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This depressing account just made me wish the author could enjoy Amsterdam instead of work in that miserable coffee shop. Try a museum, visit a castle, take a b

This depressing account just made me wish the author could enjoy Amsterdam instead of work in that miserable coffee shop. Try a museum, visit a castle, take a boat ride, have some world class omelette. Like most other places, visiting Amsterdam is what you make it to be.

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ivolimmen 3y ago
I sometimes work in Amsterdam. It's near my house. I hate tourists in Amsterdam. They clearly come to my capital for the wrong things. Plus they only visit the capitol; there are so many nice cities in the Netherlands to visit, some are even more beautiful than Amsterdam. To cater to the tourists the city also changed for the worst.
- bosie 3y ago
  Which cities would you recommend then?
  - jbaiter 3y ago
    Utrecht is beautiful
  - angulardragon03 3y ago
    You really can go anywhere. Rotterdam, The Hague, Haarlem, Leiden, Delft, Gouda, Utrecht, Zaandam, maybe even Alphen aan den Rijn. I’d even consider Groningen on this list (although Groningen is a 2 hour journey). These are all places within approximately an hour or less by train of Amsterdam’s central station, that have fantastic culture (lots of art, history, and other museums), and are (mostly) classic old Dutch cities. Don’t get me wrong, Amsterdam has some nice museums that I also go to occasionally too, but if you want to go and see Dutch things that are just as nice without the crowds, you can go almost anywhere else.
  - puchatek 3y ago
    Nijmegen!
- noAnswer 3y ago
  Says every person who lives in a capital city ever. :-)
- andsoitis 3y ago
  > I hate tourists in Amsterdam. I wonder whether that might explain a number of incidents where I've been treated very very rudely when I've visited Amsterdam or Rotterdam, even when I'm not "one of those toursists".
- zoky 3y ago
  I only had two days to spend in the Netherlands with my family a few months ago, so we went to Amsterdam. I’ve never smoked so much as a puff of marijuana in my life, but I’m still glad I went. I was a bit put off by the prevalence of the whole weed culture thing, but it was a really cool town with some really nice museums and parks. Probably the thing I found most interesting about Amsterdam was it was the only place in the world I’ve ever seen dedicated traffic lanes for five distinct modes of transportation on one single street—pedestrians, bicycles, cars, trains, and boats.
- op00to 3y ago
  You're describing tourists since time immemorial.
- cafard 3y ago
  The wrong things? A visit to the Museumplein, looking into the Beguinhof, shopping, dining at restaurants? Perhaps you can post a list of the right things.
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- tgv 3y ago
  I'd rather they stay in Amsterdam. A few tourists, a bit more in summer, fine, but the droves that Amsterdam attracts, no. Complain to your city council. They're the ones driving the Amsterdam and Holland tourism campaigns.

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ivolimmen 3y ago

I sometimes work in Amsterdam. It's near my house. I hate tourists in Amsterdam. They clearly come to my capital for the wrong things. Plus they only visit the capitol; there are so many nice cities in the Netherlands to visit, some are even more beautiful than Amsterdam. To cater to the tourists the city also changed for the worst.

bosie 3y ago
Which cities would you recommend then?
- jbaiter 3y ago
  Utrecht is beautiful
- angulardragon03 3y ago
  You really can go anywhere. Rotterdam, The Hague, Haarlem, Leiden, Delft, Gouda, Utrecht, Zaandam, maybe even Alphen aan den Rijn. I’d even consider Groningen on this list (although Groningen is a 2 hour journey). These are all places within approximately an hour or less by train of Amsterdam’s central station, that have fantastic culture (lots of art, history, and other museums), and are (mostly) classic old Dutch cities. Don’t get me wrong, Amsterdam has some nice museums that I also go to occasionally too, but if you want to go and see Dutch things that are just as nice without the crowds, you can go almost anywhere else.
- puchatek 3y ago
  Nijmegen!
noAnswer 3y ago
Says every person who lives in a capital city ever. :-)
andsoitis 3y ago
> I hate tourists in Amsterdam. I wonder whether that might explain a number of incidents where I've been treated very very rudely when I've visited Amsterdam or Rotterdam, even when I'm not "one of those toursists".
zoky 3y ago
I only had two days to spend in the Netherlands with my family a few months ago, so we went to Amsterdam. I’ve never smoked so much as a puff of marijuana in my life, but I’m still glad I went. I was a bit put off by the prevalence of the whole weed culture thing, but it was a really cool town with some really nice museums and parks. Probably the thing I found most interesting about Amsterdam was it was the only place in the world I’ve ever seen dedicated traffic lanes for five distinct modes of transportation on one single street—pedestrians, bicycles, cars, trains, and boats.
op00to 3y ago
You're describing tourists since time immemorial.
cafard 3y ago
The wrong things? A visit to the Museumplein, looking into the Beguinhof, shopping, dining at restaurants? Perhaps you can post a list of the right things.
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tgv 3y ago
I'd rather they stay in Amsterdam. A few tourists, a bit more in summer, fine, but the droves that Amsterdam attracts, no. Complain to your city council. They're the ones driving the Amsterdam and Holland tourism campaigns.