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Places to avoid in Amsterdam, Netherlands? |
Travel Info Im going to amsterdam in a few weeks with my child. I was wondering if you could list some of the places to avoid (The location would help also). Our hotel is directly in the city center. Are there any places close to that to avoid? Where are the red-light districts, and are the proceeding roads marked with warnings? Travel Tips If you are going to Amsterdam and staying near the Dam, then you are going to be pretty much surrounded by sex and drugs. We lived there when my son was 5 and that was just part of the local scene. The area around the Rembrandtplein is pretty scruffy and you would have no need or reason to visit some of the poorer areas on the eastern side of the city. That said, Amsterdam is *much* safer than any major American city. There's some risk of pickpockets and the like, particularly in the Centraal Station and along Rokin and Nes heading toward Dam Square, and in the heavily trafficked Leidseplein. There are several red light districts, with the largest being located mostly north and east of the Dam Square behind the Hotel Krasnapolsky. The girls in windows are mostly on small streets and alleys where you would not normally go, but there are no signs to "warn" you. In fact, if you take a canal tour (which all tourists seem to do), all of the boats go right through the middle of that neighborhood. If your child is 4 or younger, he or she won't even grasp the concept of a red light district, so you need not worry. If your child is older, then you can offer up an age-appropriate explanation of anything that you unintentionally see. Have a good time. It's a unique place to visit, with lots to see and do. Remember to bring umbrellas. Others we went to the cafes- but not with children Do not worry about going to Amsterdam. It is a wonderful city.The only areas you should avoid are the alleys. The red light district is close to the Central Station, no there are no warnings, and I cannot see how you would end up there. When I visited Amsterdam, I decided to see the red light districts in the day time and was feeling a bit nervous (I was by myself) until I saw families with little children walking there too.....The red light district is kind of to the left and forward of the railway station if you walk towards the Dam (away from the station towards town). So its not that bad obviously...there are woman in window, but not as many at night as there were many empty ones....Its not OVERLY sexual anyway and look like mannekins in a window. |
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