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Amsterdam Attractions – NEMO Science Centre

January 19, 2010 by
Nemo Science Centre, Amsterdam

Nemo presents Science and Technology in a Fun way for Visitors: On any canal cruise of Amsterdam's waterways, you will come face to face with a gigantic green building jutting into the water and which looks like a ship's hull. Meet NEMO, Netherland’s largest science centre, located about 15 minutes walk from Amsterdam Central Station. NEMO has approximately 5,000 square metres of exhibition space comprising five floors packed with interesting things to do and discover. Everything at … [Read more...]

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Amsterdam, a Diamond City

January 16, 2010 by
Buying Diamonds in Amsterdam

In Amsterdam, Diamonds can be a Girl's Best Friend: If Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, then we should really get to know a little more about our best friend's qualities - the 4C's.  What's our best friend's colour, is our best friend cut like a princess, oval or pear-shape, and how heavy is our best friend (in carats) and what's the clarity of our best friend's  internal characteristics, are there any flaws?  All these questions can be answered in a visit to an Amsterdam diamond … [Read more...]

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Café Americain – Amsterdam’s Art Deco Grand Café

January 15, 2010 by

Dinner at Amsterdam's Art Deco Grand Café: Amsterdam has a number of grand cafés where you can enjoy dining in elegance and on our one free night in Amsterdam, we chose to dine at Café Americain, the oldest of the grand cafés in this city. Café Americain is one of the restaurants of the Amsterdam American Hotel in the Central Canal Ring district. The café has a past reputation for being the hangout for writers, musicians, actors and other artists and on the hotel's website it … [Read more...]

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