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  • Starbucks has finally opened on Amsterdam Central Station -

    After months of promise and waiting Starbucks has finally opened it’s doors on Amsterdam Central Station. After opening a location at Utrecht CS, the wait began for the one at Amsterdam CS. First the opening was promised for spring 2009, then summer and now in november 2009 it has finally opened. For me personally it’s […]

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  • Coffee with a scone at De Bakkerswinkel -

    (12-08-2007) De Bakkerswinkel has a few locations throughout Amsterdam, but until now I had never been here. The one I went to today is rather well hidden in the Warmoesstraat close to the Red Light district. You would walk just past it if you didn’t know it was there, but that would be a pity, […]

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  • Lunch on an old railway bridge, Restaurant Open -

    Due to the works in the Central Station area of Amsterdam for the Noord-Zuid line (the new metro line that’s being build in Amsterdam) and the reorganization of the area, there was suddenly a spare railway bridge. So some people had an original idea and used the bridge as a base for a new restaurant. […]

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  • Having lunch at the HEMA restaurant -

    Lunchtime, where can you go and grab a quick lunch in the Central Station area. Of course you can go to one of the counters in the Central Station, but then you can not sit down. Luckily close by is the HEMA on the Nieuwendijk. The HEMA is a famous department store in Holland that […]

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  • Out of this world lunch at Himalaya Tea House -

    The Himalaya Tea House is part of the Himalaya book store and lies close to Central Station in the Red Light District. My friend suggested this place, because he had spotted it the other day. When you get to the place you have to go through the book store to the back where the restaurant […]

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  • Deliciously cheap lunch at La Place (OBA) -

    Close to Central Station on the top floor of the new building of the public library of Amsterdam (OBA) La Place has opened a new location. It was in the local news right after opening, because it was robbed twice! That peeked our curiosity, so today we finally decided to visit it. To get […]

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  • Eighties lunch at 1e Klas Central Station -

    Today we went to a place on Central Station, located on track 2B, called 1e Klas (first class) and the decor of the place is first class! With high painted ceilings and woodworks it is really in the style of the central station building. It’s just worth coming here to have a look at it.
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  • Check out the map! -

    As of today daarzijnweweer.nl has GoogleMaps added to it. Now you can check out all the places on the map and go directly to the posting about that place by clicking on the title. Also the places have a smiley added in front of their name to express the overall feeling we had of the place, ranging […]

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  • Guide to Amsterdam -

    Maybe you are somewhere in the world and you think to yourself: “Hmm I would like to visit Amsterdam and the lovely (and not so lovely) places you write about”. Well then here is some practical information when you do visit our wonderfull city >>>

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  • Burger King, slow fast-food -

    Today while waiting for a train, we decided to go grab a quick bite at the Burger King. Everything else was closed at the station (and that is half past eight in the evening in Amsterdam!). We decided to go healthy and take the chickenwraps. There was nothing wrong with the wraps, they were quite […]

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