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”.

Windmill: Molen van Sloten

As you probably know, big parts of the Netherlands (which literally means: the low lands) are below sea-level. Windmills were used to drain water from low-lying areas. One windmill that still works is the windmill of Sloten. Inside the mill a scale model of the landscape in 1630, a tour with an explanation (and if you’re lucky a demo) of the workings of windmills and a presentation on the life of Rembrandt, one of Holland’s famous painters. Molen van Sloten

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