Amsterdam 阿姆斯特丹

Marvel at the Dutch Masters and take a step back in time in an elegant merchant's house. Join the late-night revellers in the Red Light District or cosy-up canalside in a `brown cafe'. Get the low-down on Queen's Day and see the Royal Orchestra at the Concertgebouw. Elegant, history-steeped port; liberal, laid-back party town. Connect with your Amsterdam using this stylish and streetwise guide.
COMPREHENSIVE LISTINGS - more than 250 reviews of the best restaurants, cafes, coffeeshops and clubs in town
EXPANDED ARCHITECTURE CHAPTER - get gable-gazing with our chapter dedicated to this remarkable city's characterful buildings
BE INFORMED - in-depth analysis of current events gets you under the skin of the city
EXPLORE THE CITY YOUR WAY - tailor-made cycling and walking tours and recommended canal cruises.
作者简介：Born in New Eng—land and schooled in Philadelphia，Andy has lived in Franc Tokyo and now Los Angeles，but he’s considered Amster-dam his spiritual home since he first swapped biking at the beach for bik-ing the canals．That bond has only grown since he wrote the previous edition of this book．Yet another Lonely Planet author with an MBA，he did what every MBA se—cretly dreams of get out of the business world and see the real world．His writing has since appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Travel+Leisure, Departures, Men’s Jour-mal，in-flight magazines and several Lonelv Planet guides。When not on the road，h；still bikes at the beach，consults on cross-cultural communication，makes valiant efforts to keep up with friends and family，obsesses over Korean and Iapanese food and schemes over ways to spoil his nieces and nephews．You can see more of his work at www.andrewbender.com.

Book Description
Marvel at the Dutch Masters and take a step back in time in an elegant merchant's house. Join the late-night revellers in the Red Light District or cosy-up canalside in a 'brown café'. Get the low-down on Queen's Day and see the Royal Orchestra at the Concertgebouw. Elegant, history-steeped port; liberal, laid-back party town. Connect with your Amsterdam using this stylish and streetwise guide.

* COMPREHENSIVE LISTINGS more than 250 reviews of the best restaurants, cafés, coffeeshops and clubs in town
* EXPANDED ARCHITECTURE CHAPTER get gable-gazing with our chapter dedicated to this remarkable city's characterful buildings
* BE INFORMED in-depth analysis of current events gets you under the skin of the city
* EXPLORE THE CITY YOUR WAY tailor-made cycling and walking tours and recommended canal cruises

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length: (cm)19.3 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)12.8

Introducing Amsterdam
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Arts
Architecture
History
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Waling & Cycling Tours
Eating
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Index
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