Intentionally initiates Student Guide with a very provocative headline .. ... It is a pity that for many (especially teenagers) is all, Amsterdam is connected. It is in no way reasonable for Amsterdam is a fantastic city that has much to offer!

Experience amazing Amsterdam -Completely close

How to get there ... And where to live.

Fly is of course the most obvious when you go to Amsterdam. It takes a short time and are relatively easy to get to. However, you can also get there by train or bus. It may well be worth investigating both price and time, depending on where you live in the country, there may be both money and time saving here. Hotel level very similar to that at home. Pay close attention to the breakfast. It can be in several places well be more Mediterranean than Northern European. If you go down the bus is a clear advantage to have a bus in Amsterdam. It gives the opportunity to visit some of the beautiful towns located around Amsterdam, for example. Harleem, Rotterdam and The Hague.

Must sees:
There are several things, Student Wizard mean, you should see when visiting Amsterdam. If, for example. do not try a canal cruise, when you're in Amsterdam, you cheat yourself for a superb experience. The channels offer an easy way to get a guided tour of the city. The guides are good and can, among other things tell about the reasons for building design, historic homes and the city's long and fascinating history. Canal cruises are available in many different forms. Consider, for instance. get some where to eat pizza while sailing around. However, we believe that our favorite is the pancake theme, where you sail around the canals with a pancake buffet. These cruises also accept larger groups, so it could be an option to finish a packed day with this.

Maritime Museum:
The Netherlands has been a great seafaring nation can be seen on their impressive maritime museum. Maritime Museum's main attraction is a giant, originally wooden ship that great distinction, shows a ship's decor. But it is not the most interesting. In the museum there namely focus on the great Dutch slave trade, especially from Indonesia. The exhibition focuses on a large slave ship in a storm was abandoned by the Dutch crew, after which the ship goes down, and all the slaves are killed. It examines the ship's structure, how they caught the slaves, what the profit was so. It ends with an ethical discussion of whether the countries that have had the slave trade, a repayment to the descendants of slaves. It is argued via video clips for both positions, and it ends with even having to take a position. It's an interesting discussion, which makes the exhibition present and activates students. Denmark is limited also included because Denmark will also have had colonies and thus participated in the slave trade.

Anne Frank:
Anne Frank House is one of the most visited places in Amsterdam, and it is always crowded, always! But it is good reason for the story of the little Jewish Dutch girl who died in Bergen-Belsen, has become a symbol of Nazi cruelty jew extinction. The museum makes history present, and even the most cynical teenager can not help but be affected by the story. The museum is great, very informative and interesting and uses many of the latest communication trends. There may also be purchased training programs. We can definitely recommend the museum.

As an angle for a visit to Amsterdam can with the class read the latest weepy: "A Fault in our stars". The book, which has also been made into a film, is about a relationship between two teenagers who are dying of cancer. Not exactly the most cheerful concept but one of the most intense love scenes take place in the Anne Frank House. The book we will certainly read as a prelude to a visit to Amsterdam, next time we'll go.

Van Gogh and Rembrandt - but of course

It should be illegal to visit Amsterdam without seeing the paintings of the great masters: Rembrandt and Van Gogh. There is the opportunity to see the paintings of the great painters in several places in the city. Rembrandt's house is a very obvious visit. Here lived and worked Rembrandt from 1639 to 1658. It is possible to see more than 250 of his original etchings and personal belongings.

Van Gogh museum contains more than 200 of Van Gogh's paintings, 500 of his sketches are on display along with some of his more personal items and letters. Van Gogh's picture "sunflowers" which h & OSLash, leads to one of the most well known, is exhibited at the museum.

Rijksmuseum:
Rijksmuseum is perhaps the best place to look at art in Amsterdam as it offers tremendous paintings from all the Dutch masters - and there are many, shall we say. Therefore, it is recommended that you are clear on what students need to focus on, because the amount (and quality) of the paintings is quite overwhelming.

Rijksmuseum is incredibly adept at communicating the paintings. There are several sites simple explanations of the paintings, where one gets explained technique or interesting items in the pictures. It lends itself greatly to high school students.

Other museums that can be recommended

Amsterdam is rich in museums and experiences, and here are some of the more unconventional that we here on student wizard believe could be interesting for a study tour.

Like a little special curio, one way. visit the Hash and Marijuana Museum. The museum follows the history of 8000 years back when people used the plant for medicine and clothing. Other exhibitions about the plant's characteristics as psykofarmakon. Here you can see different smoking devices and smuggling methods. The museum could quite easily engage in a discussion about cannabis - for or against.

If the historical museums not just the case or if there just be eaten up a bit, there are really three museums that we at Student Guide can recommend:

Heineken Experience, the Ajax Museum and Nemo - New Metropolis Science & technology center

Heineken:
Heineken is perhaps Holland's most famous beer, and it is very interactive and interesting museum is to underline Heineken's importance. The building, which houses the museum, was a brewery until 1988 and now include Heineken Experience, there are two things; both a historical review of the brewery and the process of making beer and both a little silly entertaining areas. Together, it is the perfect combination that makes it suitable for a study.

Ajax Museum:
A visit to Ajax museum consists of a tour of the Amsterdam Arena with a guide and a visit to Ajax museum without a guide. I can at the museum hear the story of the famous and respected club. These include opportunity to see the many trophies the club has won and also see pictures of some of Ajax's most famous players. Among Danish players as such. Michael Laudrup and Christian Eriksen.

NEMO:
New Metropolis Science & Technology Center (NEMO)   has been Amsterdam's new landmark. With its gleaming roof and shaped like a ship, it takes itself also unusually great in Amsterdam harbor.

The museum contains examples of all kinds of science and technology. During a visit you can try your hand at some of nature's vagaries and peculiarities. The museum covers hilariously many angles and can therefore be used in many ways: here are both the traditional surrounding water, wind and weather, but also about DNA, the human brain and modern technology.

The museum is very well attended, which also testifies to its high quality and innovation. Up on the roof give an impressive view of Amsterdam's take, and it's not bad to take a lunch here, shall we say.

What else to do?

There are many good cafes in Amsterdam. You have to really indulge yourself to enjoy a cold beer at one of the cafes and look at all the many cycling natives. The bikes are very distinctive, and it can be quite strange to look at all the different shapes and bicycle styles available. We were especially fascinated by the female cyclists who could ride around in the old lady nobility with two legs on the same side. It looked very elegant.

The town center is very small, and they make it easy for students to find their way around, and you do not use the quite high cost of public transport. However, it should be mentioned that Amsterdam has a Alletiders metro and trams. Also set aside time for just strolling along the canals and look at the fine houses and the beautiful neighborhoods. Amsterdam is an incredibly beautiful city, and it looks best on foot.

Where do I eat?

In Amsterdam you should not ask; Where to eat but rather, what should we eat? It is characteristic of Amsterdam, there are cuisines from all ewake of the world. Here is a sea of ​​Indonesian, Indian, Chinese, Italian, African, Spanish, Scandinavian, Dutch, and French restaurants. The quality is extremely volatile and it can really pay off to check out trip advisor before taking a seat in a cafe.

Jordaan:
In the Jordaan area are especially many fine and inexpensive restaurants. We ate at a place where a reasonable price given a 7 course meal. Here you determine the chef himself the menu so it comes as a surprise. There was also a beer menu with. This form has become somewhat of a trend in Amsterdam, and if the class is to it, it can be recommended.

The fine print

We can not get around it .... Amsterdam is also known for its hash and the famous Red Light District. It is also often that you walk past a cafe or a group of friends, where you can smell the sweet scent of marijuana. But then it is even worse! It is little annoying and not something that characterizes the cityscape are aggressively.

Red Light District:
Red Light District with its sex shops and prostitutes can be quite entertaining - and cross to go through. The district puts undeniably also up for an exciting discussion for and against prostitution, human trafficking and so on. A visit in the district is therefore obvious, as part of a larger issue, one may have begun at home. If you want to give his study a social angle, there is another thing that you can visit in addition to an evening stroll in the Red Light District, and that is: De Regenboog Foundation

De Regenboog Foundation:
The organization "Rainbow" as it is called in Danish, helps more than 200 drug addicts every day. Addicts can use the "Rainbow" day centers where they can get a shower, clean clothes and a meal. In addition, "Rainbow" addicts more activities and projects they can participate in during the day in order to give them a more meaningful life, and ladle follow just give them a starting point to move forward in life and out of addiction. Family and relatives can also get support and help at the day center. During a visit to the center of Amsterdam can get a presentation of the work on site. Your travel agent can often help to arrange the visit. It is a super fine study visits, showing some of the consequences of Holland's drug policy. Along with Hashmuset shows the two sides of the same coin.

And just one last thing before we leave this topic: It gives course without saying that you have to make students aware that the Red Light District is not a good place to be after dark.

Out of Amsterdam

Amsterdam is lovely central, so there are plenty of opportunities for excursions if one day we need to do something else with his class.

Haag:
Consider, for instance. go to Holland's seat of government The Hague. The Hague can include experience the Peace Palace, which has formed the framework for the conviction of war criminals from the former Yugoslavia. One could in teaching focus on the court and incorporates a visit by the court. It is our experience that it is a topic that students find interesting.

You could also visit the charming city of Haarlem. Here I include Holland's oldest museum, with a rich collection of art, fossils and scientific instruments. If you have not had enough of paint Irishman can here visit the Frans Hals museum, which houses paintings by Frans Hals in his heyday. It is certainly worth a visit.

Corrie ten Boomhuis:
An absolute must is to see what is colloquially called for "hiding place" or more correctly, "Corrie ten Boomhuis" This was where many refugees hid from the Germans during WW2. The museum has today been restored with copies of the furniture of that time, which makes the museum very authentic. This museum is of course really well with a visit to the Anne Frank house.

If you also want to be a little geeky - and the teachers do not want it; -) - and if you want to stamp himself as hopelessly outdated, you can always tell students how district of New York (formerly the New AmsteRDAM is named after this city. Thus, one can again emphasize Hollands no small and insignificant past.

In conclusion

We think it is worth highlighting that there truly are many opportunities to angle a study trip to Amsterdam: art, social aspects, WW2, etc. Amsterdam is much more than a city and a people in perpetual hashrus .

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