Amsterdam Adventure (Amsterdam)

Member Name: Beth21

Product:	Amsterdam
Date:	12/10/09 (68 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: fun silly different

Disadvantages: costly to drink

I went to Amsterdam last october with my boyfriend. We had been together a month and thought lets go have some fun.
We got our flights from BMI baby, they cost approx £60 each for the return, absolute bargain! I found this deal online through the BMI baby website.
The flight itself lasted around 45 minutes, for somebody who is terrified of flying alike myself it was quick and painless. No food served on flight as very short, but drinks were available.

We arrived in Amsterdam at Schiphol airport at what was around 11am in the morning. Only an hour time difference was good! From the airport you can get trains to a great variety of locations, we got ours to Amsterdam Centraal train station, which is pretty much at the heart of the city. We had no idea where our hotel was so from there we got a taxi for 20 euro. Not bad. Our Hotel, the Kooyke was 1*, very poor. But we had no intention to stay in the hotel much.
Locationwise we were a little way out, we were right by the Hard rock cafe which is Max Euweplein 57- 61. However a walk to Centraal was 30 minutes, which isn't too bad.

The first night in Amsterdam we found a great little coffie shop, had a really bohemian theme, we bought a spiff of jamaican purple stuff and well got happy, was very cheap 4 euro. Went on for a drink, drinking is not verey expensive in amsterdam, almost everywhere we went we paid around 10 euro for 2 drinks.

Day two we found the Van Gough museum, i found in a bit dull, but my boyfriend found it verey cultral. We went on to Vondelpark, which was nice, then that evening, food and drink. A lot of the restaurants have student deals, which consists of ribs, chicken or steak for 15 euro! great bargain, they didnt cheack my student expiry so i ate like a king!!

Day three we found the sex museum, 3 euro really funny! we then took a tour of the red light district was 10 euro each, meets opposite centraal station. Really funny, saw alot of the red light sights, lernt a lot too! fun and educational. was great!

day four we started on a free tour of the sights of amsterdam. we decided to bugger off as we couldnt be bothered. however for free meets at centraal, definataly worth it if staying for a week. We went for a walk about had another smoke and went on for some more drinking.

Last day we decided to go visit the museum of torture, was rubbish! cheap, but also a bit of a waste of money! we had pancakes for breakfast which were lovely, and went shopping! all the typical stores, h&m, bershka, mango and zara!

The annoying thing i found about amsterdam was the bikes! everybody is on a bike, and they will knock you down if you dont watch out! so be carefull!
for a 5 day break, £300 spends is plenty! drinking can be a bit pricey but you can find happy hours all over the city! also if your into the other stuff fairly cheap, its definately one of the things you should try upon going to amsterdam!

There is so much to see, van gough museum, anne frank house, many different monuments, and there are loads of tours willing to show you around and all you have to pay is tips. If like me your not up for sleeping with a hooker, try the tour of the red light district, it was really informative and lots of fun!

A friend recommended me Banana bar in the red light district. 50 euro entry and all you can drink. sex themed and theres a show involving a banana, but apparemtly very funny!

for everyone a little dirt hookers are meant to be approx 50 euro for 15 minutes, you pay extra to touch breasts, and for them to look like tehir enjoying it (charming!!), blue lights signal lady boys. if you take a photo of a hooker she will assault you! and destroy your camera! there are also a lot of sex shows, some full on, some where you can see others watching too. my friend went into one with her boyfriend and said it was hillarious, but i decided to give that a miss.

I had a good break, it was different! i would recommend it, maybe stay in a good hotel, 1* is a bad plan! but ours was £160 for the week, pay more and get a good breakfast too! it'll be worth it! Theres lots to do for different interests and different age groups. A magnificent city!

Summary: a city of fun!