Amsterdam is a magical city that has totally captured my heart and my imagination.
Before you ask.....yes, we saw prostitutes in windows ( actually not seedy at all and really no big deal ). Yes, the smell of weed billows out of some cafes, but we were not tempted. Yes, you can eat pancakes and cheese, but no we didn't do either. Nor did we visit the Anne Frank museum, the Van Gogh museum or anything to do with tulips!
Instead we walked miles down streets where every house is a gem. Where people have tiny kitchens, but huge dining tables so they can sit together, drinking gin, playing cards or just talk with their friends. Where kids are ferried around on bicycles not in cars. Where you can drink the best coffee in the world, served by people who are unfeasibly tall, polite and beautiful!
Completely bowled over by this amazing city.
What made the experience even better was being able to "live" there in Vincent's amazing home. Stylish, light, perfectly equipped and in a lovely neighbourhood. A very accomodating host, we really couldn't fault it.
Stay there.
You will be glad you did