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Wooden House at the Begijnhof
The great things about Amsterdam is that so much is walkable. Exploring the Amsterdam hofjes sure will improve your walking condition.
The Begijnhof is well-known with it's wooden house and English church.
But dis you ever visit these hofjes:
-Raepenhofje
-Lindehof
-Roetershofje
-Suikerhoff-hof
-Broenshofje
-Karthuizerhof
-Hofje van Brienen
-Regenboogs-Liefdehof
-Zon's hofje
-Anslo's hofje
-Claes Claesz hofje
-Hofje De Zeven Keurvorsten
-St. Andrieshofje
-Hamer en Brouwershofje
-Rijpenhofje
-Rozenhofje
-Nieuwe Suikerhofje
-Venetiahof
-Liefde is het Fondament hofje
If you visit Amsterdam for the first time, an option is a guided tour.
Address: Jordaan area
Directions: The Begijnhof is located East of the Amsterdam Historic Museum between Kalverstraat, Spui and Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal.
Phone: +31-20-4230087
Theme: Hiking
Walking directions
The former East side of the Amsterdam harbour has been transformed into a new suburb with outstanding architecture and wondeful living environment.
A 6 km walk from the Central Station will take you along some amazing new buildings and some historical leftovers in this part of Amsterdam.
The first landmarks leaving from the station are:
-Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
-Passenger Terminal.
Take a left across the Jan Schaeffer bridge to the Java Island.
Both sides as well as the inner corridor offer interesting views.
The small side canals gives unespected look throughs and have a total of 9 special designed little bridges.
At Loods 6 at the North side there are some trendy art shops.
At the East side of the Java Island there are buildings with names like The Black Widow, Barcelona, Piraeus and the Emerald Empire.
Via the Verbindingsdam we arrive at Sporenburg with the bulky Whale building.
To the East the diagonal gardens are surprising.
Via the Python bridge we enter Borneo Island.
Return via the Southside, the Entrepot harbour.; the most interesting part of the island.
At the Panamalaan 2 more interesting new buidings, Batavia and Hoop, Liefde en Fortuin can be found.
Go West via the Oostelijke Handelskade and admire the Lloyd Hotel and have a drink at Club Panama.
Equipment: Walking shoes (maybe rain gear) and water.
Address: Amsterdam Harbour East
Directions: See map (one of the pictures).
Theme: Hiking
Ice skating at the leidseplein
In the colder months ice skate rinks are made at popular locations like the Museum square, Leidseplein or the Dam square.
Most of the times is a small rink ment for children.
Equipment: Ice skates.
Theme: Other
Amsterdam Plage
Amsterdam has 5 temporary summer beaches:
1) Blijburg aan Zee
This is a sandy beach on the new IJburg Island terrain. There is a beach café and a lifeguard.
2) Strand West
This is a wide sandy beach with a view over the IJ. There is the Cantina Mobilé restaurant and a lot more.
3) Amsterdam Plage
This is a small beach along the Silodam, a dam that streches into the IJ at the Stenen Hoofd.
4) NEMO Summertime
NEMO at the Oosterdok is a well-known museum and the view from the rooftop is great. Add some sand and water and it becomes even more delightful.
5) Strand Zuid
The harbour of the RAI Exhibition center has been changed into a beach with hammocks and terrasses. The A10 highway is not the best view, but you can enjoy the sun.
Theme: Beach Activities
Arena stadium
The Arena is AJAX home stadion. AJAX is one of the major soccer teams in The Netherlands.
Directions: From the A10 ring go to the A2 and follow Arena (or subway 54 to station Bijlmer).
Theme: Sports Watching
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