Sometimes when you're on holiday in a foreign city, it's nice to
take a break from sightseeing and experience the city as the locals
do. Amsterdam's Vondelpark offers visitors the chance to do just
this, in a relaxed and beautiful public space that sees about 10
million visitors each year. Although the park features several
notable attractions itself - including an impressive statue of
Joost van den Vondel (the author for whom the park is named), a
film museum, an open-air theatre, a playground and numerous snack
bars and cafes - its great charm is in providing a tranquil space
in which to spend a couple of hours doing nothing but watch native
Amsterdammers go about their daily business. Although Vondelpark is
a great place to take the kids on a picnic, sensitive parents are
warned that the smell of marijuana smoke will probably taint the
air.
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