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05_384381-ch01.qxp 12/8/08 10:11 PM Page 5 The Best Full-Day 1 Tours COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL 05_384381-ch01.qxp 12/8/08 10:11 PM Page 6 6 The Best in One Day . 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Pr l sstr ins e lier str en g portation. Wear comfortable shoes and be sure to look both ways as Van Oldenbarneveldt- nje aa - n - A t i k plein S i r t JORDAAN you cross major intersections—bicyclists follow no rules here and d e t h n d h c at e a c a tra they travel at alarming speeds. START: Tram 2 or 5 to Museumplein. One Day r s H k a rs ie t u r g nt ch k t la a i a g s e r a l g sg r s n E r a e tie e s a n r g la L d t a a ge t e s n E a li e i ra e r N b st g ie r ★★★ F S n l a 1 cut down on wait time. Paulus Potter- j Le c Van Gogh Museum. i we ht T L u ht we Nie rac y de ede mg This gem of a museum houses the straat 7 (at Museumplein). 020/ Gr Hu loe Westerkerk oot go B 570-5200. www.vangoghmuseum.nl. stra at Raadhu Nieuwe world’s largest collection of Vincent at tra iss ms t Kerk e r Admission 13 adults, 2.50 kids Blo aat l van Gogh’s work: 200 paintings, 580 e t a go d ht ch Koninklijk Hu ac ra w 13–17. Sat–Thurs 10am–6pm; Fri g t drawings, and over 700 letters by r t t otg en g Paleis Dam a z r o h Gr o at h R t a a c u r c str. t r aleis s h P Vincent himself (most written to his 10am–10pm. Closed Jan 1. Tram: 2, 3, n a t b e a Ree- Harten- c z r s r r Ro straat s i t tr a t aa o g t a a g u a a r 5, or 12 to Van Baerlestraat. r r s brother, Theo). A four-story building t t o s s n r p q L r g c e V r i e l r S t e i s le u n h t C j a c s e n L z e e a e designed by Gerrit Rietveld houses s r i a D n b g r g ★★ r i d e e a N 2 City Canal Cruise. j i r a r e n i r u K i t a a P z the permanent collection. Although L H S s n e n at r i There’s no better way to discover s Be e k a ren- W w g tr olven- v most of the work here is by van Gogh, s u l o r s stra d at e R a n straat i a Amsterdam than from its canals. la K D c E t N the third floor includes paintings by h h a c t ra Sure, it’s touristy, but I can’t think of g C ds Impressionist artists such as Monet, D o lan a s E a better way to see a large chunk of t Run- Nieuwe Huiden- C a M Spui Seurat, Pissarro, Gauguin, and s straat R Doelen- o a - straat Amsterdam in a short time.

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