Amstelveen specifics

I do not live in Amstelveen myself. But here is some specifics from my contacts.

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There plenty of Indians in Amsteveen. In fact so many that....there is a joke that Amstelveen should be renamed as Amstel Nagar :)

Amstelveen is very close to Amsterdam. Hence there is plenty to do in and around. However, information in this post is limited to Amstelveen only.

1. Indian stortes: Kashmir, Spice Amstelveen, Masala express
2. Indian restaurant: Sagar
3. The cricket stadium of Netherlands is here - check for VRA. This is also a professional cricket club
4. Albert Hein is open till 10.00PM Mon thru Sat; On Sundays it is till 18.00. Check ah.nl 
5. On Thusrday, shops in the centrum are open till 21.00
6. Amstelveen is well connected with bus, tram, metro. However, there is no train station.
7. popular taxi number - 0207777777
8. During Diwali time, lot of Indians get together in the centrum and celebrate Diwali. Entry is free for all
9. During Diwali time, sparklers are available in the Indian Stores
10. Popular housing agency is Rots vast
11. Sometimes hindi cinemas are screened in the Pathe theater complex in Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena
12. The sports center of Amstelveen is in Spoortlaan. You can find swimming etc