The Ultimate Canal Cruise experience in Amsterdam
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Apr-21-2010
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The most bewildering beauty of the amazing city of Amsterdam is eye candy to the various tourists gushing in and out of the city throughout the year.
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The most bewildering beauty of the amazing city of Amsterdam is eye candy to the various tourists gushing in and out of the city throughout the year. From semi-circular canals lining the city to historical buildings, age old monuments of historical significance to architectural marvel throughout the city, floral fiesta to open cheese markets, diamond factories to the old Heineken brewery to name a few are the numerous attractions of this unconventional city. Although it is a metropolitan you hardly find office buildings here. The city is also devoid of car traffic. All this is seen only in the outskirts. Thus the serenity of this place tickles your senses and refreshes your mind.
Amongst the various commuting methods available in the city we have buses, trams, bikes and even walking tours. The major attraction in terms of exploring the whole of the city while on the move is the canal cruises made available here. Cruising on magnificently built historical canals involves relishing the rich Dutch cultural heritage, breath taking views of the surrounding landscapes and viewing fascinating buildings and architecture of the city. Amsterdam is the number one canal-cruise destination in The Netherlands. It is famous for its charmingly concentric canals and traditional canal houses and warehouses.
During a canal cruise you get to cover up the entire city in a matter of a few hours. The city has about 160 canals jeweled with 1000 statuesque bridges over them. As you glide through the city via canal cruises you get a chance to explore elegant merchant’s mansions, carillon –crowned churches and warehouses dating back to Holland’s Golden Age and steeped in history. You get an opportunity to cherish the beauty of the Eastern Docklands, the Anne Frank House, the Van Gogh Museum, and the Dam Square and so on. You could also sit back and relax while your canal cruise guide enlightens you with fun facts and interesting stories about the canals, their bridges, the canal houses and the houseboats.
Some canal cruises provide you sightseeing of the windmills, diamond factory, Amsterdam’s harbor and the Jordaan quarter. The cruises are also made interesting by adding themes to it. You may want to experience a pizza canal cruise or an ecstatically romantic candlelight cruise. Other types of cruises are of varied themes and may include evening cruise, Blue Boat dinner cruise, drinks on board cruise, mix and match lunch cruise, Indonesian specialties dinner cruise, Italian dinner cruise, Dutch dinner cruise, Amsterdam dinner cruise, Barbecue cruise, Boom Chicago cruise, Bubbles tour cruise, Bun in a boat cruise, Catalan dinner cruise, Champagne cruise, Cocktail cruise, Hermitage dinner cruise, Wine and Cheese candlelight cruise, Tuscan evening cruise, Thai dinner cruise, Sushi workshop cruise and so on and so forth.
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http://www.articleseen.com/Article_The Ultimate Canal Cruise experience in Amsterdam_16763.aspx
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Author Resource :
The author has great knowledge about Amsterdam Canal Cruise. With his knowledge, he has written many articles on Volendam Tour. He has organized many Sightseeing Amsterdam.
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Keywords :
Dinner Cruise Amsterdam, Amsterdam Tour, Tours in Amsterdam, Amsterdam excursions, Sightseeing Amsterdam, Amsterdam Sightseei,
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Travel and Leisure
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Travel and Leisure
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