Our trip through Europe was bookended by stops in the classic city of AMSTERDAM which I can sum up in three words: Sex, Fries and Bikes. The RED LIGHT DISTRICT is the same as it was 16 years ago when I visited it in 1992, dingy, smut-filled and full of red lights. There are more BIKES in Amsterdam than people and they are everywhere, there are parking garages dedicated to bikes, four storey structures filled to the rim with bikes, seriously. The FRIES seem to be the national snack food of the Netherlands and they are awesome, a big cone of fries smothered in some type of sauce (usually Mayo, Sambal or Statay for us), it's a great treat especially after a few pints.Our Favorite restaurant in Amsterdam was the mexican joint LOS PILONES located in the Leidensplein district", honestly it was some of the tastiest Mexican food we've ever had, all four of us agreed that it was worth a return visit.
If there is a darker side to our time in Amsterdam it's that the city is expensive, decent rooms and meals cost a bit but transit is cheap and the metro gets you everywhere. The Heiniken Museum was closed for an upgrade and I got a wicked stomach flu on our last day in Europe, so I saw our Amsterdamian Hotel Room for 24 hours instead of the city... awesome.
AMSTERDAM... sex, fries and bikes.
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