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About Amsterdam
I truly love Amsterdam. I had the incredible opportunity in the early 90’s of doing a semester abroad to Nijenrode, a business school just outside Amsterdam. I first fell in love with the people, who are so welcoming, open-minded, warm and oh so good looking! It was then the city itself – filled with picturesque canals, lovely buildings and just a totally cool vibe. There are great museums, interesting neighbourhoods to stroll around and fantastic food. It’s a city that has it all.
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Eat / Play / Shop
Shopping Streets:
-Spiegelgracht
-Haarlemmerdijk and Haarlemmerstraat
-Negen Straatjes
-Utrechtstraat
-PC Hooftstraat (high-end designers; nothing too great)
Cool Stores:
-Antiekcentrum
-By AMFI
-Droog
-X Bank
-United Nude
-Laundry Industry
-Shoebaloo
Department Store:
-de Bijenkorf dept
Food
(italic means I haven’t been but it’s recommended)
-Café De Prins café
-Café ‘t Loosje
-Cafe de Kiepel
-Café Luxenbourg
-De Kas
-Kantil & de Tijger
-Visaandeschelde
-Puccini Bonbon
-Foodhallen
-Seafood Bar
-PHO 91 (in Albert Cypt Market)
-De Kasskamer (great cheese store)
-Stubbe’s Haring (on a bridge in a container)
-Jansz
-Café Tuscanini
-De Worst (for Sunday brunch)
-Café Berns (good cheese fondue)
-Koevoet
-De Belhamel
-Caulils Deli
-Pasta e Basta
-Sluizer
-Blauw
-Winkle 43
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Itinerary
Interest
-Hortus Botanical
-Canal Tour
-Vondel Park (for a stroll)
-Red Light District
-Begijnhof
-Anne Frank House
-Zon’s Hofje
–NDSM Wharf
Museums
-Stedelijk Museum (Modern Art)
-Rijks Museum (Dutch Classics)
-Van Gogh Museum*
-Joods Historisch Museum
-MOCO (Modern Art)
-FOAM (Photography)
-Huis Marseille (Photography)
-Museum Van Loon (example of old residential house)
-Museum of Bags and Purses
-Kerkstraat galleries
Markets:
-Albert Cuyp Market
-Bloemenmarkt
-Noordermarkt
