"Very many pleasures are almost only pleasures because we hope and intend to recount them." –Giacomo Leopardi
Amsterdam is best known for its risqué Red Light District, where working girls pose in neon-lit windows and “coffee shops” sell substances substantially more mood altering than a Starbucks’ triple venti no foam latte.
Veer west off the tourist trail, however, and you’ll encounter a completely different city. Picture buzzing local restaurants and cafés, one-of-a-kind shops and hipster havens that have brought previously derelict areas back to life.
Amy Laughinghouse, September 27, 2015. No Comments on Amsterdam: The West of the Story.	Category: City Break, Europe. Tagged: Amsterdam, city break, De 9 Straatjes, Netherlands, The Nine Streets, travel.
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