Travel Feb 2011 Amsterdam

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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]
  • Centraal Station - One of the bigger buildings, from 1889
  • Henrik Comics - Comics and manga store - Zeedijk 136 C1012 BC, Amsterdam
  • Dam Square - The original city centre, supposedly founded here
  • Nieuwmarkt - Marked in the middle of old city centre
  • China Town - Dubbed so, Zeedijk in Nieuwmarkt
  • Red Light District - Quick look of course, between Damrak and De Wallen
  • Boom Chicago - Improv show, regularly rotated, fresh, avoid the food
  • Pathé IMAX - At the Bijlmer Arena, take the Metro 54 - Program
  • Jordaan - Centre for artisans, artists and creatives
  • Outland Records Shop - Vinyl, figures, DVD, books - Zeedijk 22, 1012 AZ Amsterdam
  • De Kaaskamer - Great selection of Dutch cheese, must visit [2] - Runstraat 7, 1016GJ Amsterdam
  • Puccini Bomboni - Chocolate on view, huge, best in Nederland, pricey but tastes good [3] - Singel 184, 1016 AA Amsterdam
  • Hofje van Wijs - Large loose tea and coffee selection - Zeedijk 43, 1012 AR 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
  • Albert Cuyp Marked - Supposed the largest in Amsterdam, get some good cheese - Albert Cuypstraat 217, Amsterdam

Stay

  • 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

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]
  • Café de Jaren - Relaxed place to have lunch - Nieuwe Doelenstraat 20-22, 1012 CP Amsterdam
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