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: Starbucks opening more stores in Amsterdam. Oy Vey!

Starbucks is making good on its threat to open more stores in Amsterdam. In our opinion Starbucks serves poor quality coffee at high prices, and that's not our only beef with this chain store.

When in Amsterdam, do as the locals do, and get a lekker bakkie koffie at a koffiehuis or brown cafe.

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Full article: “To the canals of Amsterdam I have pledged my whole heart”

Last Saturday saw the finale of the Prinsengrachtconcert (Concert at the Prinsengracht) -- part of an annual series of concerts on and around Amsterdam's canals.

The concert traditionally finishes with an ode to Amsterdam, a Dutch song called "Aan de Amsterdamse Grachten."

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Full article: Starbucks opens ten stores in Amsterdam and Randstad

In our opinion Starbucks Amsterdam = no stars and too many bucks.

While the chain has some fans true coffee connoisseurs will continue to shun Starbucks and instead opt for a good cup of coffee at local coffee hot spots such as Al Ponte and Lungoccino.

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Full article: Amsterdam Memory Game

Can you win the Amsterdam Memory Game?

The challenge is to find matching pairs of typical Amsterdam bridges, street brands, ladies behind red light windows, houses, architectural details, canal boats, kitsch Amsterdam souvenir, bikes, shop windows, famous Amsterdammers, et cetera.

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Full article: What would you trade for a trip to Amsterdam?

If you’re willing to part with something near and dear to your heart, you may be on your way to Amsterdam as the winner of a contest organized by Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions in partnership with Lloyd Hotel.

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Full article: Amsterdam a ‘cesspool’? Not even close, YouTube hit shows.

In the U.S., FOX News is considered by many to be a prime distributor of fertilizer.

Thus when a talking head on one of its shows referred to Amsterdam as a 'cesspool,' a graduate of Amsterdam's Film Academy posted a video reply to YouTube.

Statistics included...

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Full article: Dalai Lama to visit Netherlands

Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will soon visit the Netherlands.

Naturally, the Chinese government -- always a bundle of pleasure and joy -- is upset, and has already warned the Dutch government of possible consequences.

But what do Amsterdam's Chinese residents think of the upcoming visit? Radio Netherlands reports...

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Full article: Why the Dutch wear orange

Ever wonder why the Dutch are fond of the color orange?

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Full article: Amsterdam Tourist Information Search Engine

As we want to provide you with as much information about Amsterdam as possible we have added a Google-powered custom search engine that returns results not just from DutchAmsterdam.nl, but also from a selection of other Amsterdam tourist information websites.

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