Travel Reference
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The Sights in a Day
Tick off the main sights in the morning. Take the escalators up to the top-floor
cafe of the
Centrale Bibliotheek Amsterdam
(
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)
for a great view of
the cityscape (and optional breakfast). Walk over the bridge to wild-looking
NEMO
(
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)
, Amsterdam's kiddie-mobbed science center; another free vista unfurls from
its terrace. Continue along the waterfront to
ARCAM
(
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)
to stock up on archi-
tectural info. Then plunge into
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
(
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)
, the treasure-rich
maritime museum.
Spend the afternoon exploring the Eastern Docklands' odd, mod architecture.
Pop into
Snel
(
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) for a sandwich to fortify. Then start wandering west-
ward, past buildings like the huge angular silver one dubbed 'the Whale'. Cross the bridge
to KNSM Eiland for drinks at
Kanis & Meiland
(
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)
or
Kompaszaal
(
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steamboat company arrivals hall.
Reserve ahead for dinner at
Fifteen
(
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), celeb chef Jamie Oliver's do-
good restaurant that trains underprivileged youth. Follow with an evening of mu-
sic. The big-gun
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
(
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)
, jazzy
Bimhuis
(
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)
and lower-priced
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
(
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) play notes nearby.
