
City of Destination
Amsterdam is a very famous city of Netherland.There is many things to visit here.It is one of the world's best hangouts, a canny blend of old and new: radical squatter art installations hang off 17th-century eaves.The city seems to thrive on its mix and, despite hordes of tourists, still manages to feel quintessentially Dutch.Easygoing, liberal Amsterdam has never entirely shed its reputation as a hippie haven, even with an economy that has moved far beyond this cliché. The historic center recalls Amsterdam's Golden Age as the command post of a vast trading network and colonial empire, when wealthy merchants constructed gabled residences along neatly laid-out canals. A delicious irony is that the placid old structures also host brothels, smoke shops, and some extravagant nightlife. At night, many of the more than 1,200 bridges spanning the 160 canals are lit with tiny lights that give them a fairy-tale appearance. On some mornings the cityscape slowly emerges from a dispersing mist to reveal its treasures.Amsterdam doesn't merely have style, but content too.There are many historical things like its canals and bridges, it offers up such delights as the Jewish Historical Museum, the Rembrandt House Museum, the Waterlooplein flea market, the floating flower market, antiquarian bookstores, brown cafes and gin-sampling houses, and chic cafes and nightclubs.
City of Destination