Where to go in Amsterdam?

Discussion in 'WW2 Museums. Events, & places to see.' started by marcus69x, May 9, 2007.

  1. Marco

    Marco Senior Member

    Arnhem without car is do-able but takes some planning with busses to Oosterbeek etc. A zomertoer ticket is euro 45 for two persons (1st class only) and apart from Sat. Sun. you can only travel after 9 o' clock. Again, all do-able, but I personally won't.
     
  2. Medic7922

    Medic7922 Senior Member

    Arnhem without car is do-able but takes some planning with busses to Oosterbeek etc. A zomertoer ticket is euro 45 for two persons (1st class only) and apart from Sat. Sun. you can only travel after 9 o' clock. Again, all do-able, but I personally won't.

    I found the bus that run's up to Oosterbeek station very easy, its stops outside Arnhem Station, once your there the Military cemetery is just along the road, with a walk back down to the MDS crossroads and along to the Airborne museum we managed that all before lunch.
    I will admit its a bit more difficult trying to get down to the old Oosterbeek church and the landing zones without a car, but I still had time to return to Arnhem and visit the Battle of Arnhem visitors centre by the Bridge before having a nice evening meal prior to are return to Amsterdam.
     
  3. Marco

    Marco Senior Member

    I know I've done some travels abroad which would raise the eyebrow of a local. For example to visit the grave in Belgium and France of every ww1 British officer who died on my birthday. Perhaps when things are close-by (such as Arnhem for me) you look at it differently?
     
  4. Nicola_G

    Nicola_G Senior Member

    Thanks for the tips. How far is it for someone who walks with a stick? Do you think its do-able?
     
  5. Medic7922

    Medic7922 Senior Member

    Thanks for the tips. How far is it for someone who walks with a stick? Do you think its do-able?

    That could be an issue, I do not know you or any of your party, many people visit Arnhem & Oosterbeek with some sort of disability, When me and my wife made are visit we both had some medical issues at the time I had a gammy leg she a bad back, It is do-able we took are time and as said was still able to get around by lunch time, If this could be your only chance this year then August is a great time to go, the weather is kinder and you do not want to return from Amsterdam saying "If Only we". Personally I say Go for it girl:D
     
  6. Marco

    Marco Senior Member

    Nicola, what is how far from what? The public transport in The Netherlands has a pretty thight grid, so there is never the need to walk really far. Most people speak English so getting directions shouldn't be a problem. But it is best to plan beforehand.

    This website is really good. Gives you travel advice from address to address by train, bus, tram or metro. And in English:

    9292ov.nl - Journeyplanner for all Dutch public transport

    Have a memorable trip.

    regards,

    Marco
     
  7. Nicola_G

    Nicola_G Senior Member

    I don't have a 'party'. Its just going to be me. I walk with a stick due to falling off a horse and fracturing my spine about 10 years ago (that's what comes of going pony trekking in North Wales when there's snow on the ground & the riding stables is a bit dodgy, not that we knew it at the time- they denied I was ever there - hope they got/get their come uppance).
    Thanks for the link. I will check it out.
     
  8. Marco

    Marco Senior Member

    Nicola, in that case there is not much use in buying a zomertoer ticket since that is for two persons.

    Regards,

    Marco
     
  9. Nicola_G

    Nicola_G Senior Member

    Ah, ok, thanks.
     
  10. Nicola_G

    Nicola_G Senior Member

    Well Ive been here a few days now and have done quite a bit, upto and including expereincing Gay Pride Week celebrations lol.

    I visited the Dutch theatre a Jewish Theatre near the Auschwitz memorial near the Zoo, which in the war was used as a holding point before shipping nearly 140,000 (I think) people off to concentration camps etc. They have a small exhbition and there is also a memorial in the entrance foyer, with a candle of remembrance and a wall listing all the names (will post pics when I get home).
    I then went to the Dutch Resistance Museum which was really interesting. A comment that I found interesting was that a lot of Dutch had reconciled themselves to the invasion and thought that England should just acceot the situation too. It makes you wander what would have happened if 'we' had. All those gallant lives would have been wasted.
    I then went to Anne Frank's house, which was also very poignant. I was surprised at how much space they actually had, even with 8 people being there. I had expected it to be smaller. The 'actual' rooms that they used were blacked out which made it all very gloomy giving an idea of how it must have been and how desperate they must have been to get outside.
    I might go to Arnhem tomorrow, I haven't decided yet.

    Nicola, sigining off from Amsterdam
     
  11. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    We are going to Amsterdam next month for four days and I want to visit the Anne Franks Museum with Andrea.

    Is there anything else to do with Anne Franks in Amsterdam or is the only thing her families former house?
     
  12. Nicola_G

    Nicola_G Senior Member

    The Dutch Resistance Museum is good too. War graves can be found in the Eastern Cemetery on the outskirts of the city
     
  13. Nicola_G

    Nicola_G Senior Member

    Drew I didn't see anything else to do with her when I went in August, but there was also the Dutch Jewish Theatre where Jews were coraalled before being sent off to concentration/extermination camps. there was also a small memorial listed nearby but I didn't stop to see that.

    Get an I Amsterdam card, either 36, 48 or 72 hours. It give free tram, bus and metro travel along with free entrance on some venues and discounts on others and restaurants, although not the Frank House.
     
  14. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Cheers Nicola,

    We'll be in a car. The Dutch Jewish Theatre sounds interesting. Did the Franks family go through there that theatre? What is the memorial for?
     
  15. Nicola_G

    Nicola_G Senior Member

    Oh dear, can't she be persuaded? There are lots of jewellery shops? And of course Tulip bulb sellers lol
     
  16. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Oh dear, can't she be persuaded? There are lots of jewellery shops? And of course Tulip bulb sellers lol

    I think her agenda is to look for a diamond <shudder>
     
  17. Nicola_G

    Nicola_G Senior Member

    Here's the link for the Dutch Theatre Amsterdam war memorial Hollandsche Schouwburg | DutchAmsterdam.nl.
    Its just up the street from the Zoo.

    I'm not sure what the memorial was for. Something related to the Jewish people I think, but I was a bit tired so didn't detour.

    If you plan the trip right, you could do the jewellery shops AND the other stuff. There is always a long queue outside the Frank house though and they open late to account for this. However the queue moves quite quickly
     
  18. Medic7922

    Medic7922 Senior Member

    If you plan the trip right, you could do the jewellery shops AND the other stuff. There is always a long queue outside the Frank house though and they open late to account for this. However the queue moves quite quickly

    Get to the Anne Frank early, Also plan a day trip to Arnhem, Very easy to get to from Amsterdam.
     
  19. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Arnhem !
     
  20. Capt Bill

    Capt Bill wanderin off at a tangent

    I'm off to Amsterdam on Friday (whoo hoo) for a stag weekend and I'm just wondering if anybody knows of any war memorials there and what they are for? After all, you can't spend All your time in the coffe shops and strip shows. Can you?

    out the train station, turn left and follow the crowds

    we brits call it 'window shopping' ;)
     

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