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Originally posted by shadrock
Never been but I wouldn't pass up the chance to see the red light district. You just won't ever see something like that in america!
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But it's way overrated.
If you think about visiting. Please don't take pictures of the prostitutes without asking. It might get you into trouble with their pimps.
Also, if you're thinking about a daytrip to Germany, don't. To get to an interesting German city would cost you a lot of time. Visit Antwerp (Belgium) instead. That's only about 2,5 hours away.
Also, don't be worried about language barriers. You don't need to learn any standard phrases. Most Dutch people speak English well, others only a little bit. But in general they'll try to make it easy for you.
If you might be interested in seeing a castles dating back as far as A.D. 1280 you might want to visit the Muiderslot. Beautifully restored. And only 20 minutes outside of Amsterdam.
Also Madurodam which is in The Hague might be of interest to you. A mini version of many of the Dutch land marks are there.
Some links:
Artis (the Zoo mentioned by madcap_hijinx)
the Bulldog (Chain of coffeeshops)
Amsterdam
Van Gogh Museum
Rijksmuseum
Board of Tourism
Boom Chicago! (Comedy bar in A'dam)
Madurodam (miniature version of a miniature country)
the Muiderslot castle (unfortunately in Dutch)
Visit Amsterdam/
I hope this will be of interest to you
