MTF
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Cosmopolitan
With only 800,000 citizens, AMS is a small city but the 19 Million visitors per annum make for crowded everything. We went in a cold, wet, week but still could not get into some restaurants.
Apart from the raw herring sandwich, bitteballen fried cheese balls and one fancy upmarket rijsttafel (Indonesian rice table), we couldn't try more Dutch cuisine.
Being in an ancient port city, we ate German wurst & schnitzel, Chinese dim sum, Japanese sushi & yakitori, and Spanish tapas.
The one big thing I discovered was that draught Heineken beer tastes different in Amsterdam from anywhere else in the world.
I've visited Heineken breweries in other countries so did not do the original brewery tour but did have a drink or three at the oldest tavern in the city. Nice!
I felt too ill to do the Gassan Jewellers tour.
Regards,
MTF
Amsterdam: Bicycle Terrorists, Superfast Chopard on Canals and Liquid Studies
Friends, Despite a sinking viral upper respiratory illness, we made a trip to Amsterdam. Having changed aeroplanes and been in transit at Schipol airport for decades, we've never been in the city. I've been trying to visit the canals of Amsterdam for 40 y...
Not all Dutch ride bikes
but maybe they should! This guy just missed going into a canal. Cazalea ...
XD
He can thank the pole that got in the way of him accomplishing what you said . Cheers, Filip
Pointing the wrong way
How did it end up pointing the wrong way on pedestrian walkway leading to the Maritime Museum? I blame the inevitable bicycle terrorist that got away! MTF
I believe the rules make cyclists almost above the law...
I.e. they seem to be automatically right in almost any traffic crash (with pedestrians, cars...). A great city for sure, wish to return soon!
So much the Chopard watch did not do
I had bigger and better plans to explore Amsterdam with the Chopard Superfast but the rain and bugs scuppered best laid plans. Still, what we did see was very nice indeed. I survived a few assassination attempts by the Dutch Bicycle Ninja. The raw herring...
Hope you and mrs MTF had a great time despite your cold .
Nice pics my friend . They are typical dutch 😉.
Cosmopolitan
With only 800,000 citizens, AMS is a small city but the 19 Million visitors per annum make for crowded everything. We went in a cold, wet, week but still could not get into some restaurants. Apart from the raw herring sandwich, bitteballen fried cheese ba...
Thats the reason i dont go into town a lot .
To crowded for me . There are better cities to visit in holland nowadays imo . I moved out of Amsterdam 15 years ago and wont go back anymore . Cant tell if the Beers taste diverend in holland as i dont drink beer 😬. Next time i will pick you up and bring...