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 AMSTERDAM
Spring 2013
Bet van Beeren
A brief look at theQueen of the Zeedijk 
Royal Changes
Celebrate Queen’s Day and acoronation this spring 
 
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CONTENTS
ESSENTIAL CITY GUIDES
Spring 2013
www.amsterdam.inyourpocket.com
Foreword 
4
A few words from the editor 
Arriving & Getting around 
5
How to get to and from your hotel
Basics 
10
Getting to grips with Amsterdam
History 
12
The city’s past on two pages
Culture & Events 
14
Concerts, exhibitions and events
Centrum 
20
Canals, cafés & the Plantage
Nieuw-West 
46
Lakes, parks and modern architecture
Noord 
56
Rural landscapes and cutting-edge design
Oost
66
Modern islands and ethnic neighbourhoods
West
76
Restaurants, pubs and the Westergasfabriek 
Zuid 
90
De Pijp and some of the city’s best museums
Zuidoost 
92
Colossal shopping centres and the home of Ajax
If you’re interested in Holland’s monarchy then read allabout the nation’s royal family, past and present, on p.94.To find out more about this year’s Queen’s Day and WillemAlexander’s coronation see p.21 
Contents
Gay Amsterdam 
102
A guide to gay-friendly Amsterdam
High Times in Holland 
104
How to smoke legally and responsibly 
List of small features
Queen’s Day and a coronation 21Amsterdam souvenirs 37‘t IJ Brewery tour 39Order the bouncer 50Ajax & Amsterdam Noord 61Dutch pancakes 83Jan Pieter Heijestraat 86Royal changes 94Café confusion 96World of Ajax tour 100Bet van Beeren 103Football: Ajax matches 108
Directory
Sports & Leisure 108Lifestyle directory 109Amsterdam for kids 111
Maps & Index
Centrum: old centre map 43Centrum: city centre map 44Nieuw-West map 55Noord map 64Oost map 75West map 88Zuidoost map 101Netherlands map 114Hotel, restaurant, coffeeshop &Nightlife index 115
Although Amsterdam is now one of the most gay-friendly cities in the world, it wasn’t always such a pillar oftolerance. Read about gay rights pioneer Bet van Beerenon p.103. Photo courtesy of Café ‘t Mandje
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