Happy in Haarlem

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April 24th 2007

Published: September 30th 2017

Geo: 52.4292, 4.77933Very good hostel breakfast - 3 cheeses and meats, assorted buns and bread (I stuck to the multi-grain bread), plain yogurt, cereal, juice, coffee, biscuits and even hard boiled eggs. Mmmm ... the last time I ate a hard-boiled egg for breakfast while traveling was at a hotel in Barcelona. They had a very nice, rich peanut butter. I stuffed myself - old hostel habits die hard!... Read Full Entry

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The Civic Guard Gallery - a cool little shortcut.

Gateway to the Begijnhof - this area was, and still is, subsidized housing for single women in need.

A church in the courtyard.

The entrance to the Catholic church - very non-descript as it was not socially acceptable to be Catholic at the time.

I think this was the Spui square - reknowned for cafes, bars, and nightlife. Was kind of dead today, however.

The Mint Tower - this is the edge of the old medieval walled city. Hmmm ... who knew that Amsterdam was once a medieval walled city? Perhaps that explains why I like it so much, just like another medieval walled city in Spain that I can't seem to stop talking about ...

The flower market.

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I'm surprised that there weren't any marijuana plants for sale.

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The only myth about the McChicken is that it actually contains any real chicken!

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