Berlin-Leipzig-Amsterdam filter. Visiting all three for a conference on a record shopping (minimal, electro, german techno) and cool neighborhood finding adventure. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by Smegoid on Oct 22, 2009 - 2 answers

Going bonkers trying to remember the title of a favorite children's book that I read growing up in the late 1960s. The story takes place in NYC and the main characters are 2 children, a boy and a girl. The children stand in the first car of a subway train and as the train moves faster and faster through a Bowery tunnel, the children travel back in time to NY when it was New Amsterdam. They meet Peter Stuyvesant and other characters in Manhattan when it was a Dutch colony. Sound familiar to anyone?
posted by suzeQ on Sep 20, 2009 - 1 answer

TravelFilter: Amsterdam, Cologne, Copenhagen, Oslo. 2-3 days each. Mid-November. What to do? [more inside]
posted by wayofthedodo on Sep 15, 2009 - 10 answers

You're on an island in the middle of nowhere. You need to locate a used motorbike in a faraway country (Netherlands) where you don't speak the language for a next to nothing price. All you have is the internet. How do you proceed? [more inside]
posted by vizsla on Sep 11, 2009 - 16 answers

I have an 11-hour layover in Amsterdam on my way home to the states - great! ...'cept it's from 9pm to 8am - yikes?! [more inside]
posted by jus7brea7he on Sep 9, 2009 - 12 answers

Is there anything worth going out of my way to see at Open Monumentendag in the Netherlands? [more inside]
posted by Gortuk on Aug 31, 2009 - 1 answer

How can I find a chef/cook in Amsterdam to cook in our apartment one night? [more inside]
posted by davidvan on Aug 12, 2009 - 1 answer

Flying back to Canada via US - from Amsterdam. Will US Customs hassle me about coffeeshop visits? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 8, 2009 - 18 answers

Suggestions for an overnight trip from Amsterdam. [more inside]
posted by SNACKeR on Jun 29, 2009 - 16 answers

What is the cheapest option available for using my iPhone (AT&T) in Europe? [more inside]
posted by mahoganyslide on May 25, 2009 - 6 answers

What's the cheapest or best way to get from Santiago de Compostela, Spain, to Croatia/Serbia/Slovenia? Optional: a detour through the Netherlands. [more inside]
posted by acidic on May 18, 2009 - 7 answers

Say you want to move to Europe for just a few months. What logistically should I be preparing for? [more inside]
posted by Unred on Apr 29, 2009 - 16 answers

What are the best guidebooks for exploring Stockholm, Berlin, and Amsterdam? [more inside]
posted by waltzing astronomers on Feb 23, 2009 - 7 answers

Please help me create the greatest scavenger hunt in Amsterdam ever! [more inside]
posted by Unred on Feb 21, 2009 - 5 answers

Best place to buy consumer electronics and accessories in (central) Amsterdam? [more inside]
posted by ZenMasterThis on Feb 13, 2009 - 4 answers

Are there any songs about the city of Amsterdam? [more inside]
posted by Unred on Feb 4, 2009 - 39 answers

I'm visiting Amsterdam this winter, and I'd love to go for a pretty afternoon skate on a frozen canal, like so. How can I go about it?
posted by paul_smatatoes on Jan 6, 2009 - 12 answers

Walking down the street one day in Amsterdam, you encounter an art-thing (sculpture/installation) that's broadcasting audio. The audio includes spoken poems. Would you expect these poems to be in Dutch? Would you feel alienated if they were in English, or if some were in English and some in Dutch? [more inside]
posted by kalapierson on Sep 19, 2008 - 12 answers

AmsterdamFilter: Decent hotels w/smoking rooms? Looking for centrally located hotel with smoking rooms. [more inside]
posted by Goofyy on Aug 15, 2008 - 5 answers

Where to stay in Amsterdam? Fun times, easy and inexpensive (see inside)...help? [more inside]
posted by filmgeek on Jul 17, 2008 - 10 answers

What should I do in Amsterdam? [more inside]
posted by CElijah on Jun 27, 2008 - 20 answers

Amsterdam for stoners? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 25, 2008 - 14 answers

Recommendations of things not to miss in Amsterdam on trip this month [more inside]
posted by maxg94 on Jun 12, 2008 - 15 answers

EuropeFilter: Two teens about to spend up to 10 days in Europe. Suggestions on where to go and how to keep it cheap? [more inside]
posted by alona on May 28, 2008 - 23 answers

Are there any good photography courses in Amsterdam - especially ones that would be easy for a foreigner to enroll in and last one semester? [more inside]
posted by milagu on Apr 14, 2008 - 2 answers

I'm an American living in the U.S. and searching for a job in the Netherlands (with the intention of moving there permanently). My chances for success are slim, I know. What can I do to improve them? [more inside]
posted by korres on Apr 13, 2008 - 16 answers

Longish layover in Amsterdam. Will I have time to do anything? [more inside]
posted by ecab on Apr 8, 2008 - 11 answers

I'm going to London, Belgium and the Netherlands from May 10th-24th, and I'm looking for great places to stay. [more inside]
posted by dhammond on Mar 23, 2008 - 14 answers

Is it still worth going to the Red Light District in Amsterdam now that it's in the process of being shut down? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 14, 2008 - 12 answers

I'm thinking about going on an exchange program, and am not sure how I should rank my choices. Should I spend January to June in Brisbane, Australia or Amsterdam? [more inside]
posted by Dasein on Feb 11, 2008 - 16 answers

Need guidance to make travel plans from DC area to Amsterdam in a low cost way. [more inside]
posted by maxg94 on Feb 10, 2008 - 6 answers

Looking for instant business card printing machine In Geneva, Zurich, or Amsterdam. [more inside]
posted by priorpark17 on Feb 7, 2008 - 4 answers

Oh noes! We're getting old! Help a bunch of late 20-somethings plan their last hurrah in Europe. [more inside]
posted by littlelebowskiurbanachiever on Feb 6, 2008 - 13 answers

Where is a good place in a European city for a non-European to buy a small but nice two bedroom apartment for holidays? Looking for a city environment. How much would I need to spend? Are there any regulatory hurdles? Where do I find them? [more inside]
posted by DirtyCreature on Jan 3, 2008 - 6 answers

I have a day and a half in Amsterdam this December (arrive 13th, leave 15th) which I've managed to tack on to the end of a subsidized work/school trip. Given the time constraints, that I'll be alone, and that the rest of the trip is free, I'm considering biting the bullet and staying at the central Best Western, buying an "I am Amsterdam" card, and in all other ways ponying up the cash for increased convenience. Is this a huge mistake? And/or what package deals, eateries, or other tips are likely to make my whirlwind trip more satisfying? [more inside]
posted by sarahkeebs on Nov 1, 2007 - 9 answers

What to do in Delft/Rotterdam/Amsterdam.... with my dad? My dad and I are spending next weekend in the Netherlands, and neither of have ever been. I don't know anything about the country or the area, so I'm looking for ideas on what to do. [more inside]
posted by ruwan on Sep 8, 2007 - 19 answers

What are some creepy things to do in Brussels, Amsterdam and London? [more inside]
posted by Bookhouse on Jul 9, 2007 - 25 answers

Netherlands: Recommendations for the BEST frites or fries in Amsterdam, Hague and Delft. [more inside]
posted by jadepearl on Jul 4, 2007 - 10 answers

Planning a BirthDay event in Amsterdam? [more inside]
posted by Mutant on Jul 3, 2007 - 5 answers

I was in Amsterdam this Monday and Tuesday. Early tuesday morning I walked past a group of buskers who were playing music which changed my life. I've never heard anything like it. They looked to me to be maybe Turkish, somewhere eurasian. Two guys were keeping up a simple 2 - chord rhythm on accordions, whilst the lead guy was blasting his soul into a clarinet, playing a kind of desperate, breathy, technical jazz / polka kind of sound. It was awesome. Anyone seen these guys? Anyone know what kind of music I might have heard? Thanks in advance...
posted by sann1657 on Jun 14, 2007 - 18 answers

What are the pros and cons, professionally and personally, for an American taking an academic postdoc in Europe? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 12, 2007 - 10 answers

This sort of question has been asked before, but not recently. I'm in Amsterdam next week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with the girlfriend. What are Mefites' favourite activities, museums, galleries, tours, clubs, bars, coffeeshops, restaurants etc? [more inside]
posted by alby on May 27, 2007 - 31 answers

Amsterdam: Are Westerkerk's (sub)hourly bells playing a piece of a larger melody and if so, what?
posted by Ogre Lawless on May 24, 2007 - 7 answers

Does anyone know of good coffee shops (and I do mean actual coffee) in Amsterdam? The kind where you can sit, maybe on a couch, with a book? The Vienna kind? I would really like to find one, but the dutch don't seem to have much of a coffee shop culture. It seems so silly to ask here because I actually live in Amsterdam (and you probably don't), but I've been looking for ages and nobody I know has been able to point me to one, and obviously googling for "amsterdam" and "coffee shop" isn't giving me the right answers.
posted by Skyanth on Apr 14, 2007 - 17 answers

I'm taking a short trip to Amsterdam in April, and would love some suggestions for unique/ interesting/ historically important hotels, that aren't over-the-top expensive. [more inside]
posted by ethel on Feb 23, 2007 - 12 answers

Moving to a New Country - if you had to do it again, what would you do? [more inside]
posted by rougy on Dec 31, 2006 - 28 answers

Any suggestions for gift delivery in Amsterdam? [more inside]
posted by ciocarlia on Dec 5, 2006 - 1 answer

My brother and I are planning to visit Amsterdam around the 12th to 14th perhaps, and have been trying to track down things to do (gigs mostly) while there on the interwebs, but so far haven't found much. [more inside]
posted by opsin on Nov 30, 2006 - 4 answers

What to do for my wife's birthday in or around Amsterdam? [more inside]
posted by signal on Nov 21, 2006 - 13 answers

We have a one day layover in Amsterdam next June and we're trying to choose between the convenience of getting a room near the airport and staying in the city center. Any advice? Also, any specific hotels you'd recommend? [more inside]
posted by wilburn on Nov 2, 2006 - 10 answers