Travel Reference
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Bloemenmarkt
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Looiersmarkt
Shops and Markets
Albert Cuypmarkt
Amsterdam's largest general
market runs all the way down
this long street in the Pijp area,
touting everything from fresh
fish to footwear. Come here for
fabrics, but don't come here for
clothes
(see p108)
.
that it's only the well-honied that
tend to part with their cash here.
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Dam 1
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Map N3
Bloemenmarkt
Amsterdam's famous
floating flower market - the
stalls still float, but now they are
permanent
(see p108)
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Blokker
This cheap and cheerful
chainstore purveying uninten-
tionally kitsch interior supplies -
be that a coffee cup or a toilet
brush - has become something
of an institution in the Nether-
lands. One regular customer
even requested that her ashes
should be scattered in one.
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Various branches
Albert Cuypmarkt
Boerenmarkt
Amsterdam's organic
Saturday “farmer's market” is
a treat rather than a routine
shopping trip. Cruise the stalls
to the accompaniment of some
fine busking and sample free
goats' cheese and other goodies
- plus freshly-baked bread,
flowers and a fabulous fungi
selection.
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Noordermarkt
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Map D2
Albert Heijn
Albert Heijn is a rather
upmarket supermarket chain -
there's at least one in each area
of town. A little pricey, but the
selection is wide, the aisles are
wide, and they're wide awake:
unusually, several centrally
located branches stay open until
10pm.
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Various branches
De Bijenkorf
Named “The Beehive”
(which just about sums it up if
you're here at the weekend),
Amsterdam's prestigious
department store caters for
everyone from children to
clubbers. Often described as the
Dutch Harrods, prices ensure
Looiersmarkt
Burrow away to your heart's
content in this highly browsable
and perpetually intriguing indoor
warren of antiques and collect-
ibles. When you've dug out
some bargains, there's also a
café where you can put your
weary feet up
(see p100)
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