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City of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, the city, unique in the world. With its beautiful buildings, its centre, always buzzing with action a melting pot of many cultures. Built around
a spider's web of criss-crossing canals. Amsterdam is the warmly beating heart of the Netherlands.
Wherever you go in Amsterdam you always seem to be walking beside or over water. And what a better way to see the city than from a glass roofed canal launch
as you slip past elegant merchants' houses and churches. A canal trip early on in your stay is the best introduction to the city and will help you get your
bearings. Amsterdam is a very friendly city. Most people in Amsterdam speak very good English so you should have no trouble in meeting people.
 Amsterdam Streetcar OudeZijdsVoorburgwal
Amsterdam boasts that you can eat in any language. There is an amazing choice of over 450 restaurants and at the Brown Cafes or pubs (Bruine Kroegen) you get
a real taste of the social nature of the locals while they sit and drink their beer or coffee and argue.
Leidseplein is a lively area day or night, and in winter there is an outdoor skating rink. Here you will find bars, discos and smoky jazz-clubs.
 The Red Light District and inside a Book Store in Amsterdam
No visit would be complete without a stroll round the infamous Red Light district - flagrant but fascinating, it shows yet another aspect of this
unique city.
The majority of shops are open Mon-Sat 900-1730 but some do close on Monday am staying open till 2100 on Thursdays. Department stores in the centre often
open 1200-1700 on Sundays. Kalverstraat is the main shopping street whilst PC Hoofstraat has exclusive items and Nieuwe Spiegelstraat antique shops. The
main department stores in Bijenkorf on Dam Square There are many markets including Albert Cuypstraat (like petticoat Lane in London) the Flower Market on the
Singel, Flea Market on Waterlooplein and Nieuwmarkt (Bric-a-Brac) on Sundays (May-Sep only) Good buys include cigars, diamonds, bulbs, cheese, Delftware
and Makkum pottery.
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