Short Trip To Amsterdam

N etherlands’ capital              old and new. The samples of        Amsterdam lies on the           Amsterdam “Golden Age” (XVII       shores of the gulf and          century) neighbor with the         Amstel River. Once a small            squatters of hippies and           fishing village, Amsterdam grew       ultra-modern structures.           to biggest city in the country,       Traditional Dutch beer weld by     its financial and cultural            the monks is served in             center. Amsterdam population is       contemporary minimalist-style      about 1,5 millions with suburbs.      cafes.                             Amsterdam is an old city with a                                          lot of attractions, but it’s more     Comparing with the largest         widely known as a symbol of           European capitals, such as         liberal morals and a place where      London, Paris or Rome, Amsterdam   you can buy light drugs without       is not that big, but its           fear to be arrested.                  historical part is relatively                                            large. The most of the houses      It gained a reputation of             there were raised in XVII century  hippies’ paradise in the second       (the above-mentioned “Golden       half of XX century, but now           Age”). It this very time famous    Amsterdam government is taking        Amsterdam canals were dug through  all possible efforts to change        the city. It was the most          the image of Amsterdam. They          important period for Amsterdam     position Amsterdam as a city with     history and the monuments of that  highly developed economy, a           period still determine the look    business centre of European class     of the city.                       and an attractive tourist                                                destination with beautiful            One of the problems of Amsterdam   architecture.                         is that is founded on the marsh                                          soil and houses built along the    By now, the city is a fusion of       canals now begin to go down.                                                                                Amsterdam charms you from the         Holland is a country rich with     very first moment. It has about       talented painters. Rijksmuseum     1200 bridges and when they are        exhibits numerous masterpieces of  enlighten at night it creates a       the best representative of the     fairy tale impression.                Dutch school. Besides Rembrandt,                                         there are works of Vermeer, Halts  One of the most interesting           and some others. If observing      historical sites of Amsterdam is      these museums is not enough, then  Koninklijk Paleis – Royal Palace.     you can visit Van Gogh Museum and  This building created (like the       enjoy hundreds of his best         most of that is worth visiting)       drawings and paintings.            in XVII century at first housed                                          Amsterdam municipality. In 1808,      If you are not an admirer of the   according to Louis Napoleon order     ancient palaces and classic art,   it became a palace. It is             then you way should lead to        furnished in empire stile and         Erotic Museum or                   decorated with the paintings of       Hash-Marijuana-Hemp Museum.        Rembrandt school artists.                                                                                      Erotic Museum is one of the most   Speaking about Rembrandt, this        famous in Amsterdam. It presents   year this great Dutch artist          erotic art and devices of the      celebrates his 400th anniversary      different cultures and periods.    and visiting his museum in            If you are below 18, you may       Amsterdam – Rembrandtthuis – will     visit this museum only if          be a tribute to his memory.           accompanied by an adult.           Rembrandtthuis occupies a house       Hash-Marijuana-Hemp Museum         where Rembrandt lived from 1639       presents various sorts of          till 1660. It displays a lot his      marijuana and tells how to         engravings.                           cultivate this plant.                                                    careful – the quarter is not       Red Lamp district is what is one      absolutely safe.                   of the first things Amsterdam is                                         associated with and, of course,       To make a reservation in one of    such notorious place shouldn’t be     Amsterdam hotels, please, go to    missed. It occupies a part of the     http://www.nbportal.com/travel-de  old Amsterdam and attracts crowds     stinations/netherlands/amsterdam/  of tourists. However, be extra         About the Author: To make a reservation in a hotel in any other part of the world, go to http://www.nbportal.com/ Published At: www.Isnare.com