Cool things to do in Holland or Belgium

[tazflecks]

I am taking my son and four of his mates to Amsterdam for a few days next week for his 21st birthday. Does anybody have any ideas for 'cool stuff' to do, eg water parks, amusement parks etc on our return journey to Calais

[Soovy]

Go to Hooge and see the museums from WW1. Awesome.

[kelk]

Amsterdam - sex museum, diamond exchanges, red light district, canals?

[tazflecks]

Thanks for those, we already know what to do in Amsterdam so dont need any help with that and i dont think WW1 will be what 21 year old lads are very interested in. Please keep em coming

[buzzer]

the words interesting and Holland don't sit well together if you ask me...


boring boring boring... the scenery (is there any??) is boring, the food is boring... i could go on

Amsterdam is the "only" place to visit

[Trophybloo]

Errr - Head for France or Germany ASAP

[JB!]

just got back.

indoor karting over there is cheap, 7 of us went sunday night, there is one on 4 stories in delft and one in an industrial estate on the outskirts of the dam.

http://www.raceplanet.nl

30 ish euros for 2x "16 minuite" sessions (felt alot longer)

other than that, enjoy the cafe culture, and avoid the "tourist" cafes, head to 'dam square and find a cafe called aba something with is down an alley.

hth.

[Pablo16v]

If the weather is nice then take the train to Den Haag and Scheveningen beach. 21 year old lads will be quite happy there sipping a beer and looking at the "scenery". Also, and not too far from Amsterdam, is Walibi World. I took my neice's when I lived in Holland and they really enjoyed themselves on the roller coasters and water rides.

[tazflecks]

JB! that looks great, just the sort of info i was after. Cheers, thanks for that

[JB!]

tazflecks said:

JB! that looks great, just the sort of info i was after. Cheers, thanks for that

no prob, will get the full cafe name tomorro. Also don't let the lads eat any "space cakes" or "space shakes" bad news indeed.

[thehawk]

Die Efteling or Toverland are two themeparks - not saying they are cool though, it is Holland after all.

[autoholic]

Just got back from Den Haag and Scheveningen, the beach is currently lined with more bars than I've ever seen. They will all be dismantled come October and re-erected next year, amazing. There is a bungee crane on the end of the pier now!

[Mobile Chicane]

Zandvoort ?