I AM AMSTERDAM

The Netherlands, Amsterdam

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Museumplein street

Photograph taken by me 

 

I AMSTERDAM, one of the oldest cities in Europe, even older than Paris and London which has remained until today a must place to visit! Holland in general is considered to be small, but Amsterdam has managed to be seen as the smallest of the biggest cities.

When it comes to shopping Amsterdam is so much fun, and that’s because Amsterdam is a city that is completely “under” water, so don’t panic if you might not be able to reach some stores by foot!

So the best shopping street for Amsterdam are, first of all, Kalverstraat, which is probably the busiest street of Amsterdam. This street goes along the city centre; it is only for pedestrians so it is always crowded with a lot of tourist and locals. Three big shopping malls are also located on this street, the Kalvertoren and Magna Plaza and the famous Bijenkorf.

Bijenkorf for those who maybe don’t know anything about, this is a six floors high department store which only has high-end luxury brands, like Louis Vuitton, Dior, Channel, Michael Kors, YSL, Alexander Wang, etc.

And then there are sales? This department store gets so crowded!

The Netherlands, Amsterdam

De Bijenkorf department store

 

Another street called Leidsestraat, for tourists known as the leidesplein square where the BMW mini showroom and the apple store is located. Stores like Abercrombie & Fitch, Metz Co and Camper shoes are located there as well.

One street that not a lot of tourist are aware of but is definitely worth visiting is the 9 small streets, known in Dutch as De 9 Straatjes.

It is probably the most interesting shopping area in town!

The 9 streets is actually 9 small shopping streets paradise with the names, Reestraat, Hartenstraat, Gasthuismolensteeg, Berenstraat, Wolvenstraat, Oude Spiegelstraat, Rijnstraat, Huidenstraat, Wij de Heisteeg, all in Dutch of course. Every single street offers ten of the best fashion shops in the whole city.

The 9 streets I also known for its vintage stores, the only part of the city where you are able to find so many interesting shops just one next to each other. 

 

The Netherlands, Amsterdam

Scotch & Soda store

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Photograph taken by me