Lively, lascivious Amsterdam has a unique atmosphere that belies
the caricature of the dour Dutch.Radiating out from the Dam Square, the historic centre of the
city is ringed by quaint canals and cobbled streets, thronged with
bicycles, tourists, houseboats, students, and street performers.
The city wears two faces: on one it smiles and beckons hedonistic
youth with its notorious Red Light District and liberal view of
marijuana use, while on the other it offers some of Europe's finest
museums and art galleries.For the tourist the joy of Amsterdam is its compactness. The old
part of town is a pleasure to explore on foot, strolling across
ancient bridges and down narrow lanes past gabled houses, dropping
in to browse in inviting souvenir boutiques crammed with blue and
white Delft china and wooden clogs. Pavement cafes and cosy bars
offer rest and refreshment. An alternative is to take a circular
canal-boat cruise and see the city from the water, peering in on
the lives of the locals who live on houseboats lining the
waterways.At night even the most conservative visitor is drawn by the
lively atmosphere of the infamous Red Light District, known as De
Wallen, which is bounded by the Oudezijds Voorburgwal and
Oudeziujds Achterburgwal canals near the Dam Square. Here
prostitutes display their charms in brightly lit shop windows and
touts encourage passers-by to view raunchy floorshows. The best
nightclubs, bars, and the theatres and cinemas are mainly to be
found in the bustling Leidesplein and Rembrandtplein.
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