Hidden Hotspots of

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MAP 4 These hotspots are a selection of places which you may not find (or overlook) in the tourist guides, MAP 5 although I could not resist including some usual suspects. It is completely incomplete but so is your time. The restriction I used in the selection was that the hotspots are located near a public transport route to the EuroHap- tics conference site.

Hope you enjoy Amsterdam, Maarten A: Muziekgebouw/bimhuis B: Pond naar NDSM 1 Piet Heinkade 1, www.muziekgebouw.nl and Free boat tour to the North side of Amsterdam. You www.bimhuis.nl are very lucky since at the other side is a very cool A truly great building with a magnificent cafe on the festival (www.overhetij.nl) going on during the con- waterside of the IJ. You'll see the best sun set of Amster- ference. It is an old industrial site (a dock) and dam. Furthermore, the "Muziekgebouw" is the place to be definitely worth visiting and see the other side of for contemporary classical music, the acoustics are great. Amsterdam. The "Bimhuis" is located inside the building and hosts the best jazz concerts you’ll find int the Netherlands. The C: Public library background of the podium is a big glass wall through Oosterdokskade 143, www.oba.nl which you can overlook Amsterdam during the concerts (if New library building which everyone in Amsterdam they don’t close the curtains). loves.

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C 2 A: W139 & Winston Kingdom C: Netherlands Media Art Institute Warmoesstraat 131, www.winston.nl 264, http://www.nimk.nl/ (admission 4.50 Every night bands and party, for the young ones! euro) Contemporary video art B: Cafe van Zuylen Torensteeg 8 D: Best place to have an outdoor drink at a canal side. At the border of the Red Light District, this place is lled with ne eateries (have a famous Cheese fondue at Bern) and cafes. Also check out the Zeedijk.

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C A: Oudemanhuispoort D: Cafe De Jaren G: Hermitage Small alley that hosts second hand book Nieuwe Doelenstraat 20 Nieuwe 14, 3 stands. Also a very nice place to have a drink at www.hermitage.nl the waterside. A guy from Amsterdam persuaded B: Kromboomsloot the Hermitage to have a depen- One of my favorite canals, although nothing E: dance at the . Great stu , happens there. Maybe that's why it is my Market for second hand clothing and although it depends a bit on the favorite. other stu . current exhibition.

C: Huis Marseille F: Cafe De Sluyswacht H: Keizersgracht 401 Jodenbreestraat 1 Bookshops and cafes all located Contemporary photo gallery (admission 5 Nice cafe at the waterside within a few feet. euro)

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G A: Concerto D: Snoeshaan H: Utrechtsestraat 60 Leidsekade 90 Weteringschans 6, www.paradiso.nl 4 Best cd shop in Amsterdam Favorite place for actors to have a Old church and now a pop temple. drink after work. Best place for some dance moves, if B: Stadsschouwburg + Last Minute Ticket Shop they have something on schedule. The city theatre hosts the best plays in the city F: and in the Last Minute Ticket shop you can buy 234-A, I: Rijksmuseum tickets for many theaters for half the price. www.melkweg.nl Stadhouderskade 42, Pop concert venue. www.rijksmuseum.nl C: Weber/Lux Still under construction, but a small Marnixstraat 397/403 G: Eylders part is open for the puiblic Cafes for late night drinks. Favorite place for Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 47 Amsterdam pop musicians (although not in Great old cafe with a very dirty place J: PC Hooftstraat the weekends). in which you can smoke your The expensive-shops-street of cigarettes, if you like... Amsterdam. If you like it.

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I A: Filmmuseum + Vertigo D: F: Marie Heinekenplein + De 3, www. lmuseum.nl Concertgebouwplein 2-6, Appel + De Pijp 5 Watch old movies in an old theatre and www.concertgebouw.nl In this area you may nd less afterwards sit under the big trees in the The famous Amsterdam Concert hall. A bit tourists and more nice places to park for dinner or only a drink. expensive, so check out the last minute eat. The Amsterdam Yuppies ticket shop! occupy this area. De Appel is a B: Blauwe Theehuis contemporary art gallery Best place for drinks in the Vondelpark E: Zuiderbad Hobbemastraat 26, G: : van Gogh C: Van Eeghenstraat http://www.zuid.amsterdam.nl/vrije_tijd_e The only big museum that is not Nice street to wander a bit, nice but n_sport/zuiderbad?ActItmIdt=300893 (partly) closed! rather expensive houses for the people Hace a swim for a few euros who decide not to go into science.

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