Cosmopolitan Magazine Netherlands

Truth about Amsterdam

Amsterdam is also known to be a haven for hippies. It has since been moved to a larger economy and be a successful cosmopolitan business center. The hippie era was the 60's and 70's when Amsterdam got its name from the port of hippy free for all culture. Most people visualize this expired idea even today.

The new economy has brought prosperity to the whole apparent from the growing commercial areas and Transformation the general landscape around old houses and canals.

With about three-quarters of a million of the population, is the conversion of Amsterdam from a Hippie haven to a bustling business city still ongoing. The culture of free thought and collective life is not gone. Only free culture is not an offshoot of the semi-legal toxic and exotic plants, but a product of successful economic growth today.

Today Amsterdam is not welcome to the hippie youth who thinks getting high on hash is a part of the culture of the city but attracts young people who have a purchasing power. It is not that you did not smoke hash but Amsterdam is transformed slowly In a city where you can smoke hash and enjoy the city without much damage to the bag.

Amsterdam historically an important trading post during the colonial period was the reason why you see houses scattered around the otherwise neatly aligned channels. These were made by the wealthy merchants, then. Today these buildings house mostly smoke shops, exotic nightlife, and a chain of brothels. This historical irony has been in stride length of the local population and a collective decision made by the licensed brothels and the sale of hashish in licensed coffee shops. These are a major tourist attraction today.

It would be wrong to think that the locals are addicted or are always high on marijuana. They are busy planning and rebuilding some houses in the city of various centers of innovative business ideas, they are busy biking around or tasting ethnic food or just relaxing watching life from the sidelines from reading newspapers on a street café.

Amsterdam has its own charm that attracts a spell when the 1200 odd to 150 odd bridges Channels illuminated seen. The glory of Amsterdam attractions to continue if it appears the form of fog in the morning. The day was not ideal for a visitor if he Flower Market that floats Rembrandt Museum, Jewish Historical Museum and the obvious social connections such as nightclubs, bars, etc. Brown visits

English is the most common language of Amsterdam, it is flowing with a large proportion of the population spoke. The attitude of the people here very friendly and easygoing, so much, that one place to chat over a beer.

Each province of the Netherlands has its own tourist organization around with multilingual attendants covered. These associations for overseas travel as they are called, or book in short VVV (Fay-Fay-fay), accommodation, making travel and help keep visitors updated with the latest programs. They also publish Amsterdam Day by day, a monthly magazine giving programs for the month for only $ 2.50.

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