Whenever I tell people I used to live in Amsterdam, they will ask me about windmills, tulips and wooden shoes, or about drugs and sex. Amsterdam is famous for all these things, but there is more. If you ever go to Amsterdam, these are the places to visit and the things to do. Welcome to Amsterdam!

History

The first people settled in Amsterdam in the 12th century. Now it has a population of 750,000 and houses people of more than 100 nationalities. Most people can speak English. With its many canals and more than a thousand bridges Amsterdam is also called the “Venice of the North”.

Anne Frank House

The Anne Frank House is a reminder of the Second World War (1940-1945), in which 250,000 of the 9 million Dutch people died. Anne was a Jewish girl who, together with her family, hid in this house for two years, until they were betrayed and deported to a Nazi concentration camp. The only family member that survived the war was her father. After the war her diary was found (published as “The Diary of Anne Frank” in more than 50 languages), which describes her life in hiding. Anne Frank House

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