- Vondelpark is like the city’s answer to Central Park. And it’s just as (dare I say– more? no, i’m probably just drunk / homesick) beautiful, replete with little lakes, gardens, lots of people walking their dogs, and LOTS of bikes.
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they really like their croquettes here. I knew this from my last trip, but I am still confirming it. a kaassouffle croquette, which I suspected would be cheesy as the first half of the name implies (kaas = cheese) and light and fluffy as the second half of the name implies is like a large mozzarella stick (so i guess I was 1/2 right).
- biking is so easy here. new york could really learn a thing or two from old amsterdam (and they’ve tried).
- it sucks being on the shitty end of an exchange rate.
- you encounter a lot of recent grads who are celebrating their recent graduation when staying in a hostel in amsterdam in late may. that can make a 28-year-old staying in the same hostel feel { old | lame }