Netherlands Tourist Traps

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Red Light District   Amsterdam

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

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

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

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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Canal Boat Tours   Amsterdam

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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Eating and Drinking   Amsterdam

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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Main Streets   Amsterdam

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Bank holidays

by ATLC

The Netherlands doesn't really know the bank holiday feature.But there are some extra days which other countries don't have.Free days for everyone are:- the Monday after Easter Sunday- Ascension Day (a Thursday, 5 weeks after Easter)- the Monday after Pentecost Sunday (10 days after Ascension day)- 26th of December (2nd Christmas Day)- New Year's Day- 30th of April (Queen's Day)- 5th of May (Liberation Day) every 5th year Usually a few big shops are open on Easter Monday and Pentecost Monday. Like IKEA and other furniture giants.Supermarkets will not be open, nor any other local shop.Usually restaurants and pubs will only be open on reservation. Before you go anywhere, check to see if a restaurant, museum or park is open.

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Bike

by ATLC

There are more bikes than Dutchies. And the canals are filled with them as well. In Amsterdam your bike insurance will be more expensive than your bike as one's bike gets stolen often.Why? It is the best way to get oneself from one place to another.There are special bike lanes along the roads and traffic lights. A familiar sight is mothers bringing their children to school on their bikes. So rain clothes are als a necessary item. After bringing the kids to school, the women will go shopping, using the bike as a trolley for numerous shopping bags. Lock your bike! Don't only lock your bike. Keep it behind lock and key! Someone will steal off the useful parts leaving you with the frame locked to a tree or wherever you left it.

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KISS 3 TIMES!

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The Dutch appreciate a firm handshake. That's for one.Another thing is: since about 20 years, friends and family shake hands and meanwhile kiss each other 3 times, alternating cheeks.I remember when I was little, people used to only kiss once, or maybe twice. But the custom from "below the rivers" (meaning rivers Maas and Waal) spread all over the country and now we kiss three times. You should know this because if you kiss once or twice, and the other person means to kiss you three times, then you get some awkward movements! Personally I prefer a hug!

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Watch out when you go...

by sandravdp

Watch out when you go shopping. Never place your money in your behind trouserpockets or backpack, someone might steal it. Watch out in trams and at train or subwaystations thieves can easily steal your luggage here.

!!!!!!!!! avoid these DAMNED...

by ddgarza

!!!!!!!!! avoid these DAMNED diamond factory tours that they try to make you go on... all they do is WASTE your TIME, and try to sell you over-priced jewelry...grrrrrrrr, that made me sooo mad.... !!!!!!!!!!

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If your staying outside of...

by gripdxd

If your staying outside of Amsterdam and taking a taxi, that's no problem. *Just make sure your driver knows where your hotel is and don't allow them to turn off course if following a group of taxis. They will take you for a RIDE!!! if they can. This women tried to pull a fast one on me, but being a big bad New Yorker, I didn't let her get away with nothing. Instead, we were dumped on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere in the wee A.M. Fortunately, we were only like 5 blocks from our hotel (that she couldn't find?)

The main streets from the...

by flydoll

The main streets from the Central train station to Dam Square...the restaurants are okay, the food is okay and over priced and in general typical tourist stuff. Get away from them and discover the real places to eat and shop.

By all means, Stay Away from...

by Willem_oa

By all means, Stay Away from the Burgers Zoo in Arnhem. It's incredibly congested, packed with small children running and screaming. From what I saw, there was little wildlife around. The Burgers Safari, which used to be a seperate area where you could drive in with your car to observe African Wildlife can now only be observed from an enclosed walkway quite a distance from the animals!

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Kasteel de Haar was the second...

by Willem_oa

Kasteel de Haar was the second worst attraction I ran into during my stay in the Netherlands. First, you have to pay to get into the grounds. Then, you must pay to visit the castle, and even then, you cannot explore on your own, but are led around on a very slow, dutch-only tour. Skip this place; there are plenty of other castles in Holland. eg. Muiderslot, in Muiden or the small but interesting Kasteel Radboud in Medemblik.

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Scheveningen, a seaside resort...

by Willem_oa

Scheveningen, a seaside resort place in The Hague is not worth visiting aside from Madurodam. There isn't much to see really, aside from a huge pier, a boring aquarium packed with youngsters, a casino, and a giant trampoline with tons of little kids bouncing up and down. There is some cheap clothes shopping if you're in to that stuff, as well as some restaurants along the seaside. If you are a true giant trampoline centre fan, try to appear like a young child and visit the TRAMPOLINE CENTRUM SCHEVENINGENStrandweg (naast De Pier)Open: 15 april-30 sept. dag.

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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... 

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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... 

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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... 

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