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Red Light District Amsterdam
23 Reviews In the summer this place is heaving with tourists and where there are lots of tourists there are lots of undesirables such as heroin junkies, aggressive beggars, pickpockets and some real ugly looking...
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Dom church and tower Utrecht
1 Review Again a picture of the Domkerk. This church is the biggest in the Netherlands. It was seriously damaged by a hurricane a long time ago and now the tower is no loger linked to the rest of the...
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Coffee Shops Amsterdam
30 Reviews I must say I didn't feel trapped by any coffeeshop I visited, and my goal was to visit as many coffeeshops as I could in two weeks. I got to 33, some of them more than once. I have to say that I...
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Tricks & Scams Amsterdam
20 Reviews I've been to Amsterdam the past week and like every tourist I wanted to bring some tulip bulbs. In Bloemenmarkt (on Singel between Muntplein and Koningsplein) I saw many shops selling big quantities...
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Eating and Drinking Amsterdam
26 Reviews These places are everywhere, you can see them all over because they have the same menus and the same signs. Avoid them!!! The food might appear cheap, but really, you get less than what you pay for....
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Canal Boat Tours Amsterdam
13 Reviews You can throw things if you want, but I think the canal cruises you get by Centraal station are a disappointment. Especially the ones on closed boats where you sit crammed in with 30 other tourists,...
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Main Streets Amsterdam
12 Reviews Perhaps con men is bit harsh, but these people were very annoying. As we stepped off of the train in Amsterdam central, we were bombarded by people trying to 'help' us find a hotel/transportation,...
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Wooden Shoes Amsterdam
11 Reviews I think every tourist to Amsterdam gets trapped in one of these! Very kitschy, but good for a laugh nonetheless. There are a number of these in front of souvenir shops around the city. Get to...
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Souvenirs Amsterdam
9 Reviews I used to work in a souvenir shop on Damrak (the street just off central station) so let me share you a bit on one of the tricks those guys have. In many of these shops there is a display full of...
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Anne Frank House Amsterdam
11 Reviews Anna Frank House is one of the most famous attractions in Amsterdam and because of this the place is one of the crowded places. Sometimes the line is so big you can see people stand from the house to...
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Other Museums Amsterdam
23 Reviews Entrance: 15 euros (in 2010) What you get: A lot of Heineken advertising, a childish attraction in which you are a virtual bottle, and three beers along the "experience". As a souvenir you can keep...
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Diamonds Amsterdam
4 Reviews You will be able to go into so-called diamond factory tours to see the processing of diamonds in Amsterdam. The one I went to was around Van Gogh Museum area. I wouldn't say they are scams, but it...
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Transportation Amsterdam
14 Reviews Beware if you want to travel by bus or trams, the system is a rip off, one has to put the pre paid tkt next to the detector each time your on and off the tram or bus , if you forget once , your tkt is...
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Torture MuseumLocated in amsterdam at damrak 20-22. Telephone number is 020-6392027. I will say this, I was interested for about all of 5 minutes! If you've never seen anything like this and you've got some money to blow, well maybe it's for you? Otherwise don't...
Sex MuseumLocated at Damrak 18, 1012 LH Amsterdam. I didn't think there was that much to it. I guess I had this preconceived notion that it was a museum and I might learn something?! All it was, basically, was nude pictures ranging in time. Even on a good day, how many nude pictures can you look at?
Holland has a very liberal stance on drugs for personel use, but be aware...Tolerance can't be stretched,controls are usually swift and when caught with more the the listed grams, ya are in deep trouble....deportations is one of the punishments. I saw many young people flock over the border from Germany to Holland, many got caught up in Drugs...and many got caught by dutch law, well most of them have now a record for illigal drugs .... it is not worth it,stay out of trouble, know what ya doing I know, I will sound like an old rag..but believe me.....stay off drugs, you owe it to yourself
Maybe it is a tourist trap, but I like it a lot, the street artist. This a picture I took of a street artists in Amsterdam. I think the street artists give a great atmosphere to this town. Looking at this picture just brings back the memories of my visit to Amsterdam last year.This is the Amsterdam I like, strolling around in one of the great neighbourhoods of Amsterdam, along one of the canals, looking at the great architecture of the buildings and just taking in the atmosphere. And these street artist sure add to that feeling.
Some parts of the Sex museum are closed, it is frustrating, but I think it is just about the restoring or renewing stuffs!basically, a person could be satisfied with the visit there, but some closed sections are really in a paradoxal way seems to be the most interesting!
I don't know why tourists still get lured to go to this place. Ignorance maybe? Of course it's an easy way to see something else than Amsterdam, but surely there are many much better choices available. Volendam is McTourism, it's quick and easy and it may even have some ' taste', but with just a little effort you'll find something far superior. If you really want to get to know this country there's absolutely nothing to see and nothing to do here. But if you're interested in people who put on so-called traditional dress for you, or if you want to have an expensive picture made of yourself wearing that stuff, this is the place to go. If you really want to see a more authentic side of this country you will have to do some homework. It's worth it! If you want it the easy way; walk on to Edam. It's next to Volendam and far more interesting.
When i visited amsterdam i was expecting a city openminded with legal drug use and porn...that's ok with me as long as it remains away. But it's not the openmindness but the whole industry built upon drugs that really annoyed me...you can walk to the streets ans people offer you coke! I m pretty sure that even the residents of amsterdam don't cope well with all this flacuation of tourists who come to amsterdam just to get stoned.... Basically don't answer to street junkies and drug dealers. They may appear annoying but never harm you All the other cities except amsterdam are much more cool.........especially Leiden which is just 20 minutes by train to amsterdam. There you ll surely have much more fun
Windmills, many people think of them when it comes to the Netherlands. Some people even think the country is full of them. They have become a cliche, one of many that exist about the Netherlands. But actually windmills are a much more worthy national symbol than tulips or cheese. There are about 1000 of them left and you'll find them all over the country, usually outside cities although there are a few even in places like Amsterdam and Utrecht. Unlike churches and farmhouses there are hardly any regional variants, the type in the picture is common all over the country (and is also found in parts of Belgium and Germany) although their use may have differed. Windmills in the west of the country (the actual Holland) often were used for land reclamation while in other parts of the country the processing of grains or seeds was the only function. This very windmill stands in Willemstad. From a...
In the Netherlands you don't have to tip for service, especially if all you got is drinks. Waiters here receive good enough salary and don't rely on tips. Of course if service is good you can always round the bill or to leave Euro or two, they'll appreciate it very much. So don't make the same mistake as I did, during my first few weeks here I was leaving 10-15% tip everywhere ;-)
sidenote: please be aware that my bf is dutch and as such his views may have crept into my thinking a little. Still, I can observe these things for myself,and I tend to agree with him.The Netherlands is not just windmills, tulip fields, those blue and white delft plates, clogs et al. Yes, that's all there, but there is a lot more of the country to discover. So don't limit yourself. The train network isn't bad (I hear a few dutchies at the back disagreeing), so hop on a train and go somewhere new.And if you really want to buy some clogs, there's always the shop at Schipol airport ;)
Seven Bridges Hotel Amsterdam
4 Reviews and 488 Opinions We almost stayed here. Looked like a charming hotel, although we didn’t see the rooms. It’s in a...
The Manhattan Hotel Rotterdam Rotterdam
6 Reviews and 138 Opinions Right opposite Rotterdam Centraal train station on Weena, is the imposing 5 star Westin hotel. It...
Novotel Maastricht Maastricht
4 Reviews and 178 Opinions It's great to see and witness that the hotel has a heated outdoor swimming pool, which you can use...
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Q: A couple of years since I've been back. Nothing stays the same. So, is the old strippenkaart system finally over? I can read...
A: chippenkaartenmarken ;-)
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