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Amsterdam weather in May

CityDesk — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:35:30 +0000

The good news is that May in Holland often is the sunniest month of the year, with on average up to 15 hours of sun a day.

However, this month tends to have as many cold days as it has warm days -- and there can even still be night frost, especially during the first half of the month.

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Van Gogh Museum

CityDesk — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:17:24 +0000

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Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum contains the largest collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in the world.

After a seven-month remodeling project, the museum re-opened on May 1, 2013.

The current exhibition, Van Gogh at Work, runs through January 12, 2014.

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Queen’s Day: The World’s Biggest Street Party

CityDesk — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:13:17 +0000

Full article: Queen’s Day: The World’s Biggest Street Party

Queen's Day in Amsterdam: the world's largest street party.

And this year, 2013, the party will be extra well attended as the abdication of Queen's Beatrix -- and the subsequent investiture of her son, Willem-Alexander as Holland's new king -- will take place on the same day.

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Marks & Spencer opens store in Amsterdam

CityDesk — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:51:51 +0000

Full article: Marks & Spencer opens store in Amsterdam

After a ten-year absence, Marks and Spencer has returned to Amsterdam. It's new store, which combines a supermarket and e-boutique, is located in the Kalverstraat neat Muntplein.

A similar store in planned for The Hague.

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Amsterdam weather in April

CityDesk — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:26 +0000

Full article: Amsterdam weather in April

April weather in Amsterdam is a study in contrasts. Sunny and warm one day; rainy and stormy the next.

There will be days with summer-like temperatures and days that remind you of fall.

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Amsterdam weather in March

CityDesk — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:00:12 +0000

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March in Amsterdam, as in all of the Netherlands, is characterized by erratic weather. But the old joke that Holland has four seasons a day is more likely to make sense in March than in any other month.

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Amsterdam will not ban Airbnb

CityDesk — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:02:31 +0000

Full article: Amsterdam will not ban Airbnb

Amsterdam is not about to ban Airbnb, Wimdu, or similar websites.

But the City is taking action against Amsterdammers who operate illegal hotels.

Officials want tourists to be aware of the potential risks associated with renting 'private' homes.

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World’s biggest street party gets a new name: King’s Day

CityDesk — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:37:13 +0000

Full article: World’s biggest street party gets a new name: King’s Day

Queen Beatrix is abdicating in favor of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander. That means this April will be the last Queen's Day for a while. Starting next year we'll be celebrating King's Day instead.

What else will change? And with the inauguration taking place in Amsterdam, what will this year's celebration look like?

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Amsterdam weather in February

CityDesk — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 06:00:44 +0000

Full article: Amsterdam weather in February

February is the coldest month throughout the Netherlands, and the coldest time of the year to spend in Amsterdam.

But it's also one of the driest months, and with the lengthening days you'll see a bit more sun.

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Amsterdam prepares canals for ice skating fun

CityDesk — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:09:37 +0000

Full article: Amsterdam prepares canals for ice skating fun

The city of Amsterdam has banned boats from using a number of canals in the hope that they will freeze over, turning the historic waterways into a giant ice skating rink .

We'll show you which canals are affected -- and what the winter fun looked like last year.

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