Articles tagged ‘museums’

Vondelpark - Amsterdam’s central park

By Roger | March 24th, 2008 | Add a Comment »

By far Amsterdam’s largest and most famous park, Vondelpark is often compared to New York City’s Central Park. The size and shape are very similar between the two, but Vondelpark isn’t particularly central, although the location is still quite handy for most visitors.
Just as with NYC’s Central Park, Vondelpark has a loop road that [...]

 

April in Amsterdam

By Roger | March 5th, 2008 | Add a Comment »

As the first month of the year when you can expect reasonably pleasant weather most every day, April can be a great time to visit Amsterdam for people who like to avoid crowds without having to worry about bringing a parka. The year’s events calendar begins to pick up steam, and the blossoming of the [...]

 

Rijksmuseum won’t completely reopen until 2012, or later

By Roger | February 28th, 2008 | Add a Comment »

Sad news this week for Amsterdam museum-goers as the city announced that the Rijksmuseum, which was most recently scheduled to reopen after a renovation in 2010, now won’t complete the massive overhaul until late 2012 or early 2013. The country’s most impressive “State Museum” has been mostly closed to the public since 2003, so now [...]

 

Amsterdam Coffeeshops FAQ - Other recreational drugs

By Roger | January 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This is part of an Amsterdam Coffeeshops FAQ series
>>go to the main Amsterdam Coffeeshops FAQ page
>>go to the main Amsterdam Coffeeshops overview page

What about other recreational drugs?
Mushrooms
“Magic” mushrooms were recently banned so those are likely going to be unavailable in the city’s notorious “smart shops.” The owners of the shops have pledged that they’ll try [...]