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nice series.
i'll be heading to amsterdam in mid feb for a few days.
any must visit site? any idea where i can find street market, open air skating ring?
is it safe to carry a dslr on the street?
any subsurb that you will recommend to visit at this time of the yr(winter)
i'll be heading to amsterdam in mid feb for a few days.
any must visit site? any idea where i can find street market, open air skating ring?
is it safe to carry a dslr on the street?
any subsurb that you will recommend to visit at this time of the yr(winter)
Hi Max,
I juz arrived for a week only so I still exploring as well... Haha. Well I can tell u that it's very cold here in Amsterdam because Amsterdam is flat and near sea and when the wind blows, it's bone-chilling cold!!! So bring enough winter wear bcos it's still the winter season in Feb. Spring will only come in March. Temperature will hover between -5 deg C to 5 deg C now to Feb, I guess.
There are few open-air skating around, u will definitely find them. I think there is one a vondelpark, a very big park.
It's safe to carry dslr around, dun worry. Dutch ppl are very friendly and helpful as well. If u get lost, u can ask them for directions bcos most of them do know how to speak english, which is good. Juz dun go out ALONE wif ur dslr at nite! And dun walk in remote streets!
Opening a big big folded MAP will tell robbers, "I'm a tourist, I dunno where to go. Please come and rob me!" Having a crumpler bag or lowepro bag will indicate that u have dslr in ur bag, which will make u an easy target. Haha. But dun worry... Juz pay attention to ur surroundings.
Well, u might want to visit their red light district but strictly no photography! City centre is, of course, a must visit place as well.
Go to the Dam Square, it's also near the city centre and cantral station and u can see their town hall which is very nice.
If u want to know a little bit the history of Amsterdam, do not forget to visit the Amsterdam Historical Museum as well. Do also go to the rijksmuseum too and the van gogh museum as well! And the Anne Frank museum is a must go place, I guess. Each museum entry is about 10 to 12 euros. But if u get a museum card which u onli pay 22.45 euros, u will get free entry to almost all museums in Holland. However, u muz be below 25 yrs of age. So if are going to more than 2 museums, it's more economical to get the museum card. It's available at any museum in Holland. Take note that the museum card is not valid for the Anne Frank museum though.
Some pic of the museums below for your reference.
Hope it helps!
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Hi! Very nice pics indeed but I really hoped to see some of them non HDRed cos I was there for 2 years and I really miss the place. It's beautiful..the place and the ppl as well. I missed the dog **** on the streets too !!! hahaha...even got a tattoo from the redlight district but all i have is only a cpl of lousy self pics taken by a disposable camera! Hope to go back one day......sigh
hahaha! yes! dog shits here are aplenty!!! well... u can always come back if u miss this place... i can understand why u miss it... i fell in love wif this city already even though i am only here for a week! the dutch are very liberal n i like it here! haha! it's snowing now!
Any shots of the Anne Frank museum (eg. exterior)? I went there before but didn't take any shots...Its one of the MUST visit places in Amsterdam.
Oh, and if you ever attempt to take shots in the Red light district, the pimps will run out to trash your camera...so beware. If you're curious just use your eyes to see.
Oh, and if you ever attempt to take shots in the Red light district, the pimps will run out to trash your camera...so beware. If you're curious just use your eyes to see.
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