Amsterdam

Pros: Just so much to go and do and see.
Cons: Makes for a mighty long review!

If you need variety in your vacation then a short stay in Amsterdam will probably fit the bill. Amsterdam is a city with many activities to choose; from blatant sex tourism to culture, from wandering down bustling busy city streets to cycling down quiet ...

Pros: Easily accessible from the US and other parts of the world. A compact city!
Cons: Accommodations are expensive, but you could stay in the surrounding areas for less!

Picturesque Amsterdam, famous for its canals, culture, museums, decadent nightlife, and the list goes on! One thing is certain, Amsterdam is one of the most diverse and exciting cities on the continent.  In my opinion, what makes Amsterdam ...

Pros: C'mon, it's Amsterdam.
Cons: Dog poop.

My husband and I arrived slightly hungover one cold morning in Amsterdam without any real plans. We were going to start our vacation by being adventurous and taking the train to some hotel we saw advertised in the baggage claim area, but the crappy...

Pros: Kosher restaurants everywhere, Joods Historisch Museum, Anne Frank Huis
Cons: Dutch Resistance Museum closed Mondays

Amsterdam is a city proud of its Jews and their heritage. It was so nice to see because unfortunately this isn't a trait shared with many other cities.

Amsterdam proudly displays its 16th Century synagogues alongside its art enclaves and is...

Pros: Beautiful city, wonderful people, great beer
Cons: I'm not there anymore

Amsterdam is a beautiful and historic city. One will almost immediately conjure images of windmills and canals. It is also a city filled with wonderful, tolerant people who enjoy good beer. As a beer geek, that is quite appealing to me. It would ...

Pros: Water, water, everywhere! Interesting architecture, so much to do and see, great food!
Cons: Could be cleaner, just about everyone smokes (something!).

Europe called once again! This time, we were to attend a wedding in northern Germany and, on a whim, decided to fly to Amsterdam first, to spend a few days in a city which had, up to now, eluded us. Amsterdam has managed to garner quite a reputation an ...

Pros: Moving,a warning for future generations
Cons: none

One of the most moving experiences I have had while travelling was a visit to the Anne Frank House and Museum, at 263 Prinsengracht, in Amsterdam. I had read the book and seen the movie on numerous occasions, but nothing prepared me for...

Pros: Amsterdam is a great city to explore.
Cons: December in Amsterdam is cold and windy!

I was supposed to travel with my good friend Cate in October of 2001. Because of the world events, that didn't quite come off but instead we decided to meet in Amsterdam between Christmas and New Year's because a) she had never been there b)I like the...

Pros: Takes great pictures, and you must go to the Anne Frank House
Cons: Dirty, Everyone smokes, over-rated

Our daughter "highly recommended" Amsterdam, as a city that we would love, so a year ago, we took her advice, as well as her, and thought we would find out what it was that made it an HR in so many people's book of travels. The good news was, we had free...

Pros: Lovely and lively city streets, great museums, live and let live attitudes, friendly locals
Cons: Permissive attitudes toward sex and drugs might disgust conservative travelers. Unpredictable spring weather.

I'm not going to sugar coat it, my first day in Amsterdam was a living hell. Jet-lagged and cranky from an awful flight, I hoped the kind taxi driver would plunk me right into the Amsterdam of my travel books; blue skies, charming canal houses, and...

Pros: unique sites,
Cons: a little intimidating due to the nature of the adult activities

Review Topic:  Overview

I have traveled all over Europe and the most unique spot along the way was Amsterdam. The have everything from legalized drugs to the Anne Frank museum. The city is open and honest about what it has and...

Pros: There is much to do and see regardless of your tastes
Cons: A bit busy, could be a bit seedy for some.

I'll admit it. As much as I like to think that I have risen above the sheltered Midwest surroundings that I grew up in, I am still product of it. So I hang my suburban head when I confess that my mental image of Amsterdam before I went over came from...

Pros: The best way to explore the city.
Cons: You'd better be a good biker or every local will know you are a tourist.

Bicycle is a #1 transport in Amsterdam. Not a mountain bike and not a 27-speed sports bike--just a regular old-looking plain bicycle. It's likely that most bicycles on the Amsterdam roads would be found on the sides of the roads (abandoned) in the...

Pros: Nice people, good food, good beer and some wonderful history
Cons: Stoners, not antiseptically clean (which to me is a Pro)

If you're a Brit you will be aware of the hilarious Harry Enfield sketch of the two Dutch police officers. "Hallo dere! It's me Captain Stefan Van Der Haast Graacht of the Amsterdam Police again. Viz my partner - and also, I'm very happy to say, my lover ...

Pros: History, museums, scenery, drunken misbehaving.
Cons: Expensive, drunken misbehaving, crowded, dirty, no green spaces, polluted canals.

I should probably be out enjoying the weather, seeing as I’ve finished the interesting piece of fiction I call my “taxes,” however, whenever I hear “Young Americans” by David Bowie, I get all introspective.

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