I had a very enjoyable couple of days in Amsterdam with my wife and a couple of friends recently. This is the first time I have been to the city and I would recommend it for a relaxing break although it is not a place that could keep your interest for more than 3 or 4 days.There appears to be a definite hierarchy when it comes to transport on the city streets. First are the Bikes, then come pedestrians, then it's the trams and finally it's the cars. We spent the first day shouting warnings to each other along the lines of "Watch out, bike/tram/car/prostitute !!!!!"
I highly recommend the Heineiken brewery tour and the hour long boat tour of the Canals both of which are surprisingly cheap. You also can't visit the city without a tour of the red light district which is free !!!. It's at it's "best" at night but for a good laugh I recommend walking round the area in the afternoon as the girls obviously get their Mothers/Grandmothers to sit in for them while they have a sleep.
Best moment of the break was the look on the guys face when my wife went in to a "Coffeeshop" and asked for a Grande Latte......priceless.
