Index. Van Gogh Museum 65 Vermeer Centrum Delft 165 Artis Royal Zoo 68, 284 Assen ATMs 13, 300 automobile associations 306

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1 318 Index A Aalsmeer flower auction 131 accommodation 296, see also individual locations language activities boating 200 cycling 8, 16, 29, 268-9, ice skating 65, 70, 269 skateboarding 70 swimming 269 adult entertainment 17, Amsterdam Red Light District Prostitution Information Centre 49 agriculture 286 air travel 303 Alkmaar , 115 Ameland Amerongen 145 Amersfoort Amstel Gold Race 269 Amsterdam 35, , 46-9, 52-3, 56-9, 62-3 accommodation 40, activities 70 canals 78 entertainment 92-4 festivals & events 72 food 40, 81-8 gay & lesbian travellers 74-5 highlights 42-3 history 41 itineraries 41 markets 96 music 92-3 shopping sights Map Pages 000 Photo Pages 000 theatre 93-4 tourist information 98 tours 70-2 travel to/from 98-9 travel within walking tours 61, 71-2 Amsterdam Dance Event 20 Amsterdam International Fashion Week 18 Amsterdam Pride Festival 19 Amsterdam Tattoo Museum 67 Andriessen, Louis 271 animals 283 Anne Frank 217 Anne Frank Huis 55 Anouk 276 Apeldoorn 235 architecture 10, 15, 68, 90, , 10 Amsterdam 45 Den Haag (The Hague) 156 Rotterdam 175 area codes 13, 301 Arnhem art 15, art galleries Aboriginal Art Museum 140 Civic Guard Gallery 44 CoBrA 69, 276 De Hallen 103 Escher in Het Paleis Museum 156 FOAM 63 Gemeentemuseum 156 Huis Marseille 58 Lakenhal 149 Mauritshuis 155 Mondriaanhuis 144 Museum Boijmans van Beuningen 169 Museum het Rembrandthuis 50 Rijksmuseum 65 Stedelijk Museum 66 Van Gogh Museum 65 Vermeer Centrum Delft 165 Artis Royal Zoo 68, 284 Assen ATMs 13, 300 automobile associations 306 B bank holidays 300 B&Bs 296 beaches 108, 127 Domburg 190 Frisian Islands National Park Oosterschelde 191 Scheveningen 157 Schiermonnikoog National Park 206 Texel 127 Zeeland 186 Beatrix, Queen 259 beer 289, 290 Bergen op Zoom s carnaval 250 Beverwijk 109 Bevrijdingsdag 19 Biddinghuizen 19 Biesbosch National Park 186, 285 birdwatching 283, 284 Bloemendaal aan Zee 108 boat races 19 boat tours & travel 305 Amsterdam 70, 78 Biesbosch National Park 186 Delft 166 Den Bosch 246 Den Haag (The Hague) 157 Dordrecht 184, 185 Edam 113 Frisian Islands 205 Giethoorn 229 Het Gooi 131 Leiden 151 Maastricht 240 Monnickendam 111 Rotterdam 172, 180 Sneek (Snits) 200 Texel Urk 134 Utrecht 140 Veere 190 books 252, 266 Bosch, Hieronymus 169, 243, 246, 270 Bourtange Brautigam, Ronald 271 breakfast 288 Breda , 249 breweries 90, 290 Broek in Waterland 110 Broek op Langedijk 118 broodjeszaken 291 brown cafes 11, 89, 11 budget 12, bus travel 304, 306 business hours 297 C cafes, best 17 camping tips 296 Canal Festival 19 canal tours, see also boat tours & travel Amsterdam 70 Cannabis College 49 Cannabis Cup 20, 72 cannabis, see also drug culture car travel 13, 304, 306 Carnaval 18 cashpoints 13, 300 cell phones 13, 301 Centraal Station, Amsterdam 45 cheese 9, 288 cheese tastings 290 Alkmaar 114, 117 Edam 112

2 319 t Kaaswinkeltje 163 Texel 126 children, travel with 32-4, 71 churches & cathedrals Aa-kerk 209 Augustinerkerk 183 Bakenesserkerk 105 Begijnhof chapel 45 Domkerk 137 Groningen s rural churches 217 Grote of Lebuïnuskerk 221 Grote Kerk (Alkmaar) Grote Kerk (Breda) 250 Grote Kerk (Den Haag) 156 Grote Kerk (Dordrecht) 183 Grote Kerk (Edam) 113 Grote Kerk (Het Gooi) 131 Grote Kerk (Hindeloopen) 201 Grote Kerk (Veere) 190 Grote Kerk (Zwolle) 224 Grote Kerk van St Bavo 103 Kerkje aan de Zee 134 Koorkerk, Middelburg 188 Marekerk 151 Martinikerk 209 Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam) 45 Nieuwe Kerk (Delft) 165 Nieuwe Kerk (Haarlem) 105 Nieuwe Kerk (Middelburg) 188 Noorderkerk 53-4 Onze Lieve Vrouwebasiliek Oude Kerk (Amsterdam) 48 Oude Kerk (Delft) 165 Oude Kerk (Rotterdam) 170 Pieterskerk (Leiden) Pieterskerk (Utrecht) 139 Sint Janskathedraal 245 Sint Janskerk (Gouda) 161 Sint Janskerk (Maastricht) 239 Sint Joriskerk 144 Sint Servaasbasiliek 239 Sint Stevenskerk 230 St Pancraskerk 150 Wandelkerk 188 Westerkerk (Amsterdam) 55 Westerkerk (Enkhuizen) 121 Zuiderkerk 51 cinema 253 climate 12, coach travel 304, 306 CoBrA 69, 276 coffee 289 coffeeshops 17, 91, 252-3, 267 colonialism consulates 298 costs 296, credit cards 13, 300 cuisine culture currency 12 customs regulations 297 cycling 8, 16, 29, 268-9, Ameland 204 Amsterdam 70 Drenthe 218 essentials Groningen local transport 307 maps 300 Texel 129 Vondelpark 66 Waterland Region 110 Zeeland 187 D dairy cattle 286 dance parties De Koog 126 De Rijp 116 De Stijl 275 Delfshaven Delft 8, 163-8, 164-5, 8 Delta Project 191 Den Bosch 245-8, 246 Den Burg 126 Den Haag (The Hague) , entertainment 159 festivals & events 158 shopping sights travel to/from travel within Den Helder 123 Den Hoorn 126 Deventer 221-4, 222 highlights 223 Diary of Anne Frank 252 Dick Bruna House 138 disabilities, travellers with 302 Domburg Doorn 145 Dordrecht 183-6, Drenthe 216, Drentsche Aa National Landscape 218 Drielandenpunt 244 driving licence 306 drug culture 17, 20, 49, 50, 95, 265-6, 299 Duinen van Texel National Park 285 Dutch East India Company 258 Dutch West India Company Dyke Road 122 dykes E Ecomare economy ecstasy, herbal 267, see also smart shops Edam , 113 Efteling 248 Eindhoven 248 Elburg 235 electricity 298 Eleven Cities Tour 204 Elfstedentocht 204, 286 embassies 298 emergencies 13 language 313 Enkhuizen environment environmental issues Erasmusbrug 10, 175 Escher, Maurits Cornelius (MC) 156, 276 etiquette red light district 51 European Fine Art Fair 241 European Fine Art Foundation Show (TEFAF) 18 Eurostar 304 events exchange rates 13 EYE Film Institute 44 F ferry travel 305 festivals & events 18-20, see also individual events film festivals 20 films 253, 274 Flevoland 19, food 298, see also individual locations glossary language football 94, 268 Amsterdam 94 museum 64 Fortuyn, Pim 263 Franeker 201 free stuff 73 Friesland 36, accommodation 193 food 193 highlights 194 Frisian Islands Frisian language 195 frites 287, 289 Frjentsjer 201 Fryslân, see Friesland G gardens, see parks & gardens gay travellers 19, 74-5, 266, 298 Gelderland genever gezelligheid 11, 265 Giethoorn 229 Girl with a Pearl Earring 163 Gouda Grachtenfestival 19 Greenpeace 285 Grogen City, see Groningen Groningen , accommodation 211 drinking entertainment 214 festivals & events 211 food shopping sights 209 tours travel to/from 215 travel within 215 INDEX C-G

3 320 INDEX H-M H Haarlem 35, 101-3, accommodation 101, 106 drinking 107 eating entertainment 107 food 101 highlights 102 history 103 information shopping 107 sights tours travel to/from 108 travel within 108 Hague School Hals, Frans 104, 270, 272 Hans, Brinker 259 Hanseatic League 224, 255 Harlingen (Harns) hashish, see drug culture health 299 height, Dutch 268 Herdenkingsdag 19 herring 152, 287 Het Gooi Het Scheepvaartmuseum 68 Hindeloopen history 16, hofjes 106 Hoge Veluwe National Park 9, 234, 285, 9 holidays 300 Holland 252 Holland Festival 19 Holland Pass 60 Hoorn hotels House of Bols 66 House of Orange 259, 266 hunebedden 37, 216 Hylpen, see HindeloopenI I ice skating 65, 70, 269 ID, personal 299 immigration 267-8, 303 Indonesian food 288 insurance 299 International Documentary Film Festival 20 internet access 299 islands 16 itineraries 21-3, 28, J Jewish history 260, 261 Jheronimus Bosch Art Center 243 K Kamp Westerbork 218 Kampen Kasteel de Haar 143 Keukenhof Gardens 18, 156 Kinderdijk King s Day 18, 72 Koningsdag, see King s Day Kröller-Müller Museum 9, 235 L Lammetjes Wandeltrocht 128 landscape language 12, 301, Leeuwarden 195-9, entertainment 198 food 197 sleeping legal matters 299 Leiden , accommodation 151 activities 151 entertainment 152 festivals & events 151 food shopping sights travel to/from 153 travel within 153 Leidens Ontzet 20 Lelystad lesbian travellers 19, 74-5, 266, 298 LF routes Liberation Day 19 lifestyle, Dutch lighthouse 126, 134 Lisse 153 literature 252, 266 Loosdrechtse Plassen 143 Lowlands 19 M Maastricht 10, 37, , , 10 accommodation 236, entertainment 242 festivals & events 241 food 236, 242 highlights 237 shopping sights tours 240 travel to/from 244 travel within 244 Madame Tussauds Amsterdam 45 magic mushrooms 267, see also smart shops magic truffles 95 mammals 283 Manhattan 258 maps 25, 300 marijuana, see drug culture Maritiem Museum Rotterdam 170 Maritime & Beachcombers Museum 125 Marken , 16 markets 15 Aalsmeer flower auction 131 Albert Cuypmarkt 66-7 Amsterdam s best markets 96 Bloemenmarkt (Amsterdam) 60-1, 3 cheese market (Alkmaar) 117 cheese market (Gouda) 161 De Bazaar Beverwijk 109 Kaasmarkt (Edam) 112 Noordermarkt (Amsterdam) 54 Waterlooplein Flea Market 51 Mayflower, The 258 Medemblik media 97 medications 299 menus metro networks 307 Middelburg , 187 Miffy 138, 140 mobile phones 13, 301 Mondrian, Piet 80, 144, 156, money 12-13, 297-8, 300 Monnickendam motorcycle travel 304, 306 Muiden 130 multiculturalism Museum Card 60 Museum het Rembrandthuis 50 museum tips 60 museums Aboriginal Art Museum 140 Affiche Museum 119 Airborne Museum Hartenstein 234 Ajax Experience 64 Amsterdam Tattoo Museum 67 Amsterdam Tulip Museum 55 Anne Frank Huis 55 Bijbels Museum 59 Binnenmuseum 121 Bonnefantenmuseum 239 Bottleship Museum 121 Buitenmuseum 121 Centraal Museum, Utrecht 138 CoBrA Museum 69 Comenius Museum 131 De Valk 149

4 321 Diamond Museum 66 Dick Bruna House 138 Dordrechts Museum Drents Museum 217 Dutch Resistance Museum 67-8 Edams Museum 112 Electric Ladyland 55 Erotic Museum 50 Escher in Het Paleis Museum 156 Fries Museum 195 Gemeentemuseum 156 Groninger Museum 209 Hash, Marijuana & Hemp Museum 50 Haven Museum Hermitage Amsterdam 60 Het Grachtenhuis 55 Het Scheepvaartmuseum 68 House of Bols 66 Houseboat Museum 54 Huis Marseille 58 Joods Historisch Museum 51 Kattenkabinet 63 Kröller-Müller Museum 9, 235 Lakenhal 149 Leiden American Pilgrim Museum 150 Luchtvaart Themapark Aviodrome 133 Marine Museum 123 Maritiem Museum Rotterdam 170 Maritime & Beachcombers Museum 125 Mauritshuis 155 Mondriaanhuis 144 Multatuli Museum 60 Municipal Museum het Prinsenhof 165 Museum Aan Het Vrijthof 239 Museum Boerhaave Museum Boijmans van Beuningen 169 Museum Catharijneconvent 139 Museum de Buitenplaats 215 Museum de Gevangenpoort Museum de Lakenhal 149 Museum Flehite 144 Museum Gouda 162 Museum Hannemahuis Harlingen 200 Museum het Rembrandthuis 50 Museum het Valkhof 230 Museum Lambert van Meerten 166 Museum Nusantara 166 Museum of the 20th Century 119 Museum of the Black Tulip 153 Museum of the Image 250 Museum Paul Tetar van Elven 166 Museum Rotterdam 171 Museum Speelklok 140 Museum Stoomtram 119 Museum Van Loon 63 Museum Volkenkunde 149 Museum voor het Kruideniersbedrijf 140 Museum Willet-Holthuysen 63-4 Nationaal Fietsmuseum Velorama 231 Nationaal Oorlogs- en Verzetsmuseum 245 National Museum of Antiquities 149 National Museum of Ethnology 149 National War & Resistance Museum, Maastricht 245 Naturalis Biodiversity Centre 150 Natuurmuseum Fryslân Nederlands Fotomuseum 172 Nederlands Openluchtmuseum 233 Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum NEMO 68 Nieuw Land 133 Noordbrabants Museum Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum 209 Photography Museum 157 Pianola Museum 54 Princessehof Museum 195 Rijksmuseum 65-6 Rijksmuseum van Oudheden 149 Schokland Museum 133 Sexmuseum Amsterdam 45 Speelgoed Museum de Kijkdoos 119 Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam) 66 Stedelijk Museum (Alkmaar) 114 Stoommachine Museum 123 Tassenmuseum Hendrikje 64 Teylers Museum 105 Tropenmuseum 69 Universiteitsmuseum 139 Van Gogh Museum 65 Vermeer Centrum Delft 165 Verzetsmuseum 67-8 Vestingmuseum 131 Volendams Museum 112 War & Resistance Museum 172 Wereldmuseum 171 Westfries Museum 119 Zuiderzeemuseum 120 music festivals 19 N National Park Oosterschelde 191 national parks 284-5, 285 National War & Resistance Museum, Maastricht 245 National Windmill Day 19 nature reserves 285 Nazis NDSM-werf 44 Nederlands Film Festival 20 NEMO 68 Netherlands essentials New Year s Eve 20 newspapers 97 Nieuwe Toren 229 Nijmegen , 230 Noord Brabant Noorderzon 19 North Limburg North Sea Jazz Festival 19 Northern Overijssel O Oerol 19 Oosterbeek 234 Oosterend 126 Oostvaardersplassen National Park 285 opening hours 297 Operation Market Garden 231 Orvelte 218 Oude Haven 171 Oude Maas River 183 Oudeschild 126 Oudewater 145 OV-chipkaarts 305 Overijssel P painters 15, Appel, Karel 66, 276 Bosch, Hieronymus 169, 243, 246, 270 Brueghel the Elder, Pieter 169 Constant 276 Corneille 276 Dibbets, Jan 276 Escher, Maurits Cornelius (MC) 156, 276 Hals, Frans 104, 272, 273 Jorn, Asger 276 Mondrian, Piet 80, 144, 156, Rembrandt (van Rijn) 44, 50-1, 65, 148, 151, 155, 166, 169, 271-2, 259 Röling, Marthe 276 Steen, Jan 66, 156, 256, 273 Van Elk, Ger 276 Van Eyck, Jan 169, 270 Van Gogh, Vincent 60, 64, 65-6, 169, 235, 274-5, 261 Vermeer, Johannes 65-6, 155, 163, 165, 270, paintings, famous 272 INDEX M-P

5 322 INDEX P-W Parkpop 19 parks & gardens, see also national parks De Oude Hortus 139 Eureka Orchideeën & Vogelbush 126 Hoge Veluwe National Park 9, 234, 285, 9 Hortus Botanicus 67 Kasteel de Haar 143 Keukenhof Gardens 18, 156 Schiermonnikoog National Park 206, 285 Valkenberg Vondelpark 66 passports 303 phonecards 301 PIN cards 300 planning calendar of events children 32-4 cycling 13, itineraries 21-3 last minute entertainment 93 Netherlands regions 35-7 train travel 13 transport 304 travel seasons what s new 14 plant life political assassinations politics post 300 prostitution 49, 299 Provos movement 262 public holidays 300 public transport 305 R Red Light District etiquette 51 walking tour 71 religion 266 Rembrandt (van Rijn) 44, 50-1, 65, 148, 151, 155, 166, 169, 271-2, 259 Remembrance Day 19 rental accommodation 297 repeat visitors 14 restaurants Rijksmuseum 65-6 road rules 27, 307 Ronde om Texel 19, 128 Roosendaal 250 Rotterdam 10, 36, , 179, 170-2, 176-7, 10 accommodation 146, drinking eating essentials 180 festivals & events 173 food 146 highlights 147 shopping sights tours travel to/from 180 travel within 181 walking tour 174 royal family 259, 264 S safety 301 Schengen visa 302 Scheveningen 157 Schiermonnikoog Schiermonnikoog National Park 206, 285 Schokland 133 Schouwen-Duiveland sex industry 17, 265-6, 299 Amsterdam Red Light District Prostitution Information Centre 49 Red Light District Walking tour 71 Sexmuseum Amsterdam 45 s-hertogenbosch SIM cards 13 Sint Pietersberg tunnels 241 Sinterklaas Intocht 20 skateboarding 70 Slot Loevestein 186 smart shops 17, 95 smartphones 13, 25-6, 299 Sneek (Snits) 199, 200 soccer 268 sports & activities Stedelijk Museum 66 Surinamese food 289 swimming 269 T taxis 307 tea 289 telephone services 301 Terschelling Texel 11, , 124-5, 11 Texel Dunes National Park THC, see drug culture The Hague, see Den Haag (The Hague) thriftiness 266 Tilburgse Kermis 245 time zones 301 tipping 300 tours canal tours 70 walking tours 61, 71-2, 174 tourist information 302 train travel to/from the Netherlands 304 within the Netherlands with children 33 trams, Amsterdam 100 transport travel seasons travel to/from the Netherlands travel within the Netherlands travellers cheques 300 tulips 16, 30-31, 150, 156, 257, 283-4, 3 U Urk 134 Utrecht , 136 Utrecht City , accommodation activities 140 entertainment 142 festivals & events 140 food highlights 136 shopping 142 sights travel to/from 142 travel within 143 V vacations 300, see holidays vaccinations 299 Valkenberg Valkenburg 244 Van Gogh Museum 6, 65 Van Gogh, Theo 263 Van Gogh, Vincent 60, 64, 65-6, 169, 235, 274-5, 261 Veere 190 vegetarianism 83, 291 Venlo Vermeer Centrum Delft 165 Vermeer, Johannes 65-6, 155, 163, 165, 270, Vierdaagse 19, 231 visas 13, 302 Vlieland VOIP calls 301 Volendam 112 Vondelpark 66, 26 W Waddenzee 11, 205, 213 Wadlopen 213

6 323 walking tours Amsterdam 61, 71-2 maps 300 Rotterdam 174 Waterland Neeltje Jans 191 Waterland Region weather 12, Weerribben-Wieden National Park 228, 285 Wereld Havendagen 19 West Kruiskade 173 West Noord Brabant 250 Western Islands, Amsterdam 54 Westerpark 54 Westerschouwen 192 wi-fi access 299 wildlife windmills 2-3 best 17 celebration day 19 De Rijp area 116 history of 182, 283 Zaanse area 109, 26 Wispelwey, Pieter 271 women 268, 302 World Press Photo 18, 48 Woudrichem 186 WWII Erebegraafplaats Bloemendaal cemetry 108 Kamp Westerbork 218 museums 262 Netherlands American Cemetry & Memorial 244 Oosterbeek War Cemetery 234 Operation Market Garden 231 Y youth hostels 296 Z Zaanse Schans 109, 26 Zandvoort 108 Zeeland Zeeuws-Vlaanderen 192 Zierikzee 192 Zuiderzee 132 Zuid-Kennemerland National Park 108, 285 Zwolle 224-6, 226 INDEX W-Z

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