Rick s guidebooks are also available as ebooks that can be read on any apple, android, kindle, nook, or kobo device, or on your computer. This colorful, compact 220page book includes rick s advice for prioritizing your time, whether youre spending one or seven days in a city. Amsterdam itinerary recommendations rick steves travel forum. Armed with a rick steves guidebook and these latebreaking updates, youre set for a great trip. His books are so incredibly helpful and interesting i used his eastern europe book this past summer and planned days and site visits i never would have. Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring amsterdam and the netherlands rick s strategic advice on how to get. He also contributes to rick s public television series, produces tours for rick steves audio europe, and is a regular guest on rick s public radio show. Rick steves pocket amsterdam works best for people taking a short trip, or perhaps a return trip, to amsterdam and not venturing beyond it. The core of this book is six selfguided walks and tours that zero in on amsterdam s greatest sights and neighborhoods. He also contributes to rick s public television series, produces tours for rick steves audio europe, and is a regular guest on rick s. Hes researched and written 24 travel guidebooks and hosts the public television series rick steves europe, now in its seventh season. Rick steves pocket amsterdam works best for people taking a short trip, or perhaps a return trip, to amsterdam and not. To learn more about the netherlands past and present, check out some of these books and films.
This colorful, compact guidebook is perfect for spending a week or less in amsterdam. These things really interest me, but its obvious they dont interest rick steves. To purchase rick s ebooks, please visit your favorite digital bookseller and search for rick steves. Im planning to buy the ov chipkaart and museumkaart. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. My husband, adult daughter and i will be spending 4 nights in amsterdam after bringing train from parisburgges and will be flying back to the states from amsterdam next june. Rick steves pocket amsterdam rick steves series by rick steves. Rick steves pocket amsterdam paperback may 14, 2019. Youll get uptodate recommendations about what is worth your time and money.
I like travel books that give you guidance, and his books do just that. A couple of questions, the heat bothers the hubs, so will we need to have ac. Although amsterdam can be plagued by crowds in summer, its a great time to visit the netherlands, given the long days, lively festivals, and sunny weather and its rarely too hot for comfort. My wife and i 60s are visiting amsterdam on 52962 for the first time and after extensive rs and ta reading i developed this itinerary. Make the most of every day and every dollar with rick steves. Blow through the city on a doubledecker bus, and take a pinchmeiminlondon walk through the west end. Once you read an electronic version of rick steves pocket amsterdam pdf you will see how convenient it is. Gene openshaw has coauthored a dozen rick steves books, specializing in writing walks and tours of europes cities, museums, and cultural sites. Travel writer rick steves visiting a marijuana shop in amsterdam is adorably wholesome. Six detailed tours and walks showcase amsterdam s essential sights, including the rijksmuseum, van gogh museum, and the anne frank house, plus neighborhood walks through the red light. You can count on rick steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in amsterdam. Read it now enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the.
Best home bases amsterdam the dynamic capital, lined with goldenage architecture, boasts magnificent museums, a lively food scene, diverse nightlife, and an eyeopening red light district, along with bustling streets and markets and bikes everywhere. All the books on our website are divided into categories in order to make it. This book and my other steves books give you an idea of what to visit based on how much time you have, which is great if you dont have time to do a lot of research. Richard rick steves is an american author and television personality on european travel. Make the most of every day and every dollar with rick steves this colorful, compact guidebook is perfect for spending a week or less in amsterdam.
Amsterdam still looks much like it did in the 1600s the dutch golden age when it was the worlds richest city, an international seatrading port, and the cradle of capitalism. Hotel recommendations for amsterdam rick steves travel forum. When we learn of critical changes to the information in our guidebooks on the netherlands, we post them here. Of course, its still smart to reconfirm critical transportation and sightseeing details locally.
This is not a complete list of the advantages of ebooks. Other new finds like the foodhallen will turn up in our upcoming third edition. Rick has spent 100 days every year since 1973 exploring europe. Lining the street are sex shops, a condom shop with a vast inventory, menonly leather bars, and a smartshop selling 100 percent natural products that play with the human senses. Rick steves europe travel guide by train, bike, and boat, we visit the top dutch sights outside of amsterdam. Ogle the crown jewels at the tower of london, gaze up at mighty big ben, and see the houses of parliament in action. Rick steves europe travel guide amsterdam europes bestpreserved 17thcentury city is simultaneously quaint and jarring, traditional and. Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring amsterdam and the netherlands rick s. Travel writer rick steves visiting a marijuana shop in. Rick steves pocket guidebooks truly are a tour guide in your pocket.
He is the host of a public television series, and a public radio travel show, and the author of many travel guidebooks and autobiographies. Haarlem cozy, quiet burg with its own top attractions, plus easy access to bigcity amsterdam. Were also planning a june visit to amsterdam and the jordaan area was recommended to us, as well. Bike through historic streets to grand museums where you will in the work of the great dutch masters. Fyi two of rick s recommendations in that area are unavailable for booking. You can count on rick steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in amsterdam, bruges, and brussels. Everything a busy traveler needs is easy to access. The selfguided tours in this book will lead you on bike rides over cobblestone streets and on cruises through charming canals. Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring amsterdam and the netherlands rick s strategic advice on how to get the most out of your. Six detailed tours and walks showcase amsterdam s essential sights, including the rijksmuseum, van gogh museum. On another trip, we used rick steves rome to find a place to stay and.
Pocket amsterdam guidebook rick steves travel store. Amsterdam is as livelyand enjoyably shockingas ever. Most of this book is dedicated to amsterdam, with a couple of pages each for some other citiestowns. Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more rick steves. Because of the coronavirus, europe is effectively offlimits to american travelers for the next few weeks and likely longer. Bike cobblestone streets, cruise on charming canals, and stop and smell the tulips. With this guide, immerse your self in the culture of amsterdam as you stroll along canals and saunter through the red light district. Wealthy, democratic burghers built a city upon millions of pilings, creating a wonderland of canals lined with trees and townhouses topped with fancy gables. In rick steves pocket amsterdam youll find only the best of amsterdam admittedly a tough call.
Rick steves pocket amsterdam by rick steves, gene openshaw. Rick steves books list of books by author rick steves. With just a slight swing off dam square, i start walking down warmoesstraat, one of amsterdam s oldest streets. Amsterdam hotel prices continue to increase, and some are out of sight.
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