Amsterdam for a day

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I will have my first and maybe only trip to Amsterdam for business with most of this coming Friday free. I will be staying near the airport. Any suggestions for a must-see on a limited time schedule and budget?

Take one of the canal tours with a guide if you want to see everything quickly.  You can get a train from the Airport to the Centre.

Enjoy. I love Amsterdam!  My best friend used to live there so I got to see the place as a local. :)

Would you like to be waved at with lust? 😕

I actually had to think about that for a minute, but no, I don’t think so.
9 LEE wrote:

Take one of the canal tours with a guide if you want to see everything quickly. You can get a train from the Airport to the Centre.

Enjoy. I love Amsterdam! My best friend used to live there so I got to see the place as a local. :)

Thanks Lee. Can the tours run during the cold weather?

Boats go all-week during the day. Go to Central Station and catch a boat in front of the station. There is also a hop-on-hop-off version, you could walk back over the canals. (Tad cold now)

DMacri wrote:
I actually had to think about that for a minute, but no, I don’t think so.

Maybe a coffeeshop visit, then 😉

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Millemissen wrote:

Maybe a coffeeshop visit, then 😉

MM

There is a tv - and there is a BV.

Anyone wish to join me for a coffee (or stronger drink) in Amsterdam this Friday?

Coffeeshops are not for drinks but for smoking :p

I normally would've said yes but as I am in the middle of remodelling my new place I can't unfortunately. I would suggest to get a map and just wonder with in the canal rings south of central station, there is tons to see and a canal tour is a terrific way to do it somewhat quickly. 

The redlight district is almost more of a tourist destination now though, it's probably not what you think when you imagine it. Also a real pretty area is near the Rijksmuseum, you don't have to go in as it's huuuuge but there is a nice square in front, pretty buildings and a B&O shop close by :p

Walking around Enschede just today, I realized “coffeeshops” are a bit different here 😁, and not the same as coffee shops. Not in Kansas anymore. So much to learn. Thanks all for your help.
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