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Canal Tours
ceilings, and dim lights. It is a tracks make cycling an
friendly place, and often a social There are many operators in extremely popular activity,
focus for the neighbor hood. Amsterdam offering canal even within cities. Yellow Bike
There are hundreds in tours. In addition to the organizes excursions in and
Amsterdam, but one of the best daytime sightseeing trips, there around Amsterdam between
is the tiny ‘t Doktertje. are night cruises, which often April and October, while the
For many visitors, a stay in feature cheese-and-wine US-based Euro-Bike and
the Netherlands is incomplete refreshments, a stop at a pub, Walking Tours arranges week-
without a trip to a smoking or a romantic candlelit dinner. long tours around the whole
coffee shop, where cannabis Lovers cruises are the most country. Cycletours Holland
is openly sold and, since the reasonably priced, while has a number of “bike-and-
smoking ban was introduced, P. Kooij are more upscale. boat” itineraries covering the
smoked in designated areas. main regions of interest. For
Though technically illegal, the Cycling those who wish to do things
sale of soft drugs is tolerated by independently, bicycles can
the authorities if it remains It is claimed that there are more be rented easily from many
discreet. Siberië is one of the bicycles in the Netherlands than outlets across the country,
smaller, more relaxed places in inhabitants. The endlessly flat and at more than 100 train
Amsterdam, while The Bulldog landscape and thousands of stations. The VVV are able to
is more tourist-filled. miles of well-maintained cycle supply detailed route maps.
DIRECTORY
Department Entertainment ∑ heineken-music- Brown Cafés and
Stores Tickets hall.nl Coffee Shops
De Bijenkorf Last Minute Koninklijk Theater The Bulldog
Carré
Leidseplein 15,
Dam 1, Amsterdam. Ticketshop Amstel 115–125, Amsterdam.
Tel 0900-0919. Leidseplein 26, Amsterdam. Amsterdam. Tel 0900-252 Tel 020-627 1908.
Wagenstraat 32, Den Haag. ∑ lastminuteticket 5255. ∑ carre.nl ‘t Doktertje
shop.nl
Tel 0900-0919. De Meervaart Rozenboomsteeg 4,
Coolsingel 105, VVV I amsterdam Meer en Vaart 300, Amsterdam.
Rotterdam. Tel 0900-0919. ∑ iamsterdam.com Amsterdam. Tel 020-626 4427.
Magna Plaza Entertainment Tel 020-410 7700. Siberië
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal Venues ∑ meervaart.nl Brouwersgracht 11,
182, Amsterdam. Alto Jazz Café De Melkweg Amsterdam.
∑ magnaplaza.nl Korte Leidsedwarsstraat Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Tel 020-623 5909.
115, Amsterdam. Amsterdam. Tel 020-531 Canal Tours
Specialist Items Tel 020-626 3249. 8181. ∑ melkweg.nl
Muziekgebouw Lovers
Albert Heijn Bimhuis aan ‘t IJ Opposite Prins
Jodenbreestraat 21, Piet Heinkade 3, Piet Heinkade 1, Hendrikkade 26,
Amsterdam. Amsterdam. Tel 020-788 Amsterdam. Amsterdam. Tel 020-530
Tel 020-624 1249. 2188.∑ bimhuis.nl Tel 020-788 2000. 1090. ∑ lovers.nl
De Bierkoning De Brakke Grond ∑ muziekgebouw.nl P. Kooij
Paleisstraat 125, Vlaams Cultureel Centrum, Nationale Opera & Opposite Rokin 125,
Nes 45, Amsterdam. Ballet Amsterdam. Tel 020-623
Amsterdam. Tel 020-622 9014. Amstel 3, Amsterdam. 3810. ∑ rederijkooij.nl
Tel 020-625 2336. ∑ brakkegrond.nl Tel 020-625 5455.
Galleria d’Arte Concertgebouw ∑ operaballet.nl Cycling
Rinascimento Concertgebouwplein 2–6, Paradiso Cycletours Holland
Prinsengracht 170, Amsterdam. Weteringschans 6–8, Buiksloterweg 7a,
Amsterdam. Tel 020-671 8345. Amsterdam. Tel 020-626 Amsterdam. Tel 020-521
Tel 020-622 7509. ∑ concertgebouw.nl 4521. ∑ paradiso.nl 8400. ∑ cycletours.nl
Gassan Diamonds Felix Meritis Stadsschouwburg Euro-Bike and
Walking Tours
Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat Keizersgracht 324, Leidseplein 26, Amsterdam. Tel 1-800-575 1540.
Tel 020-624 2311.
Amsterdam.
173, Amsterdam. Tel 020-627 9477. ∑ ssba.nl ∑ eurobike.com
Tel 020-622 5333. ∑ felixmeritis.nl
Theater Bellevue Yellow Bike
Jorrit Heinen Heineken Music Hall Leidsekade 90, Amsterdam. Nieuwezijds Kolk 29,
Muntplein 12, Amsterdam. Blvd 590, Amsterdam Zuid Tel 020-530 5301. Amsterdam. Tel 020-620
Tel 020-623 2271. Oost. Tel 0900-6874 242. ∑ theaterbellevue.nl 6940. ∑ yellowbike.nl

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