| Page Views: 690 Last Visit to Amsterdam: - | AMSTERDAM by phi78 - last update: Jul 9, 2004 |
Welcome to Amsterdam, one of the liveliest cities in the world. With lashing of drugs, prostitution, canals, leaning buildings, street entertainers, and archaic Dutc bikes, this city achieves a wonderful electric mix of crazy urban thrift-soup only the ever accepting and friendly Dutch could achieve. |
| Royal Palace on "De Dam" (square), Amsterdam |
|  | Something about Amsterdam Amsterdam gets its name from the Amstel river and the dam that blocked ti at the present day Dam Square. The city was officially founded in 1275 after the residents living near the Amstel dam were granted toll freedom ?meaning they didn?t have to pay tolls as they navigated the waterways of Holland. Amsterdam itself has over 90 islands (polders), 160 canals (grachten), over 1200 bridges, and a population of approximately 800,000 people. Almost all of what makes up Amsterdam today was completely underwater 700 years ago. |
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stickynickyuk Tue Jul 26, 2005 14:07 UTC
Nice pic's. And page,Thanks for sharing. have a great day ,Take care | danitsja_nl Fri Jan 21, 2005 14:15 UTC
Hey Philip, leuke pagina... komen er nog meer tips op ??? Groetjes uit het Nijmeegse | tvdm Wed Jan 5, 2005 17:45 UTC
Hey Philip! Goiede start met je pagina voor A'dam. Ik verhuis er eind deze maand heen en na meer dan 5 jaar weg van NL heb ik wel tips van locals nodig :-) | CALSF Wed Aug 11, 2004 05:42 UTC
Nice photos. Do you have any hotel recs yet? Thx. |
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