Dag van het Bouw, June 5th

Event: Dag van de Bouw / Day of the Building @ various construction sites through the Netherlands, Saturday June 5th, 10.00 - 16.00, FREE.  For the non-Dutch speakers click on "Projecten en Locaties", then pick your province (Amsterdam is in Noord-Holland), then a pop-up window lists all the locations.

Free tours of various locations under construction, including the controversial Noord-Zuid Lijn (the Metro line, check out the Ceintuurbaan), the Rijksmuesum, EYE Film Instituut Nederland, Fort Diemerdam (restoration project on an old fort in Diemen), Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum, Coentunnel in West, etc....

We would suggest checking out one of the Noord-Zuid Lijn sites, but get there early as in 10am or before if you have your heart set on a specific destination; as at many of the Metro sites you are only allowed to go in in groups of 10-20 which usually creates some long lines!! Although the Noord-Zuid Lijn site in Noord is a massive cement tunnel with no waiting necessary! Bring your camera.

Dag van de Bouw/The Day of Construction, 06/06

Saturday June 6th from 10 - 16 is the annual Dag van de Bouw/the day of construction. Free tours of various locations under construction, including the controversial Noord-Zuid Lijn (the Metro line), the Rijksmuesum, and student housing Casa400 near the Amstel Station.

For the non-Dutch speakers click on "Projecten en Locaties", then pick your province (Amsterdam is in Noord-Holland), then a pop-up window lists all the locations.

Why might you be interested?: you can brag to your friends that you experienced the top thrill seeking destination in Amsterdam - the Noord-Zuid Lijn stations (for those of you who don't know during the construction of the line in 2008 numerous houses literally sank!!, therefore you are actually risking you life by visiting these sites!) Furthermore you will have the opportunity to see the Metro twenty years in advance (as there have been numerous delays that continue to push the completion dates further into infinity). These two factors have the potential to make you the most popular guy in the City!