See also [[travel:praguenotes]]

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=== Amsterdam - "The most laid back city in Europe?" ===


Hotel Quentin - hip & funky
  * http://www.eurocheapo.com/amsterdam/listings/selection/quentin.asp
  * Turns out this place is neither hip nor funky...
  * ...good location near Leidesplein Square
  * ...staff not super friendly, had a confusing, annoying hassle with paying, 3 people were murdered there a few months ago

Bars/Restaurants
  * Supper Club
  *a wonderful experience; 5 course fixed gourmet dinner (veggie too!) in a setting that's a cross between a club (disco), art installation, restaurant, and theater.  Highly recommended if you ever have the opportunity.
  *60 fixed dinner price, drinks extra
  * http://www.supperclub.nl
  * http://www.worldsbestbars.com/city/Amsterdam/[[supperclub]].asp

Other
  *Mobilia Woonstudio - design shop
  *http://www.mobiliawoonstudio.nl

  *De Zotte Proeflokaal
  *a wonderful little neighborhood pub with an amazing selection of Belgian beers, complete with a section just for Trappist brews.

  *eating lunch (fresh bread, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, fresh pesto...) at a cafe alongside one of the labyrinth like canals, sipping a beer watching the world go by.

  *NEMO museum
  *yes, just like the (two) tour books I have says, it's a kid's museum...

  *canal cruising
  *The favorite pastime of the city appears to be cruising around the many canals at a low rate of speed while drinking.  During certain times of year, the other favorite pastime of the male city dwellers is to pee on said boats from the many bridges *over* the canals.  The commercial tour boats in the city operate 364 days a year; the single day a year they don't run, Queens Day, is the one infamous for boat peeings on.

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Reference
  *http://www.lonelyplanet.com/subwwway/links.cfm?categoryID=1#227

Places that sounded good but will have to wait for next time.

Hotels
  * Hotel Prinsenhof - very spacious rooms
  * http://www.eurocheapo.com/amsterdam/listings/selection/prinsenhof.asp
  * Hotel Nadia
  * http://www.eurocheapo.com/amsterdam/listings/selection/nadia.asp

Cafes
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Cafe de Jaren
Nieuwe Doelenstraat 20-22
1012 CP Amsterdam
Tel (020) 62 55 771
Fax (020) 62 40 801
4 / 9 / 16 / 24 / 25 (stop: Muntplein)
A 'grand cafe', beautifully located on the river Amstel, also has a
restaurant upstairs.
http://www.cafe-de-jaren.nl/
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