5/5 Ivo K. 6 months ago on Google β’ 80 reviews
There
is
an
association
that
preserves
old
trams
by
running
them
on
Sundays,
on
an
old
disused
line
to
Amstelveen,
and
on
the
normal
tram
line
through
the
center
of
Amsterdam.
The
trams
are
operated
by
volunteer
drivers
and
conductors
wearing
the
uniforms
of
yesteryear,
and
you
pay
the
fare
inside
the
tram,
just
as
it
was
in
the
past.
The
line
to
Amstelveen,
which
we
took,
leaves
every
half
hour,
between
11
am
and
5
pm,
from
Haarlemmermeerstation.
To
get
there,
take
conventional
tram
line
2,
get
off
at
Amstelveenseweg
station
and
take
the
street
with
this
name
towards
the
square
with
the
trees.
The
round
trip
costs
β¬7.50
β
the
passenger
can
get
off
at
any
intermediate
station
or
at
the
final
stop,
take
a
ride,
and
then
catch
the
next
tram,
a
different
model.
The
route
passes
through
a
pleasant
wooded
area
(Het
Amsterdamse
Bos
=
The
Amsterdam
Forest),
houses
on
the
edge
of
a
stream
with
crystal
clear
waters,
all
well
maintained
like
in
toy
towns.
Due
to
construction,
the
tram
is
not
reaching
the
center
of
Amstelveen,
stopping
in
a
residential
neighborhood,
where
we
saw
an
old
restored
mill
operating
as
a
restaurant,
a
park,
flowers
on
lampposts
and
Hollywood
movie
mansions
without
bars
on
the
windows
or
high
walls
blocking
them.
the
view
of
anyone
passing
by
on
the
street.
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