Westworld Alberta
Issue link: http://westworldmagazine.ama.ab.ca/i/556526
(clockwise from top) lauren zeid/estock photo, sime/estock photo, i amsterdam F A L L 2 0 1 5 | W E S T W O R L D A L B E R T A 23 Eat La Dolce Vita, one of Tse's favourite restaurants, offers the best of the Florida Peninsula with fresh, made-to-order Italian dishes. "Try anything with their black truffle cream sauce – it's delicious," says Tse, referring to their homemade pastas, especially the ravioli. It's an intimate, family-run restaurant. AMSTERDAM Chosen by AMA Cruise Specialist Leona Manna Attracting more than seven million visitors every year, Amsterdam is one of Europe's great destina- tions – and this seaside city is set to welcome more Albertans with a new, direct flight on KLM, depart- ing from Edmonton. Whether you explore by foot, boat or on the back of a bike, Amsterdam is a beauty, but its greatest charms are sometimes hidden, says Leona Manna. See and Do While the pedestrian streets Kalverstraat and Leidsestraat get the lion's share of shoppers, Manna recommends a trip to Jordaan. Formerly a hard- scrabble, working-class district, Jordaan's narrow streets and lanes now offer some of Amsterdam's quirkiest shops, organic markets, hip galleries and vintage clothing stores. "It's one of Amsterdam's trendiest neighbourhoods," says Manna. Famously built below sea level, Amsterdam was formed around four concentric canals, which made a swooping semicircle comprised of 90 islands and connected by some 1,200 bridges – hop on a canal cruise to see its hidden corners, like the canal-side museums, year-round festivals on the water, and impressive estates from the 17th and 18th centuries. And make sure to see some of the city's best- known attractions – the Van Gogh Museum which offers the largest selection of the artist's master- pieces in the world, the Anne Frank House, and the recently renovated and reopened Rijksmuseum. Eat Located in a former blacksmith's workshop, Baltha- zar's Keuken is one of the hottest restaurants in Jordaan. With an open kitchen, the atmosphere is laid back and the menu changes every week, using the freshest seasonal ingredients based on the love of good food. (clockwise from top left) Water taxi on the Intracoastal Waterway; bike tour in Jordaan, Amsterdam with Anne Frank House in the background; Van Gogh Museum's Irises. For more info, call one of our featured Cruise Specialists Edmonton Leona Manna 780-474-8842 Cathy Tse 780-341-3744 Calgary Karen Claxton toll-free 1-866-989-6653