Busy for a long time, you already feel tired, a good boss know how to treat their own cherished family, plan to give yourself a vacation, travel, travel to broaden our horizons, can we let our life is full of hope,every trip is an adventure, If you can own one to explore this unknown place and habits of the people, this stimulation and novelty. Amsterdam is a good place for you to relax and relieve stress.
Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. With more than one million inhabitants in its urban area, it is the country's largest city and its financial, cultural, and creative centre. Amsterdam is colloquially known as Venice of the North, because of its lovely canals that criss-cross the city, its impressive architecture and more than 1,500 bridges. There is something for every traveller's taste here, whether you prefer culture and history, serious partying, or just the relaxing charm of an old European city.
Amsterdam is a city, but it is also a country by itself, a small nation inside a larger one, wrote Geert Mak in his revered chronicle about the Dutch capital. For many visitors, Amsterdam will not only seem quite different from the rest of the Netherlands, but anywhere else in the world. Unlike other major European cities, Amsterdam is not defined by its palaces or estates but by domestic architecture. It's not ancient the joy is in the detail. Elaborate gables and witty gable stones denoting the trade of a previous owner, floating houseboats and hidden hofjes along its 160 man-made canals. Even street names tell stories, whether of Golden Age painters in the Pijp or naval heroes farther west.
Things to Do
Perfect your laid-back Amsterdam look cycling through the flowery Vondelpark, where Amsterdammers gather for picnics and open-air concerts. For close-up views of Golden Age merchants' houses, cruise Amsterdam's storied canals. The Rijksmuseum is a rambling attic of Old Master paintings from Vermeer miniatures to Rembrandt's colossal The Night Watch. The curvy Van Gogh Museum houses the world's largest Van Gogh collection, including Sunflowers and earless self-portraits. Spend a reflective moment in Anne Frank's House.
Shopping
Mornings are the time for markets, with Amsterdammers finding flea market bargains at Waterlooplein, and bunches of vibrant tulips and potted plants at the canalside Flower Market. Pedal along the waterways to Jordaan's alternative shops and tiny galleries, or the quaint Negen Straatjes' designer boutiques, jewelers and cafes. Global designers line posh PC Hooftstraat, while crowded Kalverstraat has all the high-street names. For Delft Blue ceramics, visit the Jorrit Heinen shop on Prinsengracht.
Nightlife and Entertainment
As Amsterdam's bridges and canals twinkle with thousands of lights, follow the locals to Jordaan's nicotine-stained cafes for an ice-cold jenever and possibly a friendly singalong. The liberal lives on in Amsterdam, where prostitutes flaunt their wares behind glass in the Red Light District and snug coffeeshops fill with chatter and marijuana smoke. Dress up for pulsating clubs in Rembrandtplein, low-key cocktails in De Pijp's stylish bars and classical music at the grand Concertgebouw.
Restaurants and Dining
The sociable, worldly Amsterdammers love eating out and traveling with their taste buds. In lively Leidseplein choose from Italian trattorias, Argentinean steakhouses and Indonesian restaurants serving spicy rijsttafel, a feast of aromatic little dishes. Nieuwmarkt dishes up value-priced Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai, while multicultural De Pijp is the place for tapas and modern fusion. In Jordaan, fashionable restaurants sit alongside relaxed eetcafes where locals meet for a beer and a uitsmijter.
Whether you go for storybook canals or laid-back coffee houses, the Flower Market's springtime blooms or the Van Gogh Museum's sunflowers, Amsterdam will in its inimitable style captivate you. Friendly, open-minded and easygoing, the Amsterdammers flaunt their quirky creativity in Jordaan's boutiques and welcome all-comers like long-lost friends in canalside cafes. This is the city of Golden Age art and picturesque canals, legal reefers and red lights, grand merchants' houses and a million bicycle bells.
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