Location: Amsterdam
Amsterdam is a city that I visited several times now, with my first visit been in August 2014. The most recent time was Summer 2016 on the Expat Explore Northern Explorer tour as this was the start and end point. Amsterdam is also a very common connecting hub for international flights into Europe at Schiphol Airport just 10km away from central Amsterdam.
Amsterdam is most famous for its bicycles and canals. So on the first evening of our tour we took a cruise around the canals of Amsterdam. As we got to know our group we had the chance to have a pizza and some ice cream on board.
Another top sight is the I Amsterdam sign. This is a great spot for tourists to get their group shots. The building just behind that is the Rijksmuseum(Shown below). This has arts and history of the city of Amsterdam and costs €17.50 at the time of writing. I have never been in and have only walked under the archway to get to the canals.
Other places of interest in Amsterdam are:
In the evening time there is of course the Red Light district. This is an area where lots of sex orientated business are and prostitution is legal here.
Finally it well known that cannabis is sold in most coffee shops around the city. This attracts many international tourists because of the relaxed approach.
Below is a video I made of my experience in the city of Amsterdam.
Amsterdam is most famous for its bicycles and canals. So on the first evening of our tour we took a cruise around the canals of Amsterdam. As we got to know our group we had the chance to have a pizza and some ice cream on board.
Another top sight is the I Amsterdam sign. This is a great spot for tourists to get their group shots. The building just behind that is the Rijksmuseum(Shown below). This has arts and history of the city of Amsterdam and costs €17.50 at the time of writing. I have never been in and have only walked under the archway to get to the canals.
Other places of interest in Amsterdam are:- Van Gogh Museum(€17)
- Madame Tussauds Amsterdam(€19.50 Online Saver or €23.50 on the day) located on the main square.
- Anne Frank House(€9) "From 9 AM to 3:30 PM the museum will only be open to visitors with an online ticket" After this the queues are normally very long into the evening.
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| Street leading to the Red Light District. |
Finally it well known that cannabis is sold in most coffee shops around the city. This attracts many international tourists because of the relaxed approach.
Below is a video I made of my experience in the city of Amsterdam.
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