Difference between revisions of "Travel Feb 2011 Amsterdam"

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Magere Brug - One of the older bridges, 300 years old [1]
Central Station - Big building from 1889
Amsterdam Dungeon - Horror tour with live actors
House of tattoos - Claudia is supposed to be the best artist [2]
Red Light District - Just a quick look of course, between Damrak and De Wallen
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
Jordaan - Centre for artisans, artists and creatives
Nieuwmarkt - Marked in the middle of old city centre
The Nine Streets - Narrow streets between the main canals from the Prinsengracht to the Singel, Boutiques, specialist shops, galleries and restaurants
Albert Cuyp Marked - Supposed the largest in Amsterdam - Albert Cuypstraat 217, Amsterdam
China Town - Dubbed so, Zeedijk in Nieuwmarkt

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 * Nieuwmarkt - Marked in the middle of old city centre
 * [http://www.theninestreets.com/ninestreetsguide.html The Nine Streets] - Narrow streets between the main canals from the Prinsengracht to the Singel, Boutiques, specialist shops, galleries and restaurants
+* Albert Cuyp Marked - Supposed the largest in Amsterdam - [http://maps.google.com/maps?um=1&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1227&bih=783&q=Albert+Cuyp,+amsterdam&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=il Albert Cuypstraat 217, Amsterdam]
+* China Town - Dubbed so, Zeedijk in Nieuwmarkt
+== Eat ==
+* [http://www.pancake.nl/ The Pancake Bakery] - Crepes and pancakes, huge menu