Amsterdam and the North Sea

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Me and my girlfriend started this journey from the North Sea, from Zandvoort, a town which is about 30 kilometers from Amsterdam. We decided to make the first stop here as we were very intrigued by the North Sea. Having traveled with the car we saw some also other Dutch cities, like Haarlem, which we really deserves to visite.
It 's amazing the order and cleanliness that reigns in this country. Returning to Zandvoort we stopped all morning to see its long beach (9 kilometers). What about, certainly will not be the caribbean but the North Sea still has its own charm. There were many people who went to horse and strolling on the beach. Truly a magnificent scenery. 

Another thing that we really liked were the various characteristic Bars and well-equipped beach. We were in the '' Ubuntu Strandbar " where we drank two good beers in a very cozy atmosphere and good music.

In the afternoon we headed to 'Hotel which is located in Zwanenburg, 12 kilometers away from Amsterdam. Here we spent the evening.


AMSTERDAM, THE VENICE OF THE NORTH.

The next day we took the train running from the station Zwanenburg to Amsterdam Central Station in 15 minutes. 
Once we arrived we were amazed of 'huge number of bicycles parked in front of the station.
It 's true that the Dutch love to ride a bike! We immediately headed to the most important square: "Dam Square", which hosts one of the most important monuments, the Royal Palace (Koninklijk Paleis) and other monuments and buildings of interest, such as the Nationaal Monument, the Nieuwe Kerk and the wax museum Madame Tussauds.

Afterwards we strolled a bit enjoying the many channels that offers this city (where you can do for small cruises), until you get to the Van Gogh museum. Council the audio guide that explains the details of the various paintings on display (even if you pay separately). With the booking of tickets online will also jumps the queue.
Recommended! Finally we headed to the Anne Frank House. It 'been very impressive, seemed to relive the moments of pain they experienced those poor families.



 Our tour of museums in Amsterdam ends here unfortunately, we would have liked to also visit the Museum of Science but, due to time we decided to take a trip to Vondelpark, the largest park in Amsterdam that I recommend see cycling.