Known as the ‘Venice of the North’, Amsterdam is a city built on a cobweb of canals that boasts one of the most picturesque settings in the world. True, it is a city full of hazy coffee shops where stoners smoke all day and where prostitutes standing in red-lit windows try to lure in prospective customers, but there is much more to the Dutch capital than hookers and hash. It boasts world-class museums, great architecture and a buzzing nightlife making it the perfect city for a few days break.
In this podcast Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty takes to the streets of Amsterdam to ask the locals where are their favourite places to eat, drink and more. He finds out where is good for couscous and what is the year's best festival among other things.
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Download Amsterdam Pocket Guide View all guides »Amsterdam is a very fun place to visit, the pub crawl is so much fun, definitely get your moneys worth. Its a great place to go and chill and smoke, party, and learn the history, Ann Frank is very moving and the boat rides in the canal is very relaxing. Get place to visit, would definitely go back.
Insider Tip:Ultimate Pub Crawl. do it.
It's a great city with lovely people, that want you to enjoy their city as much as they do. You can ask people for directions and they will give you street by street detailed instructions.
Insider Tip:The GVB 72 or 48 hour cards are great. €16 and you can ride any GVB operated transit on the card. The tram is best way to get around the city.
The city is really beautiful with it's canals and quaint buildings. No end to restaurant choices and is great to stroll around and stumble upon new shops and places to eat.
I envisioned Amsterdam being the Vegas of Europe and boy was I wrong. It is a very laid back city which makes sense if you think about it. Maybe I just missed them but the bar/club/party scene seemed to be lacking. Definitely is a very cool city to visit though. Everyone should go at least once in their life.
Insider Tip:Yes you can go to the coffee shops.
Amsterdam was awesme. Canal Cruise, Rijks Musuem, Van Goeg Musuem, The Ann Frank House, and a dozen pubs made up my extra long holiday weekend!
Insider Tip:Take advantage of the grocery stores for your meals. Take a tour on one of the bike taxis if the weather is nice. Best afternoon I had in the city. And prepare to wait a good hour in order to get in to the Ann Frank House on the weekend.
Known as the ‘Venice of the North’, Amsterdam is a city built on a cobweb of canals that boasts one of the most picturesque settings in the world. True, it is a city full of hazy coffee shops where stoners smoke all day and where prostitutes standing in red-lit windows try to lure in prospective customers, but there is much more to the Dutch capital than hookers and hash. It boasts world-class museums, great architecture and a buzzing nightlife making it the perfect city for a few days break.
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