Sights/ Attractions (Netherlands)

The Anne Frank House, on the Prinsengracht, was the foremost in my mind, when I visited Amsterdam. The place I had wanted to visit for over thirty years. Ever since I had first read "The Diary of Anne Frank". It is hard to imagine this quiet canalside street, echoing with the clatter of jackboots on the cobblestones, and the harsh, guttural commands as Dutch Jews were herded from their homes and onto trucks bound for who knew where? The tree-lined street looks to have changed little in the fifty years since. Other than the constant lines of people waiting to pay homage to a young girl whose life was cut tragically short by one of the greatest crimes against ...  Read the complete review

I went to Amsterdam in the summer of 2000, I don't know why. I had heard about what goes on there and deep down I knew that I would not really like this place. I went shortly after the football riots and so I had a feeling that being a Brit the people there may be a bit cold towards us. I was correct in thinking this, I also found the people there to be very cold and just wanting to take as much money off you as possible, they are not hospitable. Okay so it's good if you want to smoke and do the redlight (which by the way I was just an observer) but it's a place that I found to be over rated. When going to some bars I found that they tried to over charge us ...  Read the complete review

Obviously there's lots to see and do in the nations capital, however alot of things are very 'touristy', full of shops that sell plastic clogs and windmills. However, if you know where to go you'll be safe. if you're a football or architechture fan I reccomend the tour of Ajax stadium which is an amazing building. Anne Frank's house is another good attraction, put go early as in peak seasons the que is ridiculous. The tours round Amsterdam on the canals are quite good, but make sure you pick the right tour as some are better than others. If your into high culture then a trip to the galleries and museems is well worth it, especially to see ...  Read the complete review