Travel Feb 2011 Amsterdam

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

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

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

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

The Pancake Bakery - Crepes and pancakes, huge menu, pricey
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