For many tourists, a day trip from Amsterdam means visiting Zaanse Schans, Haarlem, Utrecht, or some of the most beautiful spring flowers in the world at Keukenhof. According to Rick Steves ...

But unlike its dwelling-in-the-past, canal-filled cousin, Amsterdam sees itself as a city of the future, built on good living, cosy cafés, great art, street-corner jazz and a persistent spirit of ...