Amsterdam Guide

This past August I made my way to Amsterdam for the first time. It was a quick weekend trip where I spent half of it in one of my new favourite hotels and the other half at a friend\’s who was living right on one of the canals.Despite all my years of travel – and having lived so close at times – Amsterdam is a city that I\’d never been to. And truth be told, had no desire to ever visit.I\’m not sure what initially put me off of Amsterdam, after all it\’s charms and history are visited and talked about for a reason. I think perhaps it was because it felt like the universally \’tourist\’ city. The \’easy\’ city. They \’Disney\’ of Europe to me where everyone went.But this summer I decided to take the overnight train from Copenhagen down to Amsterdam to stay for a few days to visit a friend and to explore the city. It would be during these days I\’d learn how wrong I was and why it was a fantastic city to visit.There are all the standard things to see: Anne Frank House, Van Gogh Museum,Rikjsmuseum, Westerkerk (which serves as a great directional guide in the city) and the Dam. None of those I\’ll go into because there are far better guides and information that I could give. Instead, I\’ll give a tour of my wanderings through the city and the top 10 places I would recommend should you find yourself walking the canals of Amsterdam.

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