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mrz200mrz200 Posts: 80
edited April 2022 in The Porch
pretty sure we are pulling the trigger on Amsterdam for 7/24 (wife's birthday, she drives our PJ fandom), albeit a little late

anyone been recently? i.e. the covid era?  we've traveled to canada from the US but not overseas.  obviously things change on that front, but curious if NED has any particular oddities.

Ziggo Dome: seems like it's a little outside of where we'd like to stay?  

we aren't looking for hookers, hard core drugs, or museums based on super depressing yet significantly historically relevant events so what should I make sure to see in my 2-3 days there?

thanks!  

oh yeah, anyone with extras or a place to look for them we'd love it!
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  • mrz200mrz200 Posts: 80
    so reading on other music sites about european shows... is arena PJ a sit down affair?  tell me that's not true...
  • RobbertRobbert Rotterdam, the Netherlands Posts: 962
    Hi,
    Im from Rotterdam in The Netherlands, its an hour drive to Amsterdam. 
    The Ziggo Dome is a 7.7km from Central station. 
    Just outside the Dome is a trainstation.

    A few other options:
    - Rent a bike. We have more bikes than people here :)
    - Stay in an other city than Amsterdam, like Den Haag, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Leiden.
    All are 20 to 30 minutes away with the train.
  • Man.of.Golden.WordsMan.of.Golden.Words Toronto, ON Posts: 134
    mrz200 said:
    pretty sure we are pulling the trigger on Amsterdam for 7/24 (wife's birthday, she drives our PJ fandom), albeit a little late

    anyone been recently? i.e. the covid era?  we've traveled to canada from the US but not overseas.  obviously things change on that front, but curious if NED has any particular oddities.

    Ziggo Dome: seems like it's a little outside of where we'd like to stay?  

    we aren't looking for hookers, hard core drugs, or museums based on super depressing yet significantly historically relevant events so what should I make sure to see in my 2-3 days there?

    thanks!  

    oh yeah, anyone with extras or a place to look for them we'd love it!
    Fresh stroopwafel, many varieties of Dutch cheese, fries, bitterballen were my favourite local foods.

    Heineken brewery tour, Rijksmuseum, food markets & biking around the city were fun activities.

    Even though you arent looking for hookers & depressing museums, just walking around the red light district at night & the Anne Frank house were some of my favourite parts of visiting the city.

    Enjoy!
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  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 13,977
    Man.of.Golden.Words said:
    mrz200 said:
    pretty sure we are pulling the trigger on Amsterdam for 7/24 (wife's birthday, she drives our PJ fandom), albeit a little late

    anyone been recently? i.e. the covid era?  we've traveled to canada from the US but not overseas.  obviously things change on that front, but curious if NED has any particular oddities.

    Ziggo Dome: seems like it's a little outside of where we'd like to stay?  

    we aren't looking for hookers, hard core drugs, or museums based on super depressing yet significantly historically relevant events so what should I make sure to see in my 2-3 days there?

    thanks!  

    oh yeah, anyone with extras or a place to look for them we'd love it!
    Fresh stroopwafel, many varieties of Dutch cheese, fries, bitterballen were my favourite local foods.

    Heineken brewery tour, Rijksmuseum, food markets & biking around the city were fun activities.

    Even though you arent looking for hookers & depressing museums, just walking around the red light district at night & the Anne Frank house were some of my favourite parts of visiting the city.

    Enjoy!
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  • mrz200mrz200 Posts: 80
    ok great thanks folks!  we are definitely going to stay in amsterdam, looking at double tree for the rooftop bar.  love me some biking though!
  • RatherStarvedRatherStarved Posts: 5,058
    WW2 resistance museum was a good way to spend an hour or two.  
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  • mrz200mrz200 Posts: 80
    Robbert said:
    Hi,
    Im from Rotterdam in The Netherlands, its an hour drive to Amsterdam. 
    The Ziggo Dome is a 7.7km from Central station. 
    Just outside the Dome is a trainstation.

    A few other options:
    - Rent a bike. We have more bikes than people here :)
    - Stay in an other city than Amsterdam, like Den Haag, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Leiden.
    All are 20 to 30 minutes away with the train.
    probably gonna be a dumb question, but is it safe & possible to ride a bike to the ziggo dome from the Sky Lounge?  
  • RobbertRobbert Rotterdam, the Netherlands Posts: 962
    mrz200 said:
    Robbert said:
    Hi,
    Im from Rotterdam in The Netherlands, its an hour drive to Amsterdam. 
    The Ziggo Dome is a 7.7km from Central station. 
    Just outside the Dome is a trainstation.

    A few other options:
    - Rent a bike. We have more bikes than people here :)
    - Stay in an other city than Amsterdam, like Den Haag, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Leiden.
    All are 20 to 30 minutes away with the train.
    probably gonna be a dumb question, but is it safe & possible to ride a bike to the ziggo dome from the Sky Lounge?  
    No problemo.

  • jonbond1779jonbond1779 London, UK Posts: 1,640
    Been to Dam loads of times and seen PJ there 4 or 5 times now.  Going for both shows! Not sure what the situation is re: COVID but in terms of things to do - 

    Van Gogh museum
    Canal boat ride
    Flower market (and some nice flea markets from time to time)
    Ziggo Dome is next to the AJAX stadium so if they're playing you can see if you can catch a game?

    Ziggo dome is quite far out the city centre - we usually stay a bit further out from leidseplein but its only a short tram ride into town centre then it's a train to the Ziggo. 


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  • gus stillsgus stills Posts: 366
    We had fun going out to Haarlem last trip too.
  • dannyfletcherdannyfletcher Posts: 120
    The trains too and from the dome are regular enough, so don't let that put you off. I would personally stay nearer the city as not a great deal going on around the arena, well nothing i would particularly recommend.

    I have been to Amsterdam a good few times now, so i have done most of the tourist type stuff and the regular stuff has been recommended above already. Just soak up the city. Find a nice bar next to a canal and chill. We did that last time and spent hours talking to others who had come for the pearl jam show.  Better than rushing around trying to cram everything in, or wait hours in a long line to see the Anne Frank museum.
  • dannyfletcherdannyfletcher Posts: 120
    oh, and watch out for bikes. I got hit by a moped last time i was there. Thankfully i am a chunky man and the person on the bike came of worse than me.
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,326
    My advice, don't party yourself out too much before the show. 

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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,195
    When I'm in Holland I eat the pannenkoeken
  • KICK7071KICK7071 In My Tree, ON Posts: 729
    Saw PJ there in 2018, spent a week touring the Netherlands.  There was a canal boat tour that was good way to see Amsterdam, although downtown can be walked pretty easily.  Lots of restaurants, coffee shops and bars to check out.  We never did find a bad spot!  We used public transportation to get EVERYWHERE! 
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  • mrz200mrz200 Posts: 80
    our boat tour is 8pm saturday, pretty excited for that.

    if it's "slow" (9am monday?) can van gogh be enjoyed in an hour?
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