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Amsterdam on a Budget
Hostels and
Camping
There are several popular
youth hostels (see box) .
Vondelpark is especially
recommended, with
private rooms as well as
dormitories. Vliegenbos
is a designated youth
campsite. The Amster-
damse Bos campsite also
has wooden cabins for
hire, and, like Gaasper, is
suited to families. (See
also Budget Hotels, p149.)
Free Sights
Special places that
can be visited free of
charge include: the Civic
Guards Gallery of the
Amsterdams Historisch
Museum (see p26) ;
hofjes (see p92) ; the
Begijnhof (see p22) ;
Hollandse Manege (see
p117) ; the Rijksmuseum
Garden (see p14) ; and
Bloemenmarkt (see p109) .
and concerts in the
Vondelpark to the
miniature train in
Amstelpark, or just
feeding the goats in
Amsterdamse Bos.
Cheap Eats
You can keep hunger
at bay without entering a
restaurant in Amsterdam,
with its many food stalls
selling raw herring,
smoked fish, chips with
mayonnaise, belegde
broodjes (filled bread
rolls), waffles, pancakes
and delicious, sugary
poffertjes - and there are
plenty of cheap cafés.
Free Music
There is plenty of
music in the air, from the
carillons of the Wester-
toren, Zuidertoren and
Munttoren, to barrel
organs, street performers
and live bands in late-
night bars. Free lunch-
time concerts are held at
the Concertgebouw (Wed),
Stopera (Tue in winter),
English Reformed Church
(summer) and Thomas-
kerk (alternate Tuesdays).
Discount Cards
Under-26-year-olds
can apply for a CJP for
bargains on some per-
forming arts tickets (see
p136) . The Amsterdam
Pass represents good
value for money. The
Museumkaart allows free
admission to more than
400 museums in the
Netherlands (see p136) .
Hostels and
Campsites
Hans Brinker
Kerkstraat 136 020
622 0687
The Bulldog
Oude Zijds Voorburgwal
218-220 020 620 3822
Flying Pig Palace
Vossiusstraat 4 020
400 4187
Stayokay Vondelpark
Zandpad 5 020 589
8996
Amsterdamse Bos
Camping
Kleine Noorddijk 1,
Amstelveen 020 641
6868
Gaasper Camping
Loosdrechtdreef 7
020 696 7326
Vliegenbos Camping
Meeuwenlaan 138
020 636 8855
Public Transport
A strippenkaart (see
p135) is better value than
single tram tickets. The
Amsterdam Pass (see
p136) includes free public
transport. The All Amster-
dam Transport Pass buys
you a day's unlimited use
of the transport system.
Free Film and
Theatre
There are free perform-
ances at the Vondelpark's
open-air theatre, and free
screenings in summer at
the Nederlands Film-
museum (see p116) .
Tickets
To see what's on,
consult Uitkrant , Day by
Day and Amsterdam
Weekly . The best place
to book tickets is AUB in
Leidseplein (see p134) .
Markets
The outdoor markets
of Albert Cuypmarkt,
Waterlooplein and
Noordermarkt, and the
indoor bargain basement
Rommelmarkt, are all
places where you can
find food, clothing and
bric-a-brac for next to
nothing (see p62) .
Parks
Amsterdam's parks
offer endless free enter-
tainment, from theatre
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