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Coffeeshops and Coffeehouses
[caption id="attachment_4385" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Coffeeshops The Doors and The Bulldog, at Singel canal near Amsterdam Central Station[/caption] Upon their return home from Amsterdam...
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King’s Day 2016, Amsterdam: All-Day Citywide Street Party
King's Day -- Formerly Known As Queen's Day King's Day -- Formerly Queen's Day[ref]Last celebrated in 2013, Queen's Day took place on April 30th -- in celebration of the birthday of then Queen...
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Amsterdam weather in May
Good news: In Holland, May often is the sunniest month of the year, with on average up to 15 hours of sunshine a day. [caption id="attachment_4089" align="alignleft" width="606"] Oudeschans canal with...
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Amsterdam weather in April
DutchAmsterdam.nl -- April in Amsterdam brings good news and bad news when it comes to the weather. The good news: this is normally the driest month of the year. It does rain, but the spring showers...
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Amsterdam cracks down on noisy party boats and illegal canal tours
Noisy party boats and illegal tour operators cruising the canals of Amsterdam will soon be a thing of past when the city puts into effect a tightened set of regulations governing its waterways....
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How many bicycles and cars end up in the canals?
DutchAmsterdam.nl -- Here's a trivia question you can use to stump your friends: On a yearly basis, how many bicycles and cars end up in the canals of Amsterdam? It is a well-known fact that Amsterdam...
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Yes, you can drink water from the canals of Amsterdam
DutchAmsterdam.nl -- The ambition of Waternet, Amsterdam's water authority, is to someday have the water in the canals of Amsterdam clean enough for people to swim in. But what if they go one step...
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Tour Boats Speed Through The Canals
Tour Boats exceed speed limits A boat tour through the canals of Amsterdam is among the most popular tourist attractions in the Netherlands. [caption id="attachment_2419" align="alignnone"...
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Amsterdam on a morning in November
DutchAmsterdam.com, Nov. 17, 2012 -- The other day I noticed -- not the first time -- how quiet Amsterdam is in the morning. For a world-class metropolis, albeit it one is pocket format, this city...
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Amsterdam prepares canals for ice skating fun
DutchAmsterdam.nl -- It's freezing in the Netherlands, and the weather folks say it will continue to freeze for a while. [caption id="attachment_3294" align="alignnone" width="300"] Ice skating on...
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Many Amsterdam houseboats connected to sewer system; many not yet
Tourists and locals alike have made a boat tour of Amsterdam's canals a sightseeing must -- one that frequently tops the list of most popular tourist attractions in the Netherlands. The sights...
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Amsterdam version of Smart car tipping: into the canals
Amsterdam police was deeply concerned, back in July 2009, about a craze in which vandals tossed parked cars from the Smart brand into the city's canals. The so-called 'Smart tossing' took place mainly...
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How many people drown in Amsterdam’s canals?
A few years ago, it was reported that between 2009 and 2011, 51 people drowned in the canals of Amsterdam.[ref]This article was first published January 9, 2012. It is updated on a regular basis.[/ref]...
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The Canals of Amsterdam
Amsterdam Tourist Information - Amsterdam Canals, a Top Tourist Attraction Ask tourists what they like best about Amsterdam, and the city's historic grachtengordel (literally, belt of canals) around...
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Fact Check: Can you really see 15 of Amsterdam’s bridges at this spot?
Amsterdam Tourist Information - 7 bridges? 15 bridges? More? Fewer? Amsterdam is sometimes referred to as the "Venice of the North." That's because the city is criss-crossed by 165 canals, creating...
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Many Amsterdam houseboats connected to sewer system; many not yet
Tourists and locals alike have made a boat tour of Amsterdam's canals a sightseeing must -- one that frequently tops the list of most popular tourist attractions in the Netherlands. The sights...
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Amsterdam version of Smart car tipping: into the canals
Amsterdam police was deeply concerned, back in July 2009, about a craze in which vandals tossed parked cars from the Smart brand into the city's canals. The so-called 'Smart tossing' took place mainly...
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The Canals of Amsterdam
Book at Canal Boat Tour Amsterdam's canals are on UNESCO's World Heritage List Amsterdam Canals, a Top Tourist Attraction Ask tourists what they like best about Amsterdam, and the city's canals are...
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Ice skating on Amsterdam canals – Winter of 2018
Before the winter of 2018, the last time we were able to ice skate the canals of Amsterdam was in February 2012. This year, the ice never really got thick and strong enough to be officially declared...
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How many people drown in Amsterdam’s canals?
One Quarter of Amsterdam consists of water [caption id="attachment_5786" align="aligncenter" width="722"] Girls relaxing alongside the Kloveniersburgwal, a canal in the center of Amsterdam[/caption]...
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