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Sunday, March 28, 2004 We went to Amsterdam yesterday. It's about 45 minutes by train, and easy to get to. Basically, we walked around a lot, just so I can get oriented. I think the trick is to get right out of the central Nieuwe Zijde area that is right near Centraal Station; it's a big touristy shopping area. That whole part of town has the same feel as Bangkok's Khao San Road, otherwise known as backpacker central in Thailand. I thought that scene would be totally played out in Europe by this point, but I guess not-- lots of dreads, tall backpacks and Tevas. Please. That is so 10 years ago! Anyway, I now have a discount ticket, so we can go whenever we want (actually weekdays after 9 a.m. and weekends anytime) so we'll have many opportunities to explore. We came across some really great neighborhoods outside of central, kind of in the Canal ring part, so we'll have to check that out some more, and of course the museums and markets. 
Dari getting sleepy from all the bouncing on the cobblestone 
Dozens of those heavy Dutch bikes parked along the canal posted by sheryl | 5:36 PM | |
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