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LIVEDRUNK goes to the Netherlands
For once, this is less of a joke than usual.
I'm going to be making a very brief stopover in Amsterdam on Thursday and Friday, and want to know if there's anything especially noteworthy I should see in and around town. Last time I was passing through, I did the touristy-but-amusing two-hour bus tour, which included a pass through the red light district and a trip to the cheese shop/clog store (...) and a viewing of the Rembrandt windmill (or a Rembrandt windmill, I can't remember). So, with a day or so of tourism to grind through, any suggestions? We'll probably slot in one of the major museums (my lovely bride has that part sorted out), but I need to figure out the hard questions: -Bols experience or Heineken experience: is either worth 10 Euros? -Any other cute little brewery/distillery tours that are worth the trip? -any post-Tour crits in town that day? -anything else I should see? Where's a good place to rent a tandem if we have an hour or so to ride around? Also, I'd like to fit in, so if anyone can provide me with the lyrics to the national anthem (I think it's called "Dutch-land uber alles" or something like that), I'd appreciate it. Share & Enjoy, -- Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/ "I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos |
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LIVEDRUNK goes to the Netherlands
On Jul 30, 5:33 pm, Ryan Cousineau wrote:
For once, this is less of a joke than usual. I'm going to be making a very brief stopover in Amsterdam on Thursday and Friday, and want to know if there's anything especially noteworthy I should see in and around town. Last time I was passing through, I did the touristy-but-amusing two-hour bus tour, which included a pass through the red light district and a trip to the cheese shop/clog store (...) and a viewing of the Rembrandt windmill (or a Rembrandt windmill, I can't remember). So, with a day or so of tourism to grind through, any suggestions? We'll probably slot in one of the major museums (my lovely bride has that part sorted out), but I need to figure out the hard questions: -Bols experience or Heineken experience: is either worth 10 Euros? -Any other cute little brewery/distillery tours that are worth the trip? -any post-Tour crits in town that day? -anything else I should see? Where's a good place to rent a tandem if we have an hour or so to ride around? Also, I'd like to fit in, so if anyone can provide me with the lyrics to the national anthem (I think it's called "Dutch-land uber alles" or something like that), I'd appreciate it. Share & Enjoy, -- Ryan Cousineau / "I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos A daytime bus ride is not the way to enjoy the red-light district. Last time I was in Amsterdam I bought speed-skates. I recall also seeing a weird circular bike made for 6 (or 8?) riders all facing in toward the middle so they could have a conversation. My vote is for just walking around and soaking it all in. Joseph |
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"Ryan Cousineau" wrote in message ... For once, this is less of a joke than usual. I'm going to be making a very brief stopover in Amsterdam on Thursday and Friday, and want to know if there's anything especially noteworthy I should see in and around town. Last time I was passing through, I did the touristy-but-amusing two-hour bus tour, which included a pass through the red light district and a trip to the cheese shop/clog store (...) and a viewing of the Rembrandt windmill (or a Rembrandt windmill, I can't remember). We call it the Rembrandt house, and I never noticed it has wings or vanes. Are you sure you're not confusing it with the Moulin Rouge in Paris? So, with a day or so of tourism to grind through, any suggestions? We'll probably slot in one of the major museums (my lovely bride has that part sorted out), but I need to figure out the hard questions: -Bols experience or Heineken experience: is either worth 10 Euros? When I was student I earned money showing tourists around in the Heineken brewery and I was always amazed most Americans really seemed to like the beer. Of course I pretended to share their enthousiasm. It always brought me a lot of tips. y other cute little brewery/distillery tours that are worth the trip? No -any post-Tour crits in town that day? Not as far as I know should see? Making a roundtrip of the canals seems to be a tourist trap, but it's really the best way to see Amsterdam in short time. Where's a good place to rent a tandem if we have an hour or so to ride around? You can rent a tandem at Rent a Bike at the Damstraat (near the Dam), and probably also at the Central Station. Also, I'd like to fit in, so if anyone can provide me with the lyrics to the national anthem (I think it's called "Dutch-land uber alles" or something like that), I'd appreciate it. Close. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmus Benjo |
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"benjo maso" wrote: "Ryan Cousineau" wrote in message ... For once, this is less of a joke than usual. I'm going to be making a very brief stopover in Amsterdam on Thursday and Friday, and want to know if there's anything especially noteworthy I should see in and around town. Last time I was passing through, I did the touristy-but-amusing two-hour bus tour, which included a pass through the red light district and a trip to the cheese shop/clog store (...) and a viewing of the Rembrandt windmill (or a Rembrandt windmill, I can't remember). We call it the Rembrandt house, and I never noticed it has wings or vanes. Are you sure you're not confusing it with the Moulin Rouge in Paris? http://travel.webshots.com/photo/130...64232171loPPIv That one, or very similar (they all look alike to me). So, with a day or so of tourism to grind through, any suggestions? We'll probably slot in one of the major museums (my lovely bride has that part sorted out), but I need to figure out the hard questions: -Bols experience or Heineken experience: is either worth 10 Euros? When I was student I earned money showing tourists around in the Heineken brewery and I was always amazed most Americans really seemed to like the beer. Of course I pretended to share their enthousiasm. It always brought me a lot of tips. I'm lately obsessed with wheat beer (weissbier? Hefeweizen?) and strong ales on lees (Unibroue, which for me is a domestic beer). Heineken is not really an obvious first choice. Making a roundtrip of the canals seems to be a tourist trap, but it's really the best way to see Amsterdam in short time. Good to hear. My lovely bride wants to do that. Where's a good place to rent a tandem if we have an hour or so to ride around? You can rent a tandem at Rent a Bike at the Damstraat (near the Dam), and probably also at the Central Station. Also, I'd like to fit in, so if anyone can provide me with the lyrics to the national anthem (I think it's called "Dutch-land uber alles" or something like that), I'd appreciate it. Close. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmus Heh. You are very patient with me, Benjo! Thanks for the suggestions. -- Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/ "I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos |
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http://travel.nytimes.com/gst/travel...TERDAM&x=9&y=7 KNOW THE LYRICS? "in the port of amsterdam" - oogle |
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"Ryan Cousineau" wrote in message ... In article , "benjo maso" wrote: "Ryan Cousineau" wrote in message ... For once, this is less of a joke than usual. I'm going to be making a very brief stopover in Amsterdam on Thursday and Friday, and want to know if there's anything especially noteworthy I should see in and around town. Last time I was passing through, I did the touristy-but-amusing two-hour bus tour, which included a pass through the red light district and a trip to the cheese shop/clog store (...) and a viewing of the Rembrandt windmill (or a Rembrandt windmill, I can't remember). We call it the Rembrandt house, and I never noticed it has wings or vanes. Are you sure you're not confusing it with the Moulin Rouge in Paris? http://travel.webshots.com/photo/130...64232171loPPIv That one, or very similar (they all look alike to me). I see! It's at the Amstel, between Amsterdam and Ouderkerk. I passing by it about 100 times a year. It's next to a statue of Rembrandt making a sketch. So it's called Rembrandt-windmill? I didn't know ... So, with a day or so of tourism to grind through, any suggestions? We'll probably slot in one of the major museums (my lovely bride has that part sorted out), but I need to figure out the hard questions: -Bols experience or Heineken experience: is either worth 10 Euros? When I was student I earned money showing tourists around in the Heineken brewery and I was always amazed most Americans really seemed to like the beer. Of course I pretended to share their enthousiasm. It always brought me a lot of tips. I'm lately obsessed with wheat beer (weissbier? Hefeweizen?) and strong ales on lees (Unibroue, which for me is a domestic beer). Heineken is not really an obvious first choice. Holland doesn't have much good beer. We should never have given away Belgium in 1830... Besides, think how many Tours, classics, world championships, etc. we could have won, if we hadn't been so stupid. Making a roundtrip of the canals seems to be a tourist trap, but it's really the best way to see Amsterdam in short time. Good to hear. My lovely bride wants to do that. Where's a good place to rent a tandem if we have an hour or so to ride around? You can rent a tandem at Rent a Bike at the Damstraat (near the Dam), and probably also at the Central Station. Also, I'd like to fit in, so if anyone can provide me with the lyrics to the national anthem (I think it's called "Dutch-land uber alles" or something like that), I'd appreciate it. Close. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmus Heh. You are very patient with me, Benjo! Thanks for the suggestions. We're obliged to do anything to tempt tourists to come to Holland ... Benjo |
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Ryan Cousineau wrote: For once, this is less of a joke than usual. I'm going to be making a very brief stopover in Amsterdam on Thursday and Friday, and want to know if there's anything especially noteworthy I should see in and around town. Yeah, go visit Utrecht. Last time I was passing through, I did the touristy-but-amusing two-hour bus tour, which included a pass through the red light district and a trip to the cheese shop/clog store (...) and a viewing of the Rembrandt windmill (or a Rembrandt windmill, I can't remember). The RijksMuseum is really great. An amazing variety of things there, from paintings to silversmithing to gunsmithing. And more! Well worth a visit. Restaurant de Luwte (26-28 Leliegracht) is quite good. Walk around. Much more fun. -- tanx, Howard Never take a tenant with a monkey. remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok? |
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benjo maso schreef:
and a viewing of the Rembrandt windmill (or a Rembrandt windmill, I can't remember). We call it the Rembrandt house, and I never noticed it has wings or vanes. Are you sure you're not confusing it with the Moulin Rouge in Paris? http://travel.webshots.com/photo/130...64232171loPPIv That one, or very similar (they all look alike to me). I see! It's at the Amstel, between Amsterdam and Ouderkerk. I passing by it about 100 times a year. It's next to a statue of Rembrandt making a sketch. The money shot: http://www.amsterdamimage.com/main.p...serialNumber=2 -- E. Dronkert |
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