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1、5WhenthesunisupinAmsterdam,thelargestcityintheNetherlandssitsquietlyontheAmstelRiver.Youcanrentabicycle,visittheVanGoghorAnneFrankmuseum,ortakeawatertaxi.Butwhenthesungoesdown,thepartyingbegins.Inthebigclubsandincoffeeshops,touristsgathertohangout,talkpolit
2、icsandsmoke・SeveralareasofthecityclearlyshowthetwoworldsthatruleAmsterdam.Andthey'reallwithinashortcabrideofeachother.Forexample,DamSquareattractsdaytimesightseerstoitsfestivals,openmarkets,concertsandotherevents・Severalbeautifulandverypopularhotelscanbefou
3、ndthere・AndthereistheRoyalPalaceandtheMagnaPlazashoppingmall.ButaseveningdescendsonDamSquaresodotheparty-seekers.HippoporfunkmusicbeginsblaringfromClubParadisoandClubMelkweg.ThesearetwoofthemostpopularclubsinEurope.Soifyoucome,bereadytodance.Theclubsdon'tsh
4、utdownuntil4am.Andwhileyouarethere,checkoutthevariousinexpensivewaystotourthecity.Don'tworryaboutgettinglost.AlthoughDutchistheofficiallanguage,mostpeopleinAmsterdamspeakEnglishandarehappytohelpyouwithdirections.Andyou'llnoticethathalfthepeopleinthestreetsa
5、reonbicycles.TheyrentforUS$17to$20forawholeday.Amsterdamalsohasagoodcanalsystem.FromanywherebetweenU852and$9.50,youcanusethecanalbusorawatertaxitocruisetheHVeniceoftheNorth”.Youcantakeinthepicturesquecanalhousearchitecture:Therowsofneat,narrowfour-storydwel
6、lingsofbrownstonewithlargewindowsarewellworthseeing.Manyofthemareseveralcenturiesold.YoumightalsowanttojumpoutofthecanalbusattheMuseumQuarterandstartwalking.MasterpiecesbyDutchartistssuchasRembrandt,Bruegel,VanGoghandothersareondisplayattheVanGoghMuseum,Rem
7、brandtHouseandothers・Thecityhasanappreciationofitshistoricpast.OneplacetovisitistheAnneFrankHouseinNineStreets・ItwastherethattheyoungJewishgirlwroteherfamousdiaryduringWorldWar11.VisitorscanviewAnne'soriginaldiaryandclimbbehindthebookcasetotheroomwhereshean
8、dherfamilyhidfromtheNazisfortwoyears・81•Atthebeginningofthepassage,theauthorindicatesthatA.Amsterdamisgenerallyknownasaquietcity.B.partiesgoonalldaylonginAmsterdam,C.Amsterdampresentstwodifferentpictur
