{"id":1190,"date":"2020-06-11T15:16:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T05:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imaginedigitalmarketing.au\/opmc\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2021-05-28T13:17:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T03:17:08","slug":"dots-to-discover-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imaginedigitalmarketing.au\/opmc\/dots-to-discover-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things you can not miss in Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1. Damrack<\/span><\/h3>\r\n

If you walk out of Amsterdam Central you will be walking down a street called Damrack; this street is always busy with locals and tourists who are zipping around the city. On this street, you will find retail shops, cheese shops, souvenir shops, a Fibo; and the Chip King. If you\u2019re wondering what the heck I am talking about check out our Netherlands Post<\/a>; in short the Dutch LOVE hot chips and they serve them in cones with a dipping sauce; traditionally it is Mayo but these days you can get all sorts of flavours. If you keep walking straight down Damrack; (With Central station behind you) you will reach a beautiful big square called Dam square<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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2. Dam Square<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

Dam Square is home to the palace of Amsterdam; the beautiful palace is not used by the royal family anymore; however, it is still used for official receptions. Dam Square is a lively square offering many caf\u00e9s, restaurants, shopping experiences, buskers, entertainers, and PIGEONS; so many pigeons everywhere, you\u2019re not dodging the bikes now you are dodging the pigeons.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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National Monument<\/h4>\r\n\r\n

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The second thing that will capture your eye in the square is the National Monument; it was built in memory of the Dutch Soldiers and members of the resistance who fought and died in WWII. During World war II the Dutch wanted to push back against the Nazi Germans; who had taken the Netherlands. The Dutch didn\u2019t like the fact that the Jewish community was being targeted; especially so they stood up and took a stand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Dutch went on a 2-day strike where they stopped the city in its tracks; no one went to work, no trains or services. Unfortunately, this did not work out very well and hundred of Dutch people were killed in the process. At the end of WWI, the documents were signed to say it was over and that the Germans surrender; which meant the Dutch were allowed to disarm them. Well, some of the Germans did not like that; they refused and it led to a mass shooting in Dam Square 32 people were killed in 1945.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

These days it is a much happier place with lots of things to see and do; you should defiantly check out the Amsterdam Dungeons; it was awesome they basically run through the rich history; of the Netherlands and bring it to life in a horror house manner.<\/p>\r\n

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3. Madame Tussauds – Dam Square<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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