"guell's Amsterdam page" Amsterdam by guell
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Despite it's reputation as the infamous sin-city of Europe, where hashish is smoked openly and hookers put themselves on display in store windows, Amsterdam is a beautiful cosmopolitan city rich in history. Large numbers of beautiful tree-lined canals are bordered by streets with rows of narrow, gabled houses and 17th-century warehouses, making Amsterdam an architectural treasure-house. With just under 740,000 inhabitants, about the size of my home town of San Francisco, Amsterdam is much smaller than many European capitals, but as a result, it is much more manageable to explore on foot or, like the locals do, on bike.
Whether you visit for the anything goes atmosphere or for the architecture, the museums, the canals or the bike friendly streets, you will soon find yourself falling in love with the city, and you'll find it very difficult to leave.
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Kalverstraat-for anything and everything
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If you’re in the mood for a little shopping visit the Kalverstraat, an outdoor shopping center/street about ten blocks... more travel advice
Street Market
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If you’re in the mood for shopping and haggling, then this market is for you. The Albert Cuyp Markt is an outdoor market... more travel advice
Street Markets-Albert Cuyp Markt
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The Albert Cuyp Markt is an outdoor market that stretches for about a mile down the Albert Cuypstraat. Many locals come... more travel advice
coffee shops-use some common sense
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During your visit, you might be tempted to visit a coffee shop and try the marijuana. You're not alone! On our coffee... more travel advice
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Comments (15)
You must have stayed near where I stayed because your narrow housefront pic is nearly identical to one I have (on the Reguliersgracht, I believe).
How lucky you are! Rijksmuseum was under construction when I was there. Useful page. Greetings from Istanbul.
Just thought I'd let you know the Dutch Wikipedia claims the NEMO building looks like a boat by accident. It is built on the foundations of the tunnel underneath it and is the mirror image of the tunnels entrance
Great photos and tips on Europe's sin city! I have a feeling the red light district is similar to the one in Antwerp. Great tip about the houseboats, that might be an interesting place to stay! Best, Paige
Hi there and thanks for dropping by my hcmc page. I can't help but check out your views on amsterdam. Great pg u got here! I nearly went there a couple of days ago but had to cut my trip short coz of work. Now I know what I missed!
Then Francisco, I´ve stayed twice in Amsterdam, one of my fave european cities. Very accurate tips (or we shares a similar point of view) Surfing your pages a lot of crazy memories shakes my brain and my heart. Even my stomach. Genial!
Hi neighbour, excellent page. As a frequent flyer on KLM I stop in Amsterdam on all my flights to Europe. Beautiful city. You've done a great job summarizing the attractions - all kinds of them :)
i want to go to amsterdam for many reasons, so many good reasons and sinful reasons :-) i like your page
Great pahe full of amazing pictures and a lot of inerestina and helpfull tips! Thanks for sharing!
Excellent page! So many fantastic tips and beautiful photos! Wow.... no smoking in public places?? Unbelievable! Hahaha, I know quite a few friends that will be 'shocked' when this happens :-)
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