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I'll be spending 3 nights in Amsterdam this summer, but it's been a number of years since I've been there. What is a good neighborhood to stay in?
I'll be spending 3 nights in Amsterdam this summer, but it's been a number of years since I've been there. What is a good neighborhood to stay in?
How old are you, and are you travelling with a wife/gf/bf/husband or by yourself?
34, travelling with wife and two best friends. I was hoping you'd chime in.
I'll be spending 3 nights in Amsterdam this summer, but it's been a number of years since I've been there. What is a good neighborhood to stay in?
I'd avoid staying in the center then, it's just a madhouse and probably better if you're in your 20s, single and want to party. I love the De Pijp / Oud-Zuid region of the city, check out and see if you can find some good hotels there.
I think my friends may want to stay closer in, but maybe not. What about Oude-Pijp? It seems to be closer to the city but may still be far enough to avoid the madness.
I think my friends may want to stay closer in, but maybe not. What about Oude-Pijp? It seems to be closer to the city but may still be far enough to avoid the madness.
That's the exact region I'm suggesting. The name of the borough is "Oud-Zuid", but the Latin Quarter inside is generally known as De Pijp and sometimes people just refer to them all together in combination.
Amsterdam after 4:00 PM in the summer is a complete madhouse, just like vadimivich said. It was so bad that people were getting pushed off of the sidewalks and into the bike roads (and nearly run over by the bicyclists) quite frequently. If you stay in the city you won't have much problems from the local Dutch, but the many American tourists (18-26 yr olds) can be really noisy outside around 3:30 in the morning. It might not matter to you as much if you plan on having a lot of late nights, but I had to work when I was there.
It's that bad?
My daughter is studying in Madrid this summer. She has a free weekend and is meeting a friend in Barcelona in mid-June. Looks like a R/T ticket is more than $300. Ouch. Since we're meeting her in Switzerland in early July and will be traveling by train a good bit (Munich, Salzburg), I'd guess that a Eurail pass is a good idea - right? I think I'd have to get her the global pass since she's not traveling in bordering countries. A 10 day/2 month pass is $591, which means for an extra $281 she'd be able to travel with us throughout July at no additional cost.
Am I right about the "select pass" having to be between bordering countries?