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Randy Roy Redlight Tours
Amsterdam's Red Light District is an attraction to everyone who visits the city. Though it might prove more fun for the male party, women have also much fun during the 1 and a half hour walk. At least I had! :) The guide was really [...]
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Tropenmuseum
We've been to quite many museum during our travels but the Tropenmuseum is something entirely different from the 'traditional' ones. The museum has such a variety of exhibitions that you feel like you were in some kind of magic [...]
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Anne Frank House
The visit we made to the Anne Frank House left us quite emotional. Even if I read her diary at least twice and could picture the way they lived, to actually stand there, in their rough, little house was something different entirely. We [...]
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Science Center Nemo
Fun for children and adults alike, the Science Center Nemo in Amsterdam is a must! Full of interactive exhibitions that are both educational AND fun, our visit to the museum was a blast. We were afraid it would be aimed mostly to a younger [...]
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West Church in Amsterdam
The West Church (Westerkerk) is one the highest buildings in Amsterdam and one of the few that allows visitors to climb its top. The view is quite beautiful from up the tower, though can't see very far to the sea. The inside of the [...]
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Countryside Bike Tours
We chose the countryside bike tour because we were staying downtown Amsterdam and we could explore the city and its attractions in our own time, but we couldn't have gotten to the countryside. So we met our guide at the departure point, [...]
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Amsterdam Jewel Cruises
When we went to dinner in one of the Amstredam Jewel Cruises, we didn't thought we would enjoy ourselves so much. Though we found the dinner packages a bit expensive, especially that the simple Dinner Cruise didn't include [...]
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Wetlands Safari
The tour we took with Wetlands Safari was a fun and interesting opportunity to explore the side of Amsterdam that is not so accessible when you're on your own, unless you are VERY adventurous.It was a great thing we went down the river [...]
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Amsterbike
I think exploring Amsterdam by bike (or scooter) that you can rent from Amsterbike is a much more fun easy. Though going on foot has its charm, with a bike or a scooter you can cover much more ground in a smaller amount of time. And while [...]
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Joyride Day Tours
We booked for the bike tour in advance before arriving to Amsterdam, because we wanted to see faces of the city in the early day of our stay, so we could decide which ones to revisit later.The Joyride Day Tour showed us the side of [...]
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St. Nicolaas Boat Club of Amsterdam
Established around 1997 by two Dutchmen, the St. Nicolaas Boat Club is a small, non-profit organization that gives its heart and soul to its boats and their history. Because they are not professionals, you can't contact them online, [...]
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Van Gogh Museum
Though a little bit expensive, the Van Gogh Museum is an artistic jewel among all the naturalistic or historic museums that can be found in Amsterdam. There are more than 200 paintings and about 5-600 drawings of the famous Dutch artist to [...]
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Brouwerij 't IJ Brewery
I took the guided tour of the Brouwerij 't IJ on a hot Friday afternoon and sampling a beef after that chilled me. The guide showed how beer is brewed and it was really interesting to see the whole process. There was a long bar where [...]
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Gollem Cafe
This a great place. They serve excellent beer in the Gollem Cafe, and though the place is not very big, the people who filled it were not so noisy either. Or maybe we were just lucky! :) The whole atmosphere of the bar is friendly, you [...]
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Walking Tour: Amsterdam in World War II
Learning a bit more of the city's history, and social background during the German occupation, the Amsterdam in World War II Walking Tour was the perfect opportunity.Focusing on the happening during World War II and afterward the [...]
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Roundtrip on the 'Grachten'
If you are at Amsterdam, a boattrip on the so called Grachten is must do. In Amsterdam the net of the Grachten, netherland for canals, is about 80 kilometers long. You can enjoy the Grachten and the old housess along it on a relaxing ride [...]
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The narrowest house in the world
If you are in Amsterdam take a look at the narrowest house in the world, it is one meter wide (3,5 feet), only a little bit wider than a front door (to be honest this is the back part of the house, the front is a little wider). It looks [...]
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Taxi service in Amsterdam
Many visitors arriving at Schiphol Airport might get a bad first impression of the country, because of unfriendly taxi drivers that might also overcharge. I use taxis a lot when I travel to and from the airport and I can give you this tip: [...]
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During the 17th and 18th century, people from all over the world immigrated to this amazing place. This is the reason why the official institutions were represented by immigrants of all cultures. This has lead to the apparition of the bubonic plague, which is supposed to have come from Algiers. The number of population decreased and Amsterdam began to lose its status as a staple market as fewer and fewer investors came in. The next century saw a decline in the prosperity of this city, because of the attacks England and France made on Netherlands. However, with the establishment of the Kingdom of Netherlands, the situation started to improve. [...]

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$312 Iceland Air
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Newark, NJ (EWR) Amsterdam, NL (AMS) 11/10/2020 07:30 pm
Amsterdam, NL (AMS) Newark, NJ (EWR) 11/25/2020 01:05 pm
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$312 Iceland Air
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New York, NY (JFK) Amsterdam, NL (AMS) 11/10/2020 07:30 pm
Amsterdam, NL (AMS) New York, NY (JFK) 11/25/2020 01:05 pm
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$421 Iceland Air
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Boston, MA (BOS) Amsterdam, NL (AMS) 10/13/2020 08:50 pm
Amsterdam, NL (AMS) Boston, MA (BOS) 10/28/2020 01:05 pm
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From	To	Departure	Time
Newark, NJ (EWR)	Amsterdam, NL (AMS)	11/10/2020	07:30 pm
Amsterdam, NL (AMS)	Newark, NJ (EWR)	11/25/2020	01:05 pm

From	To	Departure	Time
New York, NY (JFK)	Amsterdam, NL (AMS)	11/10/2020	07:30 pm
Amsterdam, NL (AMS)	New York, NY (JFK)	11/25/2020	01:05 pm

From	To	Departure	Time
Boston, MA (BOS)	Amsterdam, NL (AMS)	10/13/2020	08:50 pm
Amsterdam, NL (AMS)	Boston, MA (BOS)	10/28/2020	01:05 pm

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