Thank you Frits for your welcome and your generosity! I fell in love with Amsterdam, and your wonderful, comfortable flat made my excursion there possible. A comfortable bed, fast wifi, and a spacious bathroom with good water pressure: what else could one ask for? The flat is smack in the middle of the nicest neighborhood I saw. I could walk to much of what I wanted to see, and tram/buses nearby for the rest. Almost all of the best restaurants I went to were in walking distance too. Frits' advice to "come home" to the neighborhood to eat was advice well-worth following. I can't wait to go back, and would love to stay in Frits' lovely flat.