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* Maoz - Fresh falafel and salads, take-away - Leidsestraat 85, 1017 NX 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 it - Leidsestraat 121, Amsterdam | * Febo - Pick your dish from a vending-machine, fully automatic, but don't eat it - Leidsestraat 121, Amsterdam | ||
* De Waaghals - Vegetarian restaurant, simple menu, main dish changes twice monthly to a new country [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/172900-De-Waaghals-Amsterdam] - [http://www.waaghals.nl/menuENG.htm menu] - Frans Halsstraat 29, 1072 BK Amsterdam | * De Waaghals - Vegetarian restaurant, simple menu, family business, main dish changes twice monthly to a new country [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/172900-De-Waaghals-Amsterdam] - [http://www.waaghals.nl/menuENG.htm menu] - Frans Halsstraat 29, 1072 BK Amsterdam | ||
* Ko Chang - Apparently the best Thai in Amsterdam, try the mixed starters and Sate [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/758252-Ko-Chang-Amsterdam] - Westerstraat 92, Jordaan area, 1015 LX Amsterdam | * Ko Chang - Apparently the best Thai in Amsterdam, try the mixed starters and Sate [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/758252-Ko-Chang-Amsterdam] - Westerstraat 92, Jordaan area, 1015 LX Amsterdam | ||
Revision as of 21:55, 10 January 2011
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
- 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 - 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
- Dam Square - Considered the 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, get some good cheese - Albert Cuypstraat 217, Amsterdam
- China Town - Dubbed so, Zeedijk in Nieuwmarkt
- IMAX Pathé - At the Bijlmer Arena - Program
Stay
- Maes B & B - A home made into a bed & breakfast place, breakfast around the common table in the morning [3]
- Hotel Hestia - Friendly homely hotel [4]
- citizenM Amsterdam City - Awesome shower setup in the bathroom, little outside the centre
Eat
- 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 - Prinsengracht 191, Amsterdam
- Pancakes Amsterdam - Another pancake place, photos looks delicious [5] - 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 it - Leidsestraat 121, Amsterdam
- De Waaghals - Vegetarian restaurant, simple menu, family business, main dish changes twice monthly to a new country [6] - menu - Frans Halsstraat 29, 1072 BK Amsterdam
- Ko Chang - Apparently the best Thai in Amsterdam, try the mixed starters and Sate [7] - Westerstraat 92, Jordaan area, 1015 LX Amsterdam
Breakfast
- Studio 2 - Middle of the Flower Market
- Eetcafe Singel 404 - Whole grain bread, fresh vegetables, good selection - Singel 404, 1016, AK Amsterdam