Summer is a special season to visit Amsterdam. During these months a large number of tourists arrive to Amsterdam to enjoy diverse activities. Vondelpark is the most popular green area where Dutch develop open air activities such as concerts, street theater, picnics or just take a stroll around the park. For this reason, Vondelpark likes young people. Usually, they choose Hotels to stay in the city.
Amsterdam is a city with a wide variety of beautiful flowers. Probably you know that tulips are the national flowers. Well, it is true, tulips identify Dutch people. The Blomenmarkt on the Singel is a flower market very known in the Netherlands. Here, botany's lovers can find all kind of flowers and bulbs. Blomenmarkt has something special; it is the unique floating market in Amsterdam.
When the sun goes down, it is time to leave Hotels and time to visit bars and pubs in the Red Light District. There are a lot of alternatives to enjoy in this place. Coffee shops are characteristic in the Red Light District because in these businesses, clients can buy marijuana and soft drugs without any problem. However, the sell of drugs in the streets is prohibited, take your precautions. Amsterdam's nightlife is popular in all Europe.
If you come from America, don't forget to change your dollars to Euros, it is the most common currency in Holland. Some Hotels provides the service of currency exchange, don't worry. Every September, Amsterdam organizes a big musical festival called Prinsengracht. Free concerts during two nights are amazing.
Amsterdam is connected by metro. The Central Station is the place where people use this kind of transport to travel around the town. Bus is another kind of transport but with less demand, the vehicle with more demand is the bike.