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In-Depth Information
Amsterdam
Local Life
Insider tips to help you find the real city
After doing the tourist sights, seek out the offbeat music clubs, bohemian artist
quarters, sweet patisseries and quirky local shops that make up the locals' Ams-
terdam. Count on brown cafes and canals making appearances.
Shopping the Jordaan & Western Canals (
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› Small, oddball shops
› Cafes
› Vintage & farmers markets
You probably didn't realise you needed antique eyeglasses, artisanal cheese or a hand-
bound art book. But these surprises happen as you ramble through the enchanted web of
Jordaan lanes. The other thing that happens: you'll get lost. No worries. Atmospheric cafes
pop up to lend a guiding beverage.
Discovering Bohemian De Pijp (
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› Ethnic eateries
› Amsterdam's biggest market
› Music venues
De Pijp is like its own little village: people from many walks of life - workers, intellectu-
als, immigrants, prostitutes - mingle at the neighbourhood-spanning street market, then
take the conversation to the jazzy little corner cafes and cool-cat clubs.
