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Amsterdam,
seaport and principal city of the western Netherlands in Noord-Holland
(North Holland) is the country's constitutional capital. The
real seat of government, however, is in Den Haag (The Hague).
Amsterdam
is divided by more than 80 km (more than 50 miles) of canals
into about 90 islands joined by about 400 bridges. Almost the
entire city rests on a foundation of piles driven through peat
and sand to a firm substratum of clay.
Amsterdam
is one of the most beautiful and nice cities I've ever been to.
It has many museums, restaurants and beautiful canals, a really
nice place to visit in Europe. |
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That's
me on the Blauwe Brug (Blue Bridge), next to Waterlooplein, where
the Vlooinmarkt (Flea Market) is located. The bridge tries to
resemble the Alexander III bridge in Paris, but is of course,
much smaller. |
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In front
of a canal in Amsterdam. |
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Leidseplein
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That's
me at Leidseplein, a famous square in Amsterdam, in front of
the Häagen-Dazs ice cream parlor. |
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In front
of the Heineken Hoek, also at Leidseplein. |
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Rembrabdtsplein,
next to the club Escape, very well known night club and a great
place to go at night in Amsterdam. |
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Bloemen
Markt - Flower Market, next to Leidsestraat.
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The Erotic
Museum in the Red Light district in Amsterdam. |
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In front
of the Magna Plaza. |
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The Madame
Tussaud Museum, the wax museum, located at Dam Square. |
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Picture
taken from the bridge in front of the Rijksmuseum. The Rijksmuseum
is the largest museum for art and history in the Netherlands
and it is world famous for its collection. The museum has five
departments: Paintings, Sculpture and Applied Arts, Print Cabinet,
Asian Art and Dutch History. The centerpiece of the collection
is the renowned paintings from Holland's Golden Age. In the museum
there are works from Vermeer, Frans Hals, Jan Steen and Rembrandt. |
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