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Where to go and what to see in 48 hours
Amsterdam Schiphol has better links with the UK than anywhere else on the planet, with connections from two dozen airports from Exeter to Inverness. Frequent trains (4.70 each way) from Schiphol airport take 18 24 minutes to reach Centraal Station (2). But be warned, the queue for tickets can be very long and there's no way for tourists to buy in advance online. The fast solution is to find the Holland Tourist Information office (hard to find, between the train station and baggage belt 8) and buy a transport pass valid for one, two or three days for 15, 20 or 25 respectively. It is valid for the airport train link and all public transport in Amsterdam.
Centraal Station (2) is planted north of the city's heart, on the south bank of the broad IJ river. The original medieval city straggles south from here to scruffy Dam Square (3). But Amsterdam owes its unique shape to the Canal Ring, a ripple of artificial waterways flanked by handsome townhouses, with cobbled streets united by bridges. To the west, is the former Huguenot district of Jordaan; to the south, the cultural concentration of the Museum Quarter; and to the east, the rejuvenated docklands.
Behind St Nicholas Basilica (7), start along Zeedijk from its northern entrance. This is the city's oldest street and marks the first successful attempt to keep the water at bay, with a dam on the Amstel river. Today, it is flanked by small businesses with a world's worth of cuisines.
While a touch tawdry these days, there are surprises such as copy hermes vintage bags the He Hua Buddhist temple (8), which welcomes visitors. The street joins Nieuwmarkt, dominated by De Waag (9) the oldest surviving city gate.
Continue along St Antoniesbreestraat, looking up at the menacing arch that leads to Zuiderkerk (10). Pause for a coffee at the Caf de Sluyswacht (11).
On the west side of the house, follow the canal and cross Waterlooplein to the modern City Hall (13), which has a long internal boulevard with an impressive timeline about the city's rise, decline and rise again. It also has the "datum line" for Amsterdam's water level, which is now a global reference, and a 26m long relief showing the height of various parts of the Netherlands.
Back on the other side of the IJ, you can retreat into the Golden Age of the 17th and 18th centuries, when the city grew rich, powerful and indulgent. The Caf copy hermes mens briefcase Papeneiland (17), at the corner of the Prinsengracht and the Brouwersgracht (00 31 20 624 1989) is an original "brown caf", so called because of an interior deeply stained by centuries of smoking. Despite its location in the Red Light District, the interior is chic and the dishes exquisite.
The best deal is the chance to sample four dishes that the chef chooses for you for copy hermes style bag 47.50, combined with four set wines for 27.50; formidable gastronomy for a total of 75. Book in advance.
The buds are beginning to open at the Begijnhof (19), a polygonal oasis in the city with gabled houses and two impressive churches. It was created for pious Catholic women who cared for the elderly. You can reach it from a doorway on Spui or through the entrance on Begijnenstraat.
The Begijnhofkapel, built in 1671, has deliberately anonymous doors (Catholicism was oppressed in the 17th century) but, once inside, the area fans out to reveal an wholesale fashion jewelry bracelets opulent interior. Sunday mass at 10am in Dutch (11.15am in French).
Directly opposite stands one of the city's finest Protestant places of worship: the Engelskerk, which was adopted by Presbyterians in 1607 and is now part of the Church of Scotland. The pulpit has panels decorated by a young Piet Mondriaan. Sunday service is at 10.30am. The highlight of the permanent collection is the breathtaking Gallery of Honour, where The Shooting Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq better known as Rembrandt's Night Watch is flanked by other Old Masters.
Starting this weekend are two superb new exhibitions. Catwalk, designed by the Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf, features fashion from William III's housecoat to a post war austerity dress made from aviators' fabric maps. The second exhibition is Breitner: Girl in Kimono, in which all 14 of George Hendrik Breitner's portraits of Geesje Kwak, painted between 1893 and 1896, are together for the first time.
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Amsterdam Schiphol has better links with the UK than anywhere else on the planet, with connections from two dozen airports from Exeter to Inverness. Frequent trains (4.70 each way) from Schiphol airport take 18 24 minutes to reach Centraal Station (2). But be warned, the queue for tickets can be very long and there's no way for tourists to buy in advance online. The fast solution is to find the Holland Tourist Information office (hard to find, between the train station and baggage belt 8) and buy a transport pass valid for one, two or three days for 15, 20 or 25 respectively. It is valid for the airport train link and all public transport in Amsterdam.
Centraal Station (2) is planted north of the city's heart, on the south bank of the broad IJ river. The original medieval city straggles south from here to scruffy Dam Square (3). But Amsterdam owes its unique shape to the Canal Ring, a ripple of artificial waterways flanked by handsome townhouses, with cobbled streets united by bridges. To the west, is the former Huguenot district of Jordaan; to the south, the cultural concentration of the Museum Quarter; and to the east, the rejuvenated docklands.
Behind St Nicholas Basilica (7), start along Zeedijk from its northern entrance. This is the city's oldest street and marks the first successful attempt to keep the water at bay, with a dam on the Amstel river. Today, it is flanked by small businesses with a world's worth of cuisines.
While a touch tawdry these days, there are surprises such as copy hermes vintage bags the He Hua Buddhist temple (8), which welcomes visitors. The street joins Nieuwmarkt, dominated by De Waag (9) the oldest surviving city gate.
Continue along St Antoniesbreestraat, looking up at the menacing arch that leads to Zuiderkerk (10). Pause for a coffee at the Caf de Sluyswacht (11).
On the west side of the house, follow the canal and cross Waterlooplein to the modern City Hall (13), which has a long internal boulevard with an impressive timeline about the city's rise, decline and rise again. It also has the "datum line" for Amsterdam's water level, which is now a global reference, and a 26m long relief showing the height of various parts of the Netherlands.
Back on the other side of the IJ, you can retreat into the Golden Age of the 17th and 18th centuries, when the city grew rich, powerful and indulgent. The Caf copy hermes mens briefcase Papeneiland (17), at the corner of the Prinsengracht and the Brouwersgracht (00 31 20 624 1989) is an original "brown caf", so called because of an interior deeply stained by centuries of smoking. Despite its location in the Red Light District, the interior is chic and the dishes exquisite.
The best deal is the chance to sample four dishes that the chef chooses for you for copy hermes style bag 47.50, combined with four set wines for 27.50; formidable gastronomy for a total of 75. Book in advance.
The buds are beginning to open at the Begijnhof (19), a polygonal oasis in the city with gabled houses and two impressive churches. It was created for pious Catholic women who cared for the elderly. You can reach it from a doorway on Spui or through the entrance on Begijnenstraat.
The Begijnhofkapel, built in 1671, has deliberately anonymous doors (Catholicism was oppressed in the 17th century) but, once inside, the area fans out to reveal an wholesale fashion jewelry bracelets opulent interior. Sunday mass at 10am in Dutch (11.15am in French).
Directly opposite stands one of the city's finest Protestant places of worship: the Engelskerk, which was adopted by Presbyterians in 1607 and is now part of the Church of Scotland. The pulpit has panels decorated by a young Piet Mondriaan. Sunday service is at 10.30am. The highlight of the permanent collection is the breathtaking Gallery of Honour, where The Shooting Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq better known as Rembrandt's Night Watch is flanked by other Old Masters.
Starting this weekend are two superb new exhibitions. Catwalk, designed by the Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf, features fashion from William III's housecoat to a post war austerity dress made from aviators' fabric maps. The second exhibition is Breitner: Girl in Kimono, in which all 14 of George Hendrik Breitner's portraits of Geesje Kwak, painted between 1893 and 1896, are together for the first time.
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