We stayed in Amsterdam for a week-end, and the weather was so gorgeous that on the second day we went to Haarlem and rented bikes to bike to the coast...a 20 km return trip! that was a little too much for our little ones, but how fun! We had great ice cream at a little Gelateria behind the main church on De Groote Platz, as a reward for all our efforts!
Of course there's much more to see and do in Amsterdam, renting a bike and stopping at a little café if the weather allows, somewhere in the Jordaan or the Nine Streets (designers and artists shops, lots of vintage too) should be top of the list too! And the New Kerk, Oude Kerk and Anne Frank's house are all very moving...It's hard to chose if you're short on time or have tired children in tow!
As far as Amsterdam proper is concerned, we LOVE the Vangogh museum, as his paintings are just so much better in real life than reproductions and both Camille and Thomas really enjoy them (we did the little programm specially designed for kids and they got a postcard to take away at the end) - and the Rijksmuseum, even though undergoing renovation work right now, has a nice little section about the 17th century- Amsterdam's Golden Age- with a few Rembrandt, Rubens, Vandyck, and, our favorite: VERMEER (they only have two of his paintings, but we just love the milkmaid!) Our children really enjoyed the Delf china with lots of paintings on them, the richly decorated doll houses and any painting involving horses, armors and ships!
The Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh museums are close to each other, and also close to either the Vondel park for a little stroll and picnic, or the canal for a boattrip or - better if you have some energy left- a tour on a Canal Bike! We had lots of fun with our children pedaling our way through the maze of the canals! http://www.canal.nl/en/index.php
Of course there's much more to see and do in Amsterdam, renting a bike and stopping at a little café if the weather allows, somewhere in the Jordaan or the Nine Streets (designers and artists shops, lots of vintage too) should be top of the list too! And the New Kerk, Oude Kerk and Anne Frank's house are all very moving...It's hard to chose if you're short on time or have tired children in tow!
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