Travel Feb 2011 Amsterdam

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 - 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

Eat

• The Pancake Bakery - Crepes and pancakes, huge menu