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 BAIRDSTRAVEL IN AMSTERDAM
 
                AMSTERDAM
  
Amsterdam fans out south from the Amsterdam Centraal railway station. The Damrak is the main street and leads into the street Rokin. The oldest area of the town is known as de Wallen (the walls), after the medieval city walls. It lies to the east of Damrak and contains the city's famous red light district. To the south of de Wallen is the old Jewish quarter of Waterlooplein. The 17th century girdle of concentric canals, known as the Grachtengordel, embraces the heart of the city. Beyond the Grachtengordel are the formerly working class areas of Jordaan and de Pijp.
 
 
 
 
The Museumplein with the city's major museums, the Vondelpark, a 19th century park named after the Dutch writer Joost van den Vondel, and the Plantage neighborhood, with the zoo, are also located outside the Grachtengordel. 
 
 
                      
 
    
 
 
             ANDY BAIRD`S BIRTHDAY TRIP

ON MAY 2ND GLASGOW`S FAMOUS GALLON CLUB SET OFF TO AMSTERDAM TO CELEBRATE NEW MEMBER ANDY`S 18 TH BIRTHDAY 2003   FLYING EASYJET STAYING AT THE ACRO HOTEL VISITING THE AMSTERDAM ARENA
 
 
 

-------------Trains from Amsterdam to Brussels----------------------

High speed Thalys trains run from Amsterdam to Brussels on a daily basis.

Around seven trains a day leave Amsterdam Centraal train station for Brussels Midi Zuid train station. The train from Amsterdam to Brussels takes 1h54m.

Train tickets from Amsterdam to Brussels can cost as little as 25 euros one way if you book at least 30 days in advance. Fares increase as the date of travel approaches.

Discounts on trains from Amsterdam to Brussels are available for seniors, students, and children. 
 
 
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                        ACRO HOTEL

Within 5 minutes you’re on the famous Leidseplein with its many bars, clubs and variety of restaurants. Halfway you’ll find the Holland casino and the P.C. Hooftstraat where all the top designers of the world have their exclusive shops. The Albert Cuyp openair market is only 10 minutes walk from the hotel, in the cosy and hip neighbourhood the ‘Pijp’.

The Acro hotel has a total of 65 rooms, all comfortably furnished to fit the needs of the modern day tourist. All rooms have cable T.V., direct dial phone, free Wireless Internet, wake up service, and private facilities (shower and toilet)

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Have you ever wanted to take a look behind the scenes of the Amsterdam ArenA and Ajax?
World of Ajax Tours is the collective name for all tours that the Amsterdam ArenA organises for you and your guests. The Amsterdam ArenA offers daily walk-in tours. You do not need to make reservations. Additionally, we offer different types of World of Ajax tours, among others, for groups, party's, football associations and schools.

Contact 
Reservations for the World of Ajax Tours from Monday - Friday, from 09.00-17.00 on telephone number 020 311 1336 or send an
e-mail.

World of Ajax Tours depart from main entrance E.

      

World of Ajax Walk-in tour 
A guided tour through the stadium with an experienced guide + the opportunity to visit the Ajax Museum yourself.  It is not possible to make reservations for this tour.

Duration: 1 hour (guided tour) and 30-minute museum visit
Starting point: main entrance E (West side of the stadium)
Metro: metro lines 50 and 54 stop at Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA.

 


Departure times walk-in tours
Daily between 11 AM and 4.30 PM except on event days.

1 October - 31 March
Monday to Friday and every last Sunday of the month 4 tours a day:
11 AM, 12.30 PM, 2.30 PM, 4.30 PM

Saturday and School Holidays 5 tours a day:
11 AM, 12.15 PM, 1.30 PM, 2.45 PM, 4.30 PM

1 April - 30 June and 1 -30 September
daily 5 tours a day:
11 AM, 12.15 PM, 1.30 PM, 2.45 PM, 4.30 PM

1 July - 31 August
daily 7 tours a day:
11 AM, 12.15PM, 1.30 PM, 2.45 PM, 4 PM, 5PM

Opening hours and tour departure times are subject to change on and around event days. Subject to alteration.

Rates

Adults   € 10.50 per person 
Children 5 - 12 years  € 9.50 per person
Photo € 6.00 each, 2 for € 10.00 

 
                                   
 
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GFGC MEMBER TRYING OUT THE FAMOUS AMSTERLOOS  
 
            
 
 
       
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 VOLENDAM

 

Photo below is Bairdstravel in Volendam .

 

Volendam is a popular tourist attraction in the Netherlands, well-known for its old fishing boats and the traditional clothing still worn by some residents. The women's costume of Volendam, with its high, pointed bonnet, is one of the most recognizable of the Dutch traditional costumes, and is often featured on tourist postcards and posters (although there are believed to be fewer than 50 women now wearing the costume as part of their daily lives, most of them elderly). There is a regular ferry connection to Marken, a peninsula close by. Volendam also features a small museum about its history and clothing style, and visitors can have their pictures taken in traditional Dutch costumes.