Amsterdam is undoubtedly one of Europe's most romantic cities, but if you only have the time and money for one mushy weekend break in 2007, I'd have to recommend somewhere else.

The amount of roadworks and construction going on in the city centre at the moment is phenomenal, and I'm afraid that it does spoil things quite a bit. The Rijksmuseum and Stedelijk Museum are being refurbished; an area from Centraal Station to Muntplein has been excavated for a new Metro facility; and several of the old streets and buildings are currently wearing an ugly shroud of scaffolding.

Of course there are still many photogenic pockets of Je Oude Amsterdam to be found, but right now they are fewer and further between. Let's hope the Herculean effort being put into the city is enough to preserve it for generations to come.

Then again, if all you're after is girls, beer, clubs and 'coffee' it's business as usual.

There's a helpful website which indicates the extent of the disruption here:
www.werkaandeweg.amsterdam.nl/index/emaps

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