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I liken it to having bees buzzing around you all the time. Oh, and the parked bikes are everywhere, chained to the lovely canal bridges, sidewalk bike parking areas, etc. Second, I expected Amsterdam to be clean, pristine and pretty. I was surprised by how grungy it was. It is just very hard for an older person to live there, I think. You see very few middle-aged or older folks. Things we liked: Anne Frank House definitely book your tickets online months in advance if you are going during high summer season ; the Royal Palace, dutch pancakes what we would call crepes , Van Gogh Museum we went on Friday night because they stay open until 10PM , Vondelpark.

Hi Denise, Thanks so much for your detailed account of your impression of Amsterdam. Some will love it; others will not. So, thanks again for sharing your insights.

Amsterdam tries hard to make itself one big tourist attraction and, well, it works. It makes Amsterdam a chaos, though. The city requires an aggressive stance to survive and I prefer to take things easy. There are no trams, no big groups of drunk tourists. I find Amsterdam to be quite enjoyable at about 9am in the morning, in Summer. The city takes a while to awaken so you can just enjoy the city without all the chaos. All places are unique in their own way and not too touristy.

So, it looks like another trip to the Netherlands is in order!! Hello, Wow! Finally someone I can agree with! I visit Amsterdam for 2 short afternoons this passed April My spouse and I went the 1st afternoon to see what the fuss was all about.

After coming up from Belgium 5 days , Luxembourg 2 days and a few cities in the Netherlands including Rotterdam, Haarlem and The Haag The Hague , Amsterdam charm falls short of what we previously visited.

We decided to give Amsterdam a 2nd afternoon to see if maybe our day before was maybe just us not wanting to be open to it. We came to the conclusion of liking smaller towns is more our thing especially with less people. When we stayed in The Haag The Hague to be a cute little town and we were lucky enough to have time to visit a quite beach about minutes walk.

This beach had a lot of them spread out with plenty of space to walk or play with them. Same thing when we went to Scotland last year. Several locations around the city offer live comedy shows in English, generally geared toward expats and tourists. For a truly Dutch experience, you can head to an electronic music festival.

These festivals draw massive crowds of both Dutch and international audiences alike. Amsterdam is a DJ breeding ground, claiming some of the most famous in the world so they tell me. Overall, it can be a wonderful place to live and comes highly recommended, but it is what you make it, of course.

Oh, and about the clogs as promised — not the shoe of choice. Or other experiences to add? Tell us in the comments below! I jsut came up with your entry and I was wondering if you can guide of one question I have.

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So, first of all, What do you think? Hi there, hope you are doing well. Comment: Please enter your comment! This house church became a museum in , making it the second oldest museum in Amsterdam after the Rijksmuseum.

See the Things to do in Amsterdam guide for other recommendations. Our Lord in the Attic Museum is the second oldest museum in Amsterdam.

Eat the best stroopwafels Stroopwafels are the ultimate Dutch sweet treat. Head to Amsterdam for one of these delectable syrup waffles available on almost every city street. Enjoy a fresh stroopwafel that's warm and gooey.

Learn about the oddities of the human body If you want to get away from tourists, wander around Museum Vrolik Meibergdreef 15 to see some biological specimens including babies with various mutations and abnormally-shaped organs. Fair warning: this is not the place for the faint-hearted. Canals are filled to the brim with revellers on boats while cobbled alleys are packed with people.

The street market at the Vondelpark is restricted to kids selling only. People celebrating King's Day. Have an unusual dining experience Instock Czaar Peterstraat 21 is a commendable leader in fighting food waste.

The chefs here rescue unwanted food from supermarkets and turn them into delicious meals. See the Restaurants in Amsterdam guide for more dining recommendations. Experience the multicultural vibes Amsterdam is a cultural melting pot with a rich colonial history that seeps through the cracks of traditional Dutch life. Chinese temple, Amsterdam. I completely agree. I find the city boring and bland. We are currently in Amsterdam.

It is horrible here. We spent two glorious weeks in Austria. I was so looking forward to Amsterdam…it is filthy, the people are rude. If the city looks this bad with all the tourism dollars flowing through, I would hate to see it if tourism stopped! A true cesspool! Daniela, after Austria Amsterdam can seem even more underwhelming. It really lacks character and depth from what I reckon.

Classic case of overtourism. I wish I had read this before I visited Amsterdam. I have to agree with you I did not enjoy it at all, and it is indeed overrated. Canals and architecture did not impress me. I liked the canals of Brugge. And I also did not enjoy every now and then a camera popping in front of my face at Museum or canals, we must be considerate to each other.

I understand, it can get extremely annoying. I guess Amsterdam has hit an inflection point in that it has ceased to charm any further. Rude bikers, trains that are seemingly everywhere, rain, repetitive and rather boring architecture, crowded museums and the feeling that the locals are fed up with tourists are just some of the reasons it was not a great location for me. Go to Prague instead! Rude bikers ruin the city for me. A woman on her bike ran into a handicapped older gentleman and knocked him down right in front of my husband and me.

Really put a damper on my feeling for that city. I was actually scared to walk the streets at times due to the bikes, trains, umbrellas and elbows banging into me. Amsterdam is the first European city that I visited, during my stopover to Iceland. So yes, it will always be a special place. But my second visit to Amsterdam, was certainly an eye opener. The city is overcrowded, most tourist attractions have long queues.

There were beer cans and broken bottles literally everywhere. And makeshift toilets everywhere made you feel like you are smelling piss all the time.

The trains were littered too. In fact smaller towns like Maastricht, Harlem or Delft are better options. Staying away from the umpteen useless museums was a lesson learnt in my first trip thankfully. My God, that sounds awful!

Honestly, a lot of people told me they LOVED Amsterdam and I was blowing things out of proportion, but your description certainly makes me want to stay away from the city anytime I visit the Netherlands again. I visited a small village called Zaanse Schans and it blew my mind. Zaanse Schans was a dream. Touristy again. But beautiful. And unspoilt at least as of now.



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