The Search for Wooden Shoes, Cheese, and Tulips.
September 16th 2011 It is summer in Amsterdam-- for the first time all year I am told.
I arrived at the Central Station in the afternoon. Since I had yet to acquire a map of the city, I stopped in the Tourist Information Center which is conveniently located outside of the station. Here you could buy and Amsterdam Lonely Planet guide for 19 Euros (about $25) and pay 50 Euro cents to use the bathroom. I quickly fle
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