A tour of Amsterdam in Netherlands is not part of the original itinerary of the South America Tour. However, with a long transit period at Amsterdam Airport in our flight Rio de Janeiro - Amsterdam - Kuala Lumpur, the tour operator decided to add this tour as a bonus to all the tour participants. We were told that the cost per person is Euro 50 for a walking tour of Amsterdam.
Shortly after the plane touched down in Amsterdam on 11 January 2021, we were picked up by a local tour bus at the airport and headed to Amsterdam city.
Amsterdam is well known for their canals, architecture, coffee and of course the red light district. For this very short tour, we experienced all these!
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It is said that Amsterdam has almost 900,000 bicycles. With a small area of 220 Km2 compared to 350 Km2 of Kota Kinabalu, it has 400 Km of cycling paths. The flat terrain, inconvenience of driving, high parking fee and the many car-free streets has made cycling to become a preferred mode of transport.
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We did order their coffee in one of the take-away outlets. We were nevertheless fascinated to see the variety of confectionery at the numerous outlets!
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A tour of Amsterdam without a stroll in the red light district would have been incomplete. Photography in much of the "business areas" is strictly prohibited.
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Outdoor ice skating is popular in the city. In winter, ice skaters also skate on the frozen canals!
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