By all means visit the markets, but watch out for pick pockets, they are very organised and experienced. Special places to visit include the Royal Palace, Madame Tousaude's for some local wax and if you must, a local coffee shop, but then remember the first item. Amsterdam isn't that representative of Holland any more, if you really want to experience it, head to one of the smaller towns. Centraal Station will take you pretty much anywear quickly and easily. If you are there and they do a public address warning about the pick pockets, don't do what everyone else automatically does, which is clap their hands to where they keep their wallets. Anyone would think the crims were paying the people to do the PA's lol.

Definately hire a bike. That was you get the real experiance of amsterdam.

Stay at "Bob's youth hostel" and buy your green stuff at the "Bulldog Coffee Shop" and it's a fun, albeit hard to recall, trip.

If you're in amstardam and planning to sample the local culture. NEVER buy anythin on the street. in a city where sex and drugs are sold legally there's reasons why the people on the street are dodgy.

Grasshopper a must! Great selection

If you plan to travel during the summer, make sure you reserve a hotel/hostel far ahead. However, if you do find yourself lacking an accomodation, the airport hotel is only a quick train ride away.

nice!

Excellent, fun city. Lots of brilliant musems to check out. Take a canal ride, watch the world go by with a glass of wine or a cold beer at one of the many cafe/bars. Personally I stay away from the red light district. Stag do's are rife here.

Great place to visit, very good night life.

La ville de tous les abus.
Je vous conseil de passer au moins une fois le nouvel an a dam, c est la folie total la fête comme on ne la voie que la bas.