Alena's Guidebook

Alena
Alena's Guidebook

City/town information

Small and cozy Dutch town, beautiful streets, museums, restaurants, perfect for a day out. Check out Jopen brewery in an old church.
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Haarlem
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Small and cozy Dutch town, beautiful streets, museums, restaurants, perfect for a day out. Check out Jopen brewery in an old church.
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Amersfoort
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Utrecht
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Sightseeing

Day trip idea: Go to Haarlem, rent bikes there, bike through Zuid-Kennemerland national park to the sea (Use Parnassia strand as an orienteer). In the park you might see wild cows, deers and foxes if you are lucky. Really beautiful views, famous Dutch dunes. Afterwards you can walk along the sea or even swim! I recommend to stop by "Proeflokaal Bregje Bloemendaal aan Zee" after your trip for lunch or dinner
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Zuid-Kennemerland Koevlak
12 Zeeweg
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Day trip idea: Go to Haarlem, rent bikes there, bike through Zuid-Kennemerland national park to the sea (Use Parnassia strand as an orienteer). In the park you might see wild cows, deers and foxes if you are lucky. Really beautiful views, famous Dutch dunes. Afterwards you can walk along the sea or even swim! I recommend to stop by "Proeflokaal Bregje Bloemendaal aan Zee" after your trip for lunch or dinner
When weather is good, take a blanket, beers or wine and some snacks and go to the Oosterpark for a picnic. Many Amsterdammers do the same :) It's 2 min walk from the apartment.
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Oosterpark
Oosterpark
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When weather is good, take a blanket, beers or wine and some snacks and go to the Oosterpark for a picnic. Many Amsterdammers do the same :) It's 2 min walk from the apartment.
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Museumplein
Museumplein
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Det maritime museet
1 Kattenburgerplein
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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 Museumplein
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Zaanse Schans
Kraaienest
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Neighborhoods

Trendy bars and restaurants, where all locals hang out
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De Pijp
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Trendy bars and restaurants, where all locals hang out

Food scene

Fantastic korean food around the corner
THE BAB
36 Camperstraat
Fantastic korean food around the corner
the club is closed forever unfortunately, but De School Restaurant is worth trying!
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De School
3 Doctor Jan van Breemenstraat
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the club is closed forever unfortunately, but De School Restaurant is worth trying!
Cocktails and Margarita served in pitchers.
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Louie Louie
11A Linnaeusstraat
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Cocktails and Margarita served in pitchers.
Best burgers in the town
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Lombardo's
50 Nieuwe Spiegelstraat
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Best burgers in the town
Try out one of few hundreds liquors served in traditional glasses. Make sure to bend over to slurp before grabbing the glass! ;)
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Wynand Fockink
31 Pijlsteeg
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Try out one of few hundreds liquors served in traditional glasses. Make sure to bend over to slurp before grabbing the glass! ;)
Brewery and a bar in an old windmill. Open till 20:00
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Brouwerij 't IJ
7 Funenkade
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Brewery and a bar in an old windmill. Open till 20:00
Big portions, tasty, cheap
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Asian Kitchen
5-A Vijzelstraat
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Big portions, tasty, cheap

Råd om byen

Slik kommer du deg rundt

Buy OV-chipkaart if you plan to use public transport a lot

It cost 7 eur, but gives 1 eur discount on trains and more reasonable pricing for metro and trams. You can get it at any train station, also in Schiphol in NS ticket offices
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Use P+R parkings

Public transport works very well in the Netherlands and usually faster than a car. Parking is very expensive, better to park your car outside of the city and get around by public transport. Information about P+R: https://www.amsterdam.nl/en/parking/park-ride/
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Bring a raincoat

Umbrellas do not help, rain and wind is a typical Dutch weather