Amsterdam, Netherlands

I stayed in Amsterdam for three nights. I was only planning on staying for two nights, but the loss of my wallet due to pickpocketing delayed my departure. My wallet was finally found and delivered to the train station's lost and found department, but not before I cancelled all my plastic. Oh well, traveling in a foreign land with limited amounts of monetary resources seemed challenging enough to keep things interesting.

Despite the bad experience with my wallet, it was very nice to visit Amsterdam. The city is very pretty, and the people are quite friendly.

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A busy street in central Amsterdam.

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The Flying Pig Hostel, where I stayed for two nights, is conveniently located near everything.

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A main street in Amsterdam. The central train station is in the distance.

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Coin-operated toilets. It must be the future!

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The Van Gogh museum.

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The Anne Frank House.

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There was a beer vending machine at the hostel.

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Some boring scenery behind the train station.