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Zigbee quarterly - 6/8/02

A June 2002 trip to Amsterdam by gmulligan

Hotel Photo - Hotel Amsterdam de Roode Leeuw, Amsterdam, Netherlands More Photos
Quote: This was my first trip to Europe. Amsterdam was very different from what I expected.

Hotel Amsterdam de Roode Leeuw

Hotel

Hotel Photo - Hotel Amsterdam de Roode Leeuw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Quote:
This is a small hotel down Damrak from the train station. It is a nice small hotel. The standard rooms are very small, as to be expected in Europe. The deluxe room is a decent size. The hotel offers high speed internet for $5 per day.

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on October 20, 2003

Hotel Amsterdam de Roode Leeuw
DAMRAK 93 94
Amsterdam, Netherlands
31-20-5550666

Restaurant Café in de Waag

Restaurant | "De Waag"

De Waag Photo - Restaurant Café in de Waag, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Quote:
While the restaurant was highly recommended, I did not like it at all. The staff was difficult and there was little service. They ran out of bread and getting a plain salad was impossible.

It was very noisy and the food was nothing special. I think people come because the of the building the restaurant is in, not for the food, service, or value.

Member Rating 1 out of 5 on October 20, 2003

Restaurant Café in de Waag
Nieuwmarkt 4
Amsterdam, Netherlands
(020) 422-7772

New Season Chinese

Restaurant

Quote:
I don't think you go to Amsterdam to get Chinese food. I wanted to find Kung Pao chicken, but in all of the restaurants that I passed they didn't seem to offer it. I asked here and they said that Gon Bo Kai was Kung Pao--it wasn't. It was bland.

Member Rating 1 out of 5 on October 20, 2003

New Season Chinese
Warmoesstr 39
Amsterdam, Netherlands
(020) 625-6125

Restaurant de Portugees

Restaurant

Quote:
This place was awful. It was smelly and the food was awful. Had I not been with a group I would have walked out.

I would never go back. I'm adding it here so I remember not to go here if I am ever back in Amsterdam.

Member Rating 1 out of 5 on October 20, 2003

Restaurant de Portugees
Zeedjik 39
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Restaurant 't Swarte Schaep

Restaurant

Quote:
This was a great restaurant. Unfortunately it was closing down just after we ate there. The sports bar downstairs bought it! Excellent food and excellent service. This place will be missed.

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on October 20, 2003

Restaurant 't Swarte Schaep
Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 24
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Bus Tour

Attraction

Windmill Photo - Amsterdam Bus Tour, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Quote:
This is a nice tour around Amsterdam. The tour guide was very good and we saw quite a bit of Amsterdam. Anne Frank's house was insipring to really try to understand what they were going though. The diamond cutting tour was awful. Very little time was spent on how they get diamonds or cut them or rate them. It really was more of a pushy sales job to get you to buy something. They lock you in a room to "tell you about diamonds" and show you some, but it seems like they won't unlock the door until someone buys something. Then the long walk out is past counter after counter of jewelry with everyone asking you to buy something. Skip this and wander the street while everyone else is ins...Read More

Member Rating 2 out of 5 on October 20, 2003

Amsterdam Bus Tour
Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Canal Cruises

Attraction | "Amsterdam Canal Tour"

Canal Photo - Amsterdam Canal Cruises, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Quote:
The canals are a sight to see. All of the house boats all over the place. This was a fun tour, even when it was raining.

Member Rating 2 out of 5 on October 20, 2003

Amsterdam Canal Cruises

Amsterdam

Madame Tussaud

Attraction | "Madame Trousade's Wax Museum"

Wax Museum Photo - Madame Tussaud, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Quote:
The wax figures were amazingly lifelike. Once I was waiting for the man in front of me to move. After getting irritated, only then did I realize I was waiting behind a wax person!

Later I was intrigued by a wax lady. When I went to look at the details of her fingers she asked me if I needed help! Yes--for cardiac arrest!

It is a great place to visit!

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on October 20, 2003

Madame Tussaud
Dam 20
Amsterdam, Netherlands 1012 NP
+31 20 522 10 10

Van Gogh Museum

Attraction | "Van Gough Museum"

Van Gough Museum Photo - Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Quote:
It is a nice, clean museum, but unless you really like Van Gough, it isn't that great. I think his paintings are ok, but I am not in awe of them and I'm not sure what all the fuss is. I think that if he were alive he would not be discovered at all. Maybe it is just because he was painting so long ago.

Member Rating 2 out of 5 on October 20, 2003

Van Gogh Museum
Paulus Potterstraat 7
Amsterdam, Netherlands 1071 CX
+31 (20) 570 52 00

Street Artisians

Attraction

Street Performer Photo - Street Artisians, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Quote:
These people put all sorts of makeup on and then stand around like statues, robots, painters, etc. Some of them are amazing and can stand still forever. They will also interact with you, which is fun.

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on October 20, 2003

Street Artisians
Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Coffee Shops

Story/Tip

Quote:
I made the mistake of going into a "coffee shop" to get an espresso. They don't sell espresso in these shops. I was told that I had to go down the street to get "coffee for kids"!

About the Writer

gmulligan

gmulligan
Colorado Springs, Colorado

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