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Fritter Away In The Venice Of North
uring the 17th century, rather common. Well-heeled
Amsterdam was the warehouse shoppers head for the expensive
of the world, stuffed with shops and boutiques along PC
imperial riches from far-off Hooftstraat, and antique and art
colonies and nearby neighbors. buffs check Nieuwe Spiegelstraat
The Dutch empire has since and Spiegelgracht. The Jordaan
crumbled but its capital remains neighborhood is full of quirky
a shopper’s paradise. In shops and galleries, as are the
particular, Amsterdam’s specialty radial streets in the canal belt,
shops and markets truly stand especially in the western
out. Amsterdam has whole shops section. Souvenirs are sold
devoted to items like dope, everywhere, but most of them are
pornography, flower bulbs, clogs, tacky.
rounds of cheese and obscure
types of genever (Dutch gin). As for markets, the Albert Cuyp
Fantastic bargains are rare here is a market which should not to
but it may be worth chasing be missed, with its food and
pictorial art, music, vintage other goods from all corners of
clothes, diamonds and collectors’ the globe. The floating flower
books. market along Singel is unique.
Waterlooplein flea market
The most popular shopping streets specializes in bric-a-brac, army
are popular Nieuwendijk and clothes and music; other markets
slightly less undemanding might be cheaper but don't stock
Kalverstraat, with department as wide a selection.
stores and clothing boutiques
that cater for large crowds on Since many roads in the center
Saturday and Sunday. Leidsestraat are closed to cars, it makes for
is more sophisticated with less pleasant shopping. There are
junk, though the goods are still several “shopping corridors” in
the city and each one has its own The main shopping in Amsterdam
charms and specialties. are the Leidsestraat between the
Leidseplein and Spui, and the
For those people who like to shop Kalverstraat and Nieuwendijk,
indoors instead of open markets. leading from the Munt Tower via
Or if it happens to be raining the Dam to near the Central
one can always visit one of the Station. There are large stores
mini malls in Amsterdam: Magna near the Munt Tower, and at the
Plaza or the Kalvertoren. Dam. There is a large supermarket
behind the Palace at the Dam. The
If one likes a little more Jordaan and the streets around it
luxury, or actually a lot more contain many small interesting
the Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat, individual shops. There is an
affectionately called P.C. interesting daily clothes and
Hooftstraat is where one can do second-hand market around the
some serious damage to ones’ City Hall and Opera. There is a
budget. In this road in the Oud busy cosmopolitan food and
Zuid district of the city, one clothes market in the Albert
will find the haute couture Cuypstraat. The flower market on
boutiques: Cartier, Gucci, Edgar the Singel is not to be missed.
Vos, Tommy Hillfinger and the The city caters to the needs of
very impressive Oger shop are all all types of pockets and budgets
located here. as well as tastes.
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