Full article: Ice skating on the canals of Amsterdam

Every few years the weather in Amsterdam gets cold enough to allow people to ice skate the canals.

Here's video to prove it.

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Full article: Amsterdam’s nicest shopping street: Haarlemmerstraat and Haarlemmerdijk

While Amsterdam’s most expensive shopping street, the P.C. Hooftstraat, was recently rated third on a list of the world’s nicest places to shop, shoppers throughout the Netherlands have selected the city's Haarlemmerdijk and Haarlemmerstraat as, together, the nicest shopping street in Holland.

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Full article: Amsterdam weather in February

February is the coldest month throughout the Netherlands, and the the coldest time of the year to spend in Amsterdam.

But it's also one of the driest months, and with the lengthening days you'll see a bit more sun.

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Full article: Living statues causing problems in Amsterdam

The municipality of Amsterdam will examine whether its policies for street artists can be tightened.

A sharp increase in the number of East European street performers is causing much trouble in the city's center.

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Full article: Amsterdam canals: 51 drownings over the past three years

Over the past three years 51 people have drowned in the canals of Amsterdam. Only one of those casualties occurred as the result of a crime.

Most of the victims were drunks who fell in while trying to relieve themselves.

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Full article: Amsterdam weather in January

January tends to be Amsterdam's coldest month. Expect anything from gloomy days with (near) freezing temperatures to deep blue, cloudless skies with lots of sun.

Plan for rain and don't be surprised to see snow...

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Full article: Café Tabac, Amsterdam

Located at what many consider to be one of the most beautiful spots in Amsterdam -- the corner of Prinsengracht and Brouwersgracht -- Café Tabac is a popular pub known for its friendly staff and customers.

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Full article: Amsterdam girls on bikes — in slow motion

In Amsterdam bicycling is seen primarily as the best way to get from point A to point B in a 700+ years old city that was not designed for heavy traffic.

But tourists also view cycling in Amsterdam as a tourist attraction -- either as a fun activity or a spectator sport.

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Full article: Water in Amsterdam’s canals quite salty

It's not recommended, but if you were daring enough to take a few sips of water you'll notice a marked difference: the water in the IJ -- the river behind Amsterdam Central Station -- is considerably saltier than the water in, say, the Leidsegracht, a canal in the center of Amsterdam.

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Full article: Amsterdam 12th on most liveable cities list

Amsterdam ranks 12th in a list of the world's most livable cities -- advancing from the 13th place it has occupied for the past four years.

As usual European cities dominate the worldwide rankings of locations with the best quality of living reported in Mercer's Quality of Living survey.

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