At first glance, Amsterdam looks much like other canal cities in Europe such as Venice or Bruges but once you get past the cobblestone streets and 17th century architecture, you realize it’s an easy-going city open to anything — really.
Around many corners, you’ll find coffee shops with entire pages of menus dedicated to marijuana or, if you’re in the city’s famous Red Light District, women are selling themselves — legally — in storefront windows.
Of course, in between all the shops that are shocking to North Americans and day-to-day for the Dutch, Amsterdam showcases a wide range of historical sites and museums.
There’s no better way to see the city than the same way as the locals do — by bike!
Amsterdam caters to bikes like most cities cater to cars. Forty per cent of all traffic in the city moves on two wheels, so there are dedicated bike lanes all around and, in addition to traffic lights for cars and pedestrians, cyclists have their own signals, too.
See the full article from “Homemaker’s Magazine”
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