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The Heineken Music Hall is a fairly recent big concert hall in Amsterdam Zuidoost. Located near the Amsterdam Arena, the home stadium of the football club Ajax. It hosts big concerts on a weekly basis. The big hall, which is also called ‘The black box’, can accommodate 5,500 people. It also has a smaller hall for about 700 people, where after-show parties are often held

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Dam Square is Amsterdam’s beating heart. Nowadays Dam Square In contrast with the old days it is now a very peaceful square which is home to hundreds of pigeons, and street performers.

Dam Square has had a destructive history. Around 1270 a damn was constructed in this spot in the river Amstel. Dam Square was once the central marketplace of Amsterdam where literally everything under the moon was sold

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With world-class performances, Amsterdam has amazing musical history. With classical music lovers, who’ll find everything from symphony orchestras, choral music and ensembles to chamber music and opera in inspiring venues of all sizes.

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Reflect on the cruelty committed against the Jewish people during World War II. At the Prinsengracht house where diarist Anne Frank and her family hid from the Nazis for two years after feeling persecution in Germany. the front of the house is now a museum but the back as been preserved to give an idea of what life was for Anne and other familys.

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Those in the know get their retail therapy at De Negen Straatjes as so know as "the nine streets" Here you'll find over 200 retailers, including a fine selection of independent boutiques, vintage shops and specialty stores. Selling everything from designer dresses to handmade cosmetics.

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Raw hearing may sound gross but it is something that every vistor to Amsterdam should try.

Ask for "broodje hearing" to get the fish served in a small sandwich.

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Cycling in Amsterdam is a way of life, made easier by the citys network of cycle routs and flat landscape.

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Spend an afternoon at one of the Amsterdam's best loved museums. Like the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Stedlijk Museum, or Anne Frank house.

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Try something typically Dutch!

Pancakes: sweet or savoury and not just for kids.

Croquttes: Amsterdam's swear by Van Dobben for these fried snacks.

Herring: try it plain or with pickles and onions.

Friet: you cant go wrong with a portion or piping hot Belgian style chips.

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Stroll through some of Amsterdam's gardens and parks. If your visiting in autumn or winter the tropical greenhouses at Hortus Botanicus offer a warm retreat.

And the flower market provides great photo ops any time of the year.

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A canal cruise is a great way to get see the city. A few of the most notable canal cruises include Lover Canal and Holland International

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Best price found from Canada to Amsterdam is on June 5th 2016 traveling with WOW Air. - $230.00 (Toronto Pearson international)

Train- runs to Amsterdam's central station ($10.49 one way 17 minutes) 24-hours a day

Shuttle bus- A shuttled van run by connexion, every 30 minutes from 6am to 9pm. from the airport to several hotels.

Bus- bus 197 (10.28 one way 25 minutes) is the quickest way to places by the Musemplein, Leidsplein or Vondelpark.

Taxi- takes 20 to 30 minutes to he center (longer in rush hour) costing around $96.44

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Tourists from nearly 60 country's including- Australia, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and USA need only a valid passport to visit the Netherlands for up to three months.

Nationals of most other countries need a Schengen visa within the EU member states (except UK and Ireland)

Schengen visa are issued by Dutch embassies or consulates and can take awhile to process (up to two months

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planning a trip to Amsterdam..?