# Amsterdam By Ian Adams **Date Posted:** 1/3/2016 - Updated 5/1/25 Location: 🇳🇱 Amsterdam Visited: Jun 2024, Apr 2016 --- ![[Amsterdam Header.png]] ## Amsterdam [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam) - Is the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands. It has a population of 1,182,000 in 2024. - Bikes rule the city - 1.2 million bikes in this city, but only around 821,000 inhabitants. Amsterdam has over 400 km of bike lanes and several storage facilities. 25,000 bikes are thrown or disappearing in the Amsterdam canals every year [Source](https://www.meininger-hotels.com/blog/en/fun-facts-amsterdam/). - Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River, which was dammed to control flooding. Originally a small fishing village in the 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. ## Heineken Experience [Website](https://www.heinekenexperience.com/en/) - [Location](https://g.page/heineken-experience-amsterdam?share) ![[IMG_1827.jpg|300]] ![[IMG_1845.jpg|200]] ## Anne Frank House [Website](https://www.annefrank.org/nl/) - [Location](https://goo.gl/maps/v7cyeLXJJEx8dw5S7) ![[2016-04-02 10.39.38.jpg|300]] ![[IMG_2032.jpg|200]] - Museum house where Anne Frank & her family hid from the Nazis in a secret annex, during WWII. ## SkyLounge Amsterdam [Website](https://www.skyloungeamsterdam.com/) - [Location](https://g.page/SkyLoungeAmsterdam?share) ![[2016-03-31 18.38.17.jpg]] ## Waag [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waag,_Amsterdam) - [Location](https://g.page/waag-technology-and-society?share) ![[Pasted image 20250105102816.png|400]] - Originally a gate in the Medieval city walls but converted into a weighing house after the walls were demolished in the 17th century. The square was created when the canals around the Waag were filled in 1614, and was used as a marketplace (hence the name) ## National Monument [Location](https://goo.gl/maps/HhjNRUakW536bztU8) ![[Pasted image 20250105102914.png|300]] - Remembrance of WWII ## Royal Palace Amsterdam [Website](https://www.paleisamsterdam.nl/) - [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Palace_of_Amsterdam) - [Location](https://goo.gl/maps/yk8RdCQKiE7DyMdd6) ![[2016-04-01 08.34.12.jpg|300]] - Grand residence for royal receptions since 1808. ## Sexmuseum [Website](https://sexmuseumamsterdam.nl/) - [Location](https://g.page/sexmuseum-amsterdam?share) ![[Pasted image 20250105103012.png|200]] ## #Coffee ☕ - Screaming Beans - [Website](https://screamingbeans.nl/) - [Location](https://goo.gl/maps/f4VgNVYFQ86UVJic7) ## Accommodation: - The Student Hotel - [Website](http://bedtalks.nl/) - [Location](https://goo.gl/maps/mMKeG3CBe6BWdAyT9) #### Next time - TOZI Restaurant & Bar - [Location](https://g.page/tozi-restaurant-bar?share) - Hannekes Boom - [Location](https://goo.gl/maps/vH8B26wAcBTcJobg9) - Vondelpark - [Location](https://goo.gl/maps/QhcxpiBMF6HCE3yA7) - Noordermarkt - [Location](https://goo.gl/maps/6Qe2ACbePePPwypt5) - SAINT-JEAN Pastry shop - [Location](https://goo.gl/maps/A7rVav9oR2Wm6A5Z8) - Amsterdam Wine Festival - [Location](https://goo.gl/maps/DW2yQwgWFGerabrD6) - Uncommon Amsterdam (cafe) - [Location](https://goo.gl/maps/DS8GahEZJ137Q7M18) - Van Gogh Museum - [Website](https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en) - [Location](https://maps.app.goo.gl/Yggx8Xh9Gh9ak2uG8) ## Find more [[Travel Blog|Travel blog posts]] --- Tags: #Blog/Travel #Europe #Netherlands --- [X](https://x.com/ianmartinadams) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ianadams3/) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianmartinadams/) © 2025 Ian Adams | Views are my own