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Banality, but fact: Amsterdam is amazing. It seems that on every step of your way you should be met by a good cloud of aromatic smoke, lightly dressed women brazenly wink through the reddish windows, and freaks and weirdos from all over Europe walk the streets of the city.
In fact, Amsterdam is sweet Dutch, Van Gogh’s palette, tulip fields, idyllic canals and local bikes. Miracle? No – it is Amsterdam, it is quite different, but always yours. Want to have fun – go to Leidseplein. A strict traditionalist and fan of Bruegel – go to the Museum area. Gentle fan of succulents and bulbs? Thanks God, here’s Keukenhof and the flower market. Amsterdam will not offend anyone, but it will fascinate everyone.
It is difficult with hotels in central Amsterdam: walking distance from the main attractions of good accommodation options is a bit much, and booking them in the high season can be considered a success. The cost of a double room is in the area of 120-150 EUR, the bed in the hostel can be found for 20 EUR.
The most popular Dutch capital hotels are centered around Dam Square. Nightlife lovers are likely to prefer hotels located on Red Lantern Street, as well as Leydseplein Square and Rembrandtplein. But families with children and museum goers can be advised to choose hotels around Vondela Park.
Restaurants with traditional cuisine in Amsterdam are very rare, but almost everywhere you can find cafes with French, Indonesian, Japanese and Belgian dishes (and sometimes, cuisines from around the world at once). The city has decent Italian and French restaurants, but most Thai and Vietnamese establishments are better not to visit: you won’t find there something unusual. But Indonesian establishments in Amsterdam are particularly good.
Most Asian restaurants are located on Zeedijk in the Nieuwmarkt area (for which the place is even known as “Amsterdam China-Town”). Nearby is the Damstraat Business Street, which is home to a host of inexpensive Chinese cuisine and Arabic falafels. Take a look at Suriname National Restaurants in the Albert Cuypstraat, a former Dutch colony in South America.
Amsterdam coffeeshops are the most popular, crowded and expensive. They are easy to find by coffeeshop signage and bright red-yellow-green rastaman flags. Not bad places: Bulldog – coffeeshop for tourists, Gray Area, The Bluebird – the best choice all over Amsterdam, De Kuil (420 Cafe), Global Chillage, Barney’s, Rokerij, Kandinsky, Club Media (free fruit!), Katsu (nice atmosphere ), The Greenhouse, De Dampkring, De Kroon, Abraxas and Homegrown Fantasy.
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There are three major airports in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Eindhoven. The busiest of them is Schiphol, located 18 km from the capital. Direct flights from Kiev Boryspil are performed by KLM and UIA, air time is 3 hours.
From Lviv to Amsterdam, with a transfer in Warsaw, fly “LOT”, the flight lasts about 5 hours. The second busiest airport in the Netherlands is located 7 km west of Eindhoven.
The historical center of the city, which is the place of focus of major attractions, is not that big, so there is no use of public transport at all. But if you need to get somewhere faster and more convenient – it is better to do it on a tram (go on a schedule that hangs on a pole; on a pink background the schedule for weekends, on the blue – for weekdays). Bus timetables are not adhered to, but very comfortable, including shuttles at night (from 1:00 to 5:30).
In addition, the city has a subway – 3 lines connecting the Central Station with the southern and eastern areas of the city. However, it is not very convenient for tourists to use the subway – the stations (except Nieuwmarkt and Waterlooplein) are not located in the most interesting places.
Taxis are not the best way to travel around Amsterdam: traffic is bad, the streets are narrow, the fare is quite high. An average trip around the center costs 15 EUR – 3-4 EUR per landing plus 2 EUR for every kilometer. It is not accepted to catch a taxi on the street, parking is not frequent, it is best to call taxi by phone.
Rotterdam (57.43km)
The Hague (52.46km)
Utrecht (34.26km)
Tilburg (91.33km)
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