Damn, Amsterdam Flights are Cheap

Any backpacker worth her weight in salt probably knows a thing or two about Holland’s crown jewel, Amsterdam. The Red Light district is well revered, the drugs are part of travel folklore, the canals are ingrained in the mind, Anne Frank’s home is a must see and a trip to the Heineken factory is a right of passage for those who like barely with their hops.

Amsterdam is a destination that you probably know well even if you haven’t been there yet, but here are few things that you might not know about the city and that could lead you to win trivia night at your local pub.

• Amsterdam has over 1 million bikes but only 700.000 Amsterdammers
• When you land at Schiphol Airport, you are actually four meters below sea level
• The Dutch people are are the tallest in all Europe
• Amsterdam is built entirely on piles, huge stakes driven into the ground.Central station has 6000 of them keeping it up.
• Visiting the Amsterdam parliament building could prove difficult as there isn’t one.

The things you learn visiting CheapTicketLinks! Here’s one more handy little fact that you should commit to your memory: prices on flights to Amsterdam are quite reasonable at the moment so now would be the opportune time to head to Holland and learn some more tidbits about one of the world’s great travel destinations.