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Absolute Danny (
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Getting There
Tram
Numerous tram lines go through the neighbourhood en route to Centraal Station (most via the Dam)
including trams 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 13, 16, 17, 24, 25 and 26.
Boat
Free ferries run to Amsterdam-Noord, departing from the piers behind Centraal Station.
The Sights in a Day
Fuel up with coffee and pastries at
Lanskroon
(
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)
. Nearby, look for
the secret courtyard at the
Begijnhof
(
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)
. Pop into the
Amsterdam
Museum
(
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)
to learn local history, then see it in person at the
Dam
(
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), where the city was founded. The 15th-century
Nieuwe Kerk
(
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)
and 17th-
century
Royal Palace
(
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)
also huddle here.
Grab a sandwich at
'Skek
(
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)
, and prepare to venture into the Red
Light District. There's more here than you think. The 700-year-old
Oude Kerk
(
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)
has a who's who of famous folks buried beneath its floor, while
Museum
Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder
(
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)
hides an entire, relic-rich church behind its
canal-house facade. You can see titillating stuff too: walk down Warmoesstraat or Oudez-
ijds Achterburgwal, past
Absolute Danny
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) and
Casa Rosso
(
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)
.
Fork into
stamppot
and other Dutch specialities at
Haesje Claes
(
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)
.
To try the famed Dutch
jenever
(gin), belly up to the bar at
Wynand Fockink
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)
or
In de Olofspoort
(
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)
. Or sip at
Hoppe
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)
on the
Spui, a cafe-ringed plaza that is the city's intellectual hub.