Amsterdam

Amsterdam the first stop on my euro adventure.

I spent about a day & a half here spending the majority of my time in the red light district (no judging people).

The first night I arrived in the early evening after flying in from Liverpool, I met some fellow Aussies at my hostel and 3 of us (a guy, girl & me) decided to head to the famous Red Light District to have a wander around & to see just exactly what it was like down there. I was surprised as to the location of the street (it was fun asking two guys which direction it was in & them giving us very strict instructions on how to get there) it is only a short walking distance from the centre of town, the girls gave the bloke I was with alot of attention & gave us girls a but of a cold shoulder.

The next day I did the free New Europe walking tour which was good they showed us the Red Light District during the day, Dam square, a lot of canals, we tried some cheese, the Ann Frank house, and went to the little IamAmsterdam sign. All over it was a really good tour.During the night I did the Red Light District night tour this was great I learnt alot more than I expected about the area & it's surroundings, I would highly recommend it if you want to learn about the ladies & not just look at them.

I stayed at: The Flying Pig Uptown - 4/5 clean, rooms where a little crowded, own smoking room, free breakfast, good value for money, good location.

Tours I took: New Europe free walking tour, New Europe Red light district tour.

Mikes bike tours - Amsterdam

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Whilst looking into things to do on my European travels i have come across some great tours (i am aiming to do one per city) but Mikes bike tours appears to be calling my name.

Details of the tour I'm looking at doing below!

Duration: +/- 4 hours
Weather: We provide rain gear - which can often be necessary in Amsterdam. (A note on the weather, if you come to town and it’s raining, you have two choices as we see it; either you sit bitching in your hotel room and don’t see anything, or you put a jacket on and come join us on the tour! Nobody has drowned yet!! But some have gone swimming).
We meet: at 11am on Kerkstraat # 123 (where our tour garage is located at)
Operates: daily at 11am March through November and from December through February every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 11am.
RESERVATIONS NOT NECESSARY Just show up at our shop where all tours will depart from. Large groups should however call ahead to warn us.

What do you think?

Planning for Amsterdam!

As you all know Europe is fast approaching so I'm planning what to do in each city, here are some places i think I'm going to like in Amsterdam.

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De 9 Straatjes (The 9 streets)

Shopping, canals, cute coffee shops. See you there.

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Vondelpark

Considered the nicest park in Amsterdam, maybe i could stop here for lunch one day?

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Waterlooplein Flee Market.

Branded as the most interesting and one of the oldest flee markets in Amsterdam. I have been told the markets in Amsterdam are by far some of the most interesting in the world (please correct me if I'm wrong!).

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Anne Frank Museum.

I'm a little bit of a history buff and enjoy anything to do with wars throughout Europe, so a stop at the Anne Frank museum is a total must. I think this will be something i do on my first day there.

What else should i be doing? Please leave comments below!