road near the entrance to the windmill. Don't miss the old windmill when you visit Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse!
Updated May 19, 2009
Address: Stationsweg 166a, Lisse
Phone: +31 (0) 252 465 555
Website: http://www.keukenhof.com
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Canal cruise along the famous canal in the city of Amsterdam is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city of Amsterdam. Visitors are looking at the city of Amsterdam from a very different perspective, i.e. from the water. You will be passing numerous bridges along the canal with the view of lovely architectural buildings along the way. In our opinion the canal cruise is a "must-travel" attraction when you visit such beautiful city like Amsterdam. It is fun and shall be considered one of the highlights of your trip to Amsterdam.
Updated May 19, 2009
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The streets of downtown Amsterdam and the banks of the canals in the heart of the city of Amsterdam are dotted with many lovely architectural buildings. Amsterdam can be considered as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe! We are certainly impressed by its many beautiful architectural buildings especially along its canal. Please flip through our photographs on the right to see the numerous architectural buildings in Amsterdam!
Updated May 19, 2009
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The Scheveningen Pier (De Pier) is located on the shore of North Sea at Scheveningen Beach near The Hague in South Holland province in Western Netherlands. Scheveningen Beach is a very popular seaside resort and fishing centre. The Scheveningen Beach extends over several kilometers long. De Pier is the largest pier in the Netherlands. It was constructed in 1961.
The promenade at De Pier is a platform extending from the beach out to the sea supported by pillers. There is a tower at the end of the promenade. The platform is also known as Van Der Valk Amusement by the locals with several restaurants and amusement parks. Admission to the platform costs only a token. The top of the tower has a spectacular and breath-taking view of Scheveningen Beach and its lovely skyline as depicted on our photographs above.
Updated May 19, 2009
Address: Scheveningen Pier, The Hague
Phone: 070 30 65 500
Website: http://www.pier.nl and/or http://www.scheveningen.nl
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Erasmus Bridge is a very impressive cable bridge located across Nieuwe Maas (New Meuse) River linking north and south Rotterdam. It is undoubtedly an engineering masterpiece. It was constructed in 1996 and was designed by Ben van Berkel. The bridge is approximately 800 meters long with a pylon which is approximately 140 meters tall. The shape of the pylon looks like a swan. Thus the bridge is also known as the Swan (De Zwaan) by the locals.
Updated May 19, 2009
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De Hef (the lift) Old Railway Bridge is located between Noordereiland and South Rotterdam. It is now no longer in use and has been preserved as a monument in lifted position. It is now one of the popular tourist attractions in Rotterdam. The bridge can be lifted where necessary to allow large ships to pass and lowered to allow trains to pass.
Updated May 19, 2009
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Keukenhof Gardens is located in Lisse. It is also known as the Garden of Europe. It is one of the most beautiful gardens in the world. Keukenhof Gardens is also regarded as the largest flower garden in the world with its seven million flower builbs planted in its gardens annually. The garden is opened to the public between March and May every year.
Updated Jan 17, 2009
Address: Stationsweg 166a, Lisse
Phone: +31 (0) 252 465 555
Website: http://www.keukenhof.com
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The hamlet of Dwarsgracht is a real alternative for the famous, but very touristy, town of Giethoorn. Although just 3 km's away it is a complete different world.
The same canal(s), small bridges, boats and thatched roof houses. But in Dwarsgracht you will hardly see any tourist.
There is just one café restaurant ('De Otterskooi') and this is an ideal starting point for either a boat trip with a so called 'whispering boat' or for a bike tour along the canals and lakes. At 'De Otterskooi' you can rent them both.
Or just walk along the main canal through the village and enjoy the views over the water, the houses, the flowers, the birds and further away waving reed.
Dwarsgracht is signposted from Giethoorn and you have to follow a narrow, sometimes winding road.
Updated Dec 3, 2010
Website: www.otterskooi.nl
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The Netherlands is famous for its tulips and other bulbs. Everybody knows the Keukenhof and the so called 'Bloembollenstreek' (Bulb Region) in the western part of my country between Haarlem and Leiden.
But there is a complete other way to see these wonderful flowers. In one of our polders, the 'Noordoostpolder' is the biggest area with tulips in the Netherlands. Late April/early May there are lots of activities around the blooming time of the tulips. Everywhere along the road you can buy some fresh tulips for a couple of euro's.
We made the signposted car tour along the 'Bollenroute' (or 'Tulpenroute'); this is 100 km long route through the Noordoostpolder, which shows a lot of tulip fields. Besides it is more or less amazing if you realise the fact that you are driving on the bottom of a former sea.
Along the route are a lot of interesting sites to make a stop, among them:
- an information centre and show garden with hundreds of tulip species;
- a huge orchid garden;
- a garden where you can pick your own tulips (http://www.tulpenpluktuin.nl/).
For directions, activities and a map see the website.
Updated May 3, 2012
Website: www.tulpenfestival.nl
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