Tulips, Clogs, Dykes, Windmills, Tall People and the colour Orange. This is exactly what came to mind of the Netherlands before I had even left Adelaide. Just simple obvious stereotypes, which to be fair are stereotypes for a reason, because some some extent they are true! But lets say Amsterdam, I will guess that your mind has already ventured off into the world of their red light district. Prostitutes, Pot, Alcohol and lewd behaviour. Yes, it does exist, but there is so much more to the capital city than just that. It is a place of history and beauty. Arriving in a city that has fascinated me for so long the day after I first landed in a new continent was something exciting and almost daunting. Alain de Bottom talks about perception being better than reality,
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