Travel Feb 2011 Amsterdam
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Map of the places listed below:
Must have
- Vodafone BloX Zorgeloos Internet - Get a prepaid sim-card to get Internet access
- Purchase at a AH supermarket or Vondafone shop, put in SIM, unlock, send the SMS message "zorgeloos internet aan" to number 4000 to activate 30 day unlimited Internet for 9.50 EUR, APN: live.vodafone.nl, username: vodafone, password: vodafone, More details
- Use a jailbroken iPad with MyWi as an access point to offer access to friends
- BVG.nl 72 hour ticket for 3 days for travel around the centre, NS.nl Weekend ticket from Schipol to Amsterdam Centraal
Places
- Amok seminar - Main event, take bus 32 or 33 from Centraal - Zamenhofstraat 108, Unit 1, 1022ag, Amsterdam Noord
- Magere Brug - One of the older bridges, 300 years old, down in the Plantage district [1]
- Jordaan - Centre for artisans, artists and creatives
- Centraal Station - One of the bigger buildings, from 1889
- Dam Square - The original city centre, founded here
- Nieuwmarkt - Marked in the middle of old city centre
- China Town - Dubbed so, Zeedijk in Nieuwmarkt
- Outland Records Shop - Vinyl, figures, DVD, books - Zeedijk 22, 1012 AZ Amsterdam
- Hofje van Wijs - Large loose tea and coffee selection, up by Centraal - Zeedijk 43, 1012 AR Amsterdam
- Henrik Comics - Comics and manga store, at Nieuwmarkt - Zeedijk 136 C1012 BC, Amsterdam
- Red Light District - Quick look of course, between Damrak and De Wallen
- Puccini Bomboni - Chocolate on view, huge, best in Nederland, pricey but tasty, in Jordaan [2] - Singel 184, 1016 AA Amsterdam
- Flower Marked - Street next to a canal, full of vendors
- Boom Chicago - Improv show, regularly rotated, fresh, avoid the food, temp location Odeon theater by Flower marked - Singel 460, near Koningsplein/Leidsestraat
- De Kaaskamer - Great selection of Dutch cheese, must visit, close by Cafe 404 [3] - Runstraat 7, 1016GJ Amsterdam
- Pathé IMAX - At the Bijlmer Arena, take the Metro 54 - Program
- Albert Cuyp Marked - Supposed the largest in Amsterdam, get some good cheese, in De Pijp - Albert Cuypstraat 217, Amsterdam
- Amsterdam Dungeon - Horror tour with live actors
- House of tattoos - Claudia is supposed to be the best artist [4]
- De Poezenboot - Boat dedicated as a refuge for cats, city centre
- Main streets
- Central Station to the Leidseplein: Nieuwendijk, Kalverstraat, Heiligeweg, Leidsestraat. Around 2 Km long, thus lots of various types of shops
- Haarlemmerstraat / Haarlemmerdijk, Utrechtsestraat, Spiegelstraat, and around Nieuwmarkt
- Interesting little shops located in the side streets of the main canals, Prinsengracht / Keizersgracht / Herengracht, espesially around the Jordaan rectangle
- Second Jordaan around De Pijp, Ferdinand Bolstraat and Sarphatipark
- The Nine Streets - Narrow streets between the main canals from the Prinsengracht to the Singel, Boutiques, specialist shops, galleries and restaurants
Stay
- Picked Maes B&B - A home made into a bed & breakfast place, friendly, breakfast around the common table in the morning [5]
- Hotel Hestia - Homely hotel [6]
- citizenM Amsterdam City - Awesome shower setup in the bathroom, little outside the centre
Eat
- Must try:
- Bitterballen, a kind of fried meatball
- The kroketten, the same, but shaped like a cylinder
- A traditional herring or a broodje haring (herring sandwich) served with onions and pickles, a good place is at Koningsplein near the Flower Market
- Also oliebollen, round blobs of sweet fried dough embedded with raisins (sultanas) and powdered sugar
Dinner / Snack
- The Pancake Bakery - Crepes and pancakes, huge menu, pricey, try ham/mushroom/cheese menu - Prinsengracht 191, Amsterdam
- Pancakes Amsterdam - Another pancake place, photos looks delicious [7] menu - Berenstraat 38, 1016 GH Amsterdam
- Maoz - Fresh falafel and salads, take-away - Leidsestraat 85, 1017 NX Amsterdam
- Febo - Pick your dish from a vending-machine, fully automatic, but don't eat anything! - Leidsestraat 121, Amsterdam
- De Waaghals - Vegetarian restaurant, simple menu, family business, main dish changes twice monthly to a new country, reservation recommended [8] - menu - Frans Halsstraat 29, 1072 BK Amsterdam
- Ko Chang - Apparently the best Thai in Amsterdam, try the mixed starters, red curry with shrimps and beef, chicken and ginger [9] - Westerstraat 92, Jordaan area, 1015 LX Amsterdam
Breakfast
- Eetcafe Singel 404 - Whole grain bread, fresh vegetables, good selection, great name (404) - Singel 404, 1016, AK Amsterdam
- Studio 2 - Middle of the Flower Market - Singel 504, 1017 AX Amsterdam
- De Bakkerswinkel - Breakfast and lunch place, great selection of cheese and homemade jams, housecats strolling around, 2 locations near Centraal - [10] - Warmoesstraat 69, 1012 HX Amsterdam AND Zeedijk 37, 1012 AR Amsterdam
- Café de Jaren - Relaxed place to have lunch - Nieuwe Doelenstraat 20-22, 1012 CP Amsterdam
