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amsterdam trip: march 2003 |
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The high level of street crime, the prolific problem re
the blatant sale of cocaine and other hard drugs plus the fear of
being knocked down either by a tram (which often seemed to appear from
nowhere!) or fast moving bicycle didn't overshadow a pleasant three
day short break.
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 Travel
GuidesIf you are considering visiting the city the free guide issued by "The Chicago Comedy Show" is excellent and a poorly scanned version in Adobe Acrobat PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here. You may also wish to visit the web site for the Amsterdam Tourist Board at www.visitamsterdam.nl The Time Out guide priced at £11.99 is also good but let us down when we travelled a considerable distance to a listed restaurant which then appeared to have been demolished! |
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Flights & Accommodation We flew from Belfast to Amsterdam via Easyjet for £40 return and stayed in the 3 star Avenue Hotel for a remarkably low rate of £20 per person per night, booked via British Airways. The hotel was excellent: clean and modern rooms with lots of tv channels and a very high standard buffet breakfast. It's also only 5 minutes walk from Central Railway Station and near Al's Plaice, a traditional English Fish & Chip shop! |
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Pictures Please find some pictures of our trip below. To view an enlarged version simply click on the picture. |
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The Dutch Resistance Museum |
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The Amsterdam Canals |
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Cycling A complete low down on cycling in the Netherlands can be provided by visiting www.hsa.lr.tudelft.nl/~bvo/fiets/nlbybike.htm    |
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Anne Frank  Whilst
unable to take any pictures inside the Anne Frank House we did take a
picture from outside of the house and one with myself standing beside
her statue.The Anne Frank house has a web site at www.annefrank.nl You can also purchase the Anne Frank diary via Amazon for £4.79 by clicking here |
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From
Tuesday 11th to Friday 14th March 2003 I visited Amsterdam with
Stephen and his two friends Paul & Lynne.
