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There's a limited but great-value repertoire here, and on an empty stomach the all-in get-your-hands-dirty dishes are to die for. If there's a group of you, order a variety of mains (all served on a stodgy bed of pancakes) and you can pull off a massive dinner for under 15 Euros per head.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15541 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15015 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15015 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14234 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14234 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14230 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14230 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14227 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14227 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14199 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14199 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14188 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14188 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14166
Work off breakfast by exploring the canals, visiting the floating Singel flower market and buying tulip bulbs for green-fingered friends and family. Take in some culture at the Van Gogh museum; alternatively, if the sun is shining, head south for a picnic in Vondelpark.

Spend the evening relaxing over delicious food and wine at Morlang (Keizersgracht 451); on a warm evening, sit on the terrace outside, overlooking one of Amsterdam’s tranquil canals.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14166 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14151 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14151 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14146 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14146 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14130
NEMO is a children's science museum in the main harbour, right next to Central railway station. It has to be the best kids musem in Europe. Every exhibit is interactive, kids can dress up as scientists and blow things up in the lab (carefully helped by real scientists!). They can also appear on TV, wrap themselves up in giant bubbles and watch a fantastic great-egg-race-style show every half hour.

Despite being in Holland, every exhibit is also described in English and the presentations and announcements are also bilingual. The museum is great for kids aged from 4 to 14, and is so big that you can easily spend several hours there.

Once you have exhausted yourselves there, try the Pannenkoekenhuis, a pancake house in a 17th-century warehouse overlooking the canal on Prinsengracht. The kids' pancakes come with toys, games and fireworks to finish the day off with a bang!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14130 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14115
Find it on the Leidsegracht/Prinsengracht junction. My favourite dish was Aguadito de Mariscos (seafood soup) - excellent!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14115 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14111
Use your digits to dive into delicious food served for your table on a giant tray, mopped up with ginormous pancakes and washed down with banana or palm-nut beer. Of course, you can generate an appetite for the great food by walking from the Red Light District - but you'll be too stuffed to walk back again! If you do make it back, wash your hands before you get there: residual chilli could make things painful.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14111 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14102 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14102 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14100 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14100 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14098 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14098