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Amsterdam in November
My wife and I will be visiting Amsterdam in November. We are in our
50s, like walking, cycling, fresh air, classical music and the odd art gallery. Any suggestions for "must-sees", nice walks, trips out of town, etc? Thanks |
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54321keith:
My wife and I will be visiting Amsterdam in November. Weatherwise, expect anything between -5C/snow and 15C/sunshine. It might rain heavily as well. We are in our 50s, like walking, Amsterdam is a compact city. Walking would be all of the town's center, especially the canal circles and the parks (Vondelpark, Sarphatipark) cycling, Rent a bike from Central Station, and do the "Waterland Route"! 20 miles of typical Dutch landscape just north of Amsterdam, where you'll see small unspoilt villages, wooden houses, old dikes and polders. Bring a rain suit and pullovers. fresh air, Around Amsterdam? Your best bet would be a sailing tour on the IJsselmeer or a walk on the IJmuiden beach/harbor. In case you go there, eat fish! You won't get any better fish than in IJmuiden. classical music and the odd art gallery. Plenty. http://www.concertgebouw.nl/cgb/live....jsp?kindid=71 http://www.channels.nl/amsterdam/all_galeries.html Any suggestions for "must-sees", Do a canal boat ride. You won't regret it. -- Erick |
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54321keith wrote:
My wife and I will be visiting Amsterdam in November. We are in our 50s, like walking, cycling, fresh air, classical music and the odd art gallery. Any suggestions for "must-sees", nice walks, trips out of town, etc? For music- a visit to the Concertgebouw, both for the hall and the orchestra. Art- several very fine galleries- if you had to choose one, I'd recommend the Rijksmuseum- even if just for the Vermeer's! Consider cycling in Amsterdam itself- it's a friendly city for bicycles in my experience, and a nice way to get around. We did it in fairly chilly October weather and it was fine. -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org |
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Erick T. Barkhuis -o-m wrote:
54321keith: [] Any suggestions for "must-sees", Do a canal boat ride. You won't regret it. I've never done one- maybe I should consider it! -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org |
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On 1 Sep 2006 08:18:44 -0700, "54321keith"
wrote: My wife and I will be visiting Amsterdam in November. We are in our 50s, like walking, cycling, fresh air, classical music and the odd art gallery. Any suggestions for "must-sees", nice walks, trips out of town, etc? Thanks Make a pleasant trip to http://www.jack-travel.com/Amsterdam...sPageRight.htm and you will have all the answers Jack |
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On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:31:21 +0200, Martin wrote:
On 1 Sep 2006 08:18:44 -0700, "54321keith" wrote: My wife and I will be visiting Amsterdam in November. We are in our 50s, like walking, cycling, fresh air, classical music and the odd art gallery. Any suggestions for "must-sees", nice walks, trips out of town, etc? Out of town visits: Train to Enkhuizen or Leiden both about 30 minutes away. Avoid Volendam. Hoorn is interesting as well - on the same rail route as Enkhuizen. Keith, Bristol, UK Email: usenet[dot]20[dot]keefy[at]spamgourmet[dot]com This is a sp*mtrap, but I will get your mail! |
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"Martin" wrote in message ... On 1 Sep 2006 08:18:44 -0700, "54321keith" wrote: My wife and I will be visiting Amsterdam in November. We are in our 50s, like walking, cycling, fresh air, classical music and the odd art gallery. Any suggestions for "must-sees", nice walks, trips out of town, etc? Out of town visits: Train to Enkhuizen or Leiden both about 30 minutes away. Avoid Volendam. I keep waiting for Cathy to reply to this sort of question. Did she see the cheeses? JohnT |
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Keith Anderson:
Hoorn is interesting as well - on the same rail route as Enkhuizen. The difference: you'll want to visit Hoorn on a Saturday (large street market) and Enkhuizen on a weekday (nice and quiet, especially in November). -- Erick |
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Martin:
On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:13:57 +0100, Keith Anderson Hoorn is interesting as well - on the same rail route as Enkhuizen. and the steam train through the bulb fields from Hoorn To Medemblik Bulb fields? November? -- Erick |
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