At 21:37 26/07/2008, you wrote:
Ladies & Gents,
H-costume archives doesnt have much on this question, so I'll pose it
directly: What's to do in Amsterdam & nearby?
I'm going to be in Amsterdam for a vacation next week and maybe a bit
after, and as usual I'm looking for ideas of where to go with an
extended family group. I'm mostly in to high fashion historic
costuming, social dance & history from the early Renn up to and
including the 19th century. We're also interested in more than just
wearable stuff: castles, living history events.
My husband, bro-in-law, sis in law & I are all engineers and some of
the teenage nephews are headed that way so ships, airplanes, how a
wind mill works, science & tech museums are good fun.
If you have any ideas for family friendly events (the family runs ages
10-70+), we'd like those, too. We'll have cars, so sites 1-2 hrs out
of town are also accessible.
Got any great suggestions?
Got any "out there" suggestions?
Thanks for the help,
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
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It's a very long time since I was in Amsterdam, but the city itself
is walkable if you are fit and healthy - mostly flat. Most people
travel by bike or by tram(?).
The Rijksmuseum is one of the great museums of the Western world. I
saw nowhere near a 10th of it I think. They have an excellent zoo,
and somewhere near, there are, I believe, diamond cutting demonstrations.
(And of course there is the "Red Light" district, but I think they
have toned down the area!)
Best I can do, I'm afraid.
Suzi
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