Touristy Things

Adamster · Post by **Adamster** » Fri 20th Mar 2009 11:29 pm

Boner wrote:
hardboiled wrote:Almost forgot - being Canadian, I like beer. Especially tasty Belgian & Dutch beer.
Up Niewmarkret near Coffeeshop Ben, there's a belgian beer pub - small - but has like 50 different beers. Don't miss it, called 'Gollem'.
Another (my favourite bar) is In De Wildeman http://www.indewildeman.nl/indexe.html

the best place for a good beer by fare!!

Adamster · Post by **Adamster** » Fri 20th Mar 2009 11:33 pm

http://www.wadlopen.net/index.php?page=home-2

this is what ill be doin on next trip

hestia · Post by **hestia** » Sat 21st Mar 2009 01:23 am

Tulip fields & windmills, beautiful midevel towns ,cheese, Blue Delfe,The nice dutch, coffeeshops,and canals these are a few of my favorite things to do in the Neatherlands.

TwoCanucks · Post by **TwoCanucks** » Sat 21st Mar 2009 02:42 pm

We also enjoy seeing sports history whenever we travel. My wife and I are both avid Olympic fans, so we'll check out the stadium too.

http://olympischstadion.nl/

TC

Couch · Post by **Couch** » Sat 21st Mar 2009 03:01 pm

Put me down for going to Keukenhof.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keukenhof
http://www.keukenhof.com/index.php?LAN_ID=2

My buddies and I are tentatively planning going on 4/18 or 4/19, most likely 4/19. Wouldn't be opposed to going with a bigger group though.

As far as museums go, I was hoping to hit the Amsterdam Historical Museum. It has a nice mix of things to look at, and the hall with all the gigantic paintings is good w/ a nice buzz. I've been here before, but my friends have not, so we hope to go during our trip.

The one other spot someone mentioned that I've never been to, but it sounds very interesting is Muiderslot Castle. I'd like to go there, and I'd probably be more likely to get there if I had a group of people to follow.

Twitch · Post by **Twitch** » Sat 21st Mar 2009 03:33 pm

Sounds good.
Glad some one has got the idea of what this thread represents.

Boner · Post by **Boner** » Sat 21st Mar 2009 03:47 pm

Twitch wrote:Sounds good.
Glad some one has got the idea of what this thread represents.

To be fair you didn't make that clear in the first post, fair enough it's got side tracked a little but dont most threads?

Adamster · Post by **Adamster** » Sat 21st Mar 2009 04:27 pm

Couch wrote:The one other spot someone mentioned that I've never been to, but it sounds very interesting is Muiderslot Castle. I'd like to go there, and I'd probably be more likely to get there if I had a group of people to follow.

hmm.. ive tried getting there by bike at some point the bike path signs are wrong or something cause i never found it
and iv ask ppl while bein lost and it didnt help!
so good luck findind it take a picture

and im guessing none check my link on MUD-Walking:P it the ultimate dutch thing to go beside riding a dutch bike!

or thing to do is goin to KiNDERDIJK to see the wildmils on saturdays all 19 windmils are spinning! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinderdijk
fro roterdam centralstation take metro for 2 stops then 1 bus (90)that take 1hours=14 strips return=6.90
from utrecht bus #90 « same price 7 stips one way
from dordrecht bus #19 ««« STOP molenkade for all 3 bus!
or thing to do is bird watching !

or WAR museums in GROESBEEK 9km south of nijmegen they got 3-4 war museum and a few WWII cemetery of canadian american and brittish soldiers!« i just know the way by bike but im sure bus go that way!

Denomolous · Post by **Denomolous** » Sat 21st Mar 2009 05:28 pm

My personal favorite touristy thing to do in Amsterdam is climb the Westerkerk bell tower. The view up there is great. When I last did it in Sept 07 it cost something like 7,50 Euro. You can explore the churches around town too, if you are in to for something free.

fireball01e · Post by **fireball01e** » Thu 26th Mar 2009 11:08 pm

ann frank house costs a bundle to get in (about 20e) and they aint got much in there iver. I know it cool to see it once, but hey aint got the original furni in there so you dont get a sense of what the living conditions where like. its just bare rooms with photos everywhere. They also have closed the famous attic, which they hide in and ann looks out the window to see the famous tree; which is in her diary. It was a experience I do not regret, but im disapointed they aint opened the attic up. The book case thing was so bait. If you get any pictures you will see what I mean.
I dont want to sound off about this historical landmark, but it was disappointing. I did ask what happened to the furni and they said that they auctioned it off, which I will not comment about!

The rembrant art gallery is a cool place to go. Fairly cheap to get in and if you take your time, it will take you a couple of hours to look through.

Oude De Kirk (Church in the Red Light District), thats a beautyful, but in a bit of a funky place.

The sex museum had me in stitches (they have a vase made out of brass dick's, a butt which makes a farty sound and blow air in you face as you go up the stairs and they have their own flasher. I think it cost around 2-3e to get in and was a right old laugh (very corny).

Heineken was closed when i was there, but i have heard it is good.

Cannabis collage is cool, good experience and very educational.

SoulRider · Post by **SoulRider** » Fri 27th Mar 2009 12:52 am

fireball01e wrote:ann frank house costs a bundle to get in (about 20e) and they aint got much in there iver. I know it cool to see it once, but hey aint got the original furni in there so you dont get a sense of what the living conditions where like. its just bare rooms with photos everywhere. They also have closed the famous attic, which they hide in and ann looks out the window to see the famous tree; which is in her diary. It was a experience I do not regret, but im disapointed they aint opened the attic up. The book case thing was so bait. If you get any pictures you will see what I mean.
I dont want to sound off about this historical landmark, but it was disappointing. I did ask what happened to the furni and they said that they auctioned it off, which I will not comment about!

You do know that Anne Frank House isn't Anne Franks House?

And it's not in the attic, it was the achterhuis - or back house, it was a seperate building out the back, that bare room is the room she was in during the writing of the diary.