Samantha Brown: Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Did you know that the city of Amsterdam has more bridges and canals than Venice? And that nearly 80% of the population of the Netherlands owns a bicycle? Sam learns all this and more when she visists Amsterdam.

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Biking around Amsterdam

Samantha Brown explores Amsterdam just like the locals do by ...

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Brown Cafés

Brown café is the term people use to describe the traditional sort of pub in Amsterdam.

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Anne Frank House

Anne Frank and her family went into hiding at 263 Prinsengracht. The house and the secret annex are one of the most significant attractions in Amsterdam.

Prinsengracht 267, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Rijksmuseum Vincent Van Gogh

The museum has one of the greatest collections of Van Gogh's works, and it's laid out so that you get an understanding of the man's life and influences.

Paulus Potterstraat 7, 1071 Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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The Red Light District

No tour of Amsterdam is complete without a lovely walk through the Red Light District, which is a debauchery of sorts.

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Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse

A popular day trip is the Keukenhof Gardens, just 30 minutes outside Amsterdam, in the town of Lisse.

Stationsweg 166a, 2161 AM LISSE, The Netherlands

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Dam Square

Dam Square is the hub of the historic district of Amsterdam, also known as the Old Center.

Dam Square, 1012 Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Accommodation

The College Hotel

Housed in a restored 19th-century school building, the College Hotel is run by supervised students from the Amsterdam Hotel School.

Roelof Hartstraat 1, 1071 VE Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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