Amsterdam Attractions

Show me the way to Schipol Airport...

Advantages: Superb facilities, Generally friendly, Only one terminal
Disadvantages: It seems to go on for miles, Some prices are horrific!

I was lucky enough to spend 6 hours at Schipol airport when I was coming back from Amsterdam, although this was due to my own mistake in getting the return flight time mixed up, I certainly wasn't left unhappy. The first thing you notice about the airport when you get there is the layout. It seems to be laid out so well, with you being able to walk straight off of the trains and into the airport. Unlike the journey over, where you have to get the ...
...The airport is also deceptively big. You may think it is small when you arrive, but you just need to wait until you find that your departure gate is a 20 minute walk away from the main terminal area. Going through the airport in stages... I found the security to be fairly heavy-handed although they did have a sense of humour. I've never been asked to take my belt and shoes off before when being paraded through the X-Ray machine with my luggage. ...

death2mullets 27.10.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS)

Heineken Experience, Amsterdam

Advantages: Free Heineken
Disadvantages: None

*** The Heineken Experience - Amsterdam *** I believe this was formerley called The Heineken Brewery Where Is It? Heineken Experience Stadhouderskade 78 1072 AE Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)20 523 96 66 www.heinekenexperience.com Has excellent tram links which stop just outside the museum. When Open? Open Tuesdays - Sundays 10.00 - 18.00. Cash desk closes at 17.00. Closed on 25th December and 1st January. What Is It? A large ...
...friends, we stumbled upon the Heineken Experience. Being keen to experience the Heineken history, we decided to take a look inside. This is a large, square brick like building, with Heineken Experience displayed on the outside. It is nestled amongst other buildings close to the main tram line and road. There is a river flowing outside the building. Inside: On entry to the Heineken Experience, you are greeted by a Heineken personel who gives you ...

ailuj34 06.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Heineken Brewery, Amsterdam

Book online and skip the long queue

Advantages: Excellent value, historical interest, well planned
Disadvantages: Poor disabled access, long queue if not booked online

A must-see in Amsterdam. It was very moving, and sobering to understand what the families in hiding went through before meeting their terrible fates. The museum is well planned, and you walk through from room to room, sometimes up very steep steps, so this might not be suitable for the very elderly or disabled. We spent around 45 minutes there, and did not rush, but walked slowly through each room, reading the various displays and bits of information. ...
...queue when we arrived at 9.45am was already long, and by the time we left it was considerably longer still, wrapping round the building. The best tip we can give is to book your tickets on the official web site. You have to choose your specific day and time (within hourly time slots), but with a bit of forward thinking this should not be a problem. By booking your tickets in advance, you skip past the whole queue, and enter straight in via a separate ...

reddiguy 05.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Anne Frank's House, Amsterdam

Boom, Boom, shake the room.

Advantages: Funny, great night out, good food.
Disadvantages: None.

...offer, many friends had recommended Boom Chigao so we thought we would give it a go. Boom Chicago is a comedy club essentialy, on Leidesplain, which is in the heart of the nightlife and restaurant area, quite near to other attractions such as the Alto Jazz cafe. Very easy to get to by tram, or by foot. Entry is 24 Euro on it's own, or for 36 Euro you get entry plus a meal, though there are some supplements for the more expensive dishes such as Sea ...
...from walnuts. I digress. Boom Chicago is run by an American/Canadian/Dutch comedy/acting/singing collective which set up shop in 1993. The shows are performed in English, and the performers make quite a joke of the fact that they are American, performing in English, in Amsterdam, and make a few Dutch jokes too. The show we saw was 'Me, my space' and ipod' which was a kind of parody of modern life and had various 'acts' which were very different, ...

paulhanton 06.04.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Boom Chicago

The perfect city pass

Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: see review

****I amsterdam Card**** I am always looking for ways to save money and this applies on holidays as well so when i saw that you could get a city pass for a set price i decided to buy it. The pass can be ordered online at http://www.iamsterdam.com/ as well as other sites such as expedia.com(where i got it).It can then either be sent to you or you can pick it up either at the airport or at the tourist information centre which is outside the central ...
...24 hours,48 or 72 hours. I don't think they vary in what they offer,just how long they last for. I got the 72 hour pass and this cost 58euros. With the pass (plastic card) you get a book which is split into sections. You have a list of whats free to get into,places that have 25% discount(including restaurants) and things that are free. Obviously the savings you get depends on what you do but i took advantage of the following: 72 hour public transport ...

katie22008m 13.04.2009 · Read full review
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Review of I amsterdam Card