"The jorney begins with bartender Heather from Norfolk, Virginia airport ...
... first light ...
.... as sunrise begins ...
... & 1 hour later ...
... the coastline appears ...
... along with the streets of Holland."
"The journey continues with a train ride to ...
... Amsterdam Central Train Station ...
... a 30 minute walk ...
... & a welcome to
Prinzengracht 274 ...
... and home for 2 weeks."
"Joordan section is a great neighborhood ...
... and super owner ...
... & canal boat lady Jackie ...
... and fellow guests
Katie & Simon of Texas"
"The Prinzengracht Canal ....
... and boating families ...
... cruisin' the canal."
"Canal boat neighbors ...
... line the Prinzengracht ...
... as tour boats
continuously pass by."
"When not traveling by boat,
bikes rule ...
... complete with unique rides ...
... along the way ..
... & REAL mini vehicles ...
... and never-ending sidewalks."
"Street workers
work by hand ...
... to keep the streets & ...
... sidewalks in top shape."
"When u need a break &
can hold ur breath"
"La Tertulia ...
... is a great
neighborhood coffeeshop ...
... complete with Toasties ...
... plus Darren & Ed
of Houston, Texas."
"Neighborhood coffeshop ...
... near Coffeshop Johnny
(the buz-u-in b 4 u get a
buzz coffeeshop) ...
... & a Cafe which gets
a BOO rating!"
"Unique structures ...
... and great Pizza ...
... from Del Italiano ...
... down the street from Prinzengracht ...
... with great service ...
... & atmosphere."
"You can get a leg up
shopping here ...
... as Amsterdam is about small shops ...
... selling just about everything ...
... even stuff others don't want ...
... & I want this neon ...
... but art is everywhere ...
... including the walls."
"Time to check out the Cafe's ...
... which line the streets ...
... & the Hoppe is
one of the best ...
... with super customers & staff ...
... 100+ years o history ...
... great atmosphere ...
... lots of brown bar eggs ..
... pictures of Mr. Heineken himself ...
... great locals ...
... bartender interaction with customers ...
... artwork ...
... Bartender Dennis (go Dennis!) ...
... & a few pARTy Friends ...
... & memory makers!"
"Pieper's on Prinzengracht is 100's of years old ...
... & one of the few classic
Brown Cafe's of Amsterdam ...
... with bartender Wilka ...
... & bartender Mike with
working Bar Cat ...
... & customer Nick
& friend of Yoke ...
who introduced me
to Jonge, a Dutch Gin."
" Let's have a look-about ..
... with customers ,,,
... basic bar ...
... and killer steps to the toilets."
"A typical night walk
home looks like this."
"Let's check out the Cafe Eland ...
... & super bartender
favorite #420-109-2007"
"Two beers e4.20 - a true pARTy price"
"Art's Gal
(& flight attendant) Pascale ...
... pARTying with her friend Manon"
"The Green Butterfly was a favorite ...
... with bartender/owner Michel ...
... & they had food!"
"Moving on to Cafe Stopero ...
... complete with food also ..
... we have super bartender Bob ...
... & his loyal customers."
The next Cafe on the list ...
features Aysegul
(a/k/a the Turkish Rose) ...
... with her cozy Cafe ...
... & widescreen view of Amsterdamers."
"Lining the Prizengracht
we have many great cafe's ...
... all with their own character ...
... & customer base."
"An old Brown Pub is ..
... with a great location ...
... Cafe 't Smalle ...
... featuring artifacts
of the past ...
... & tasty green pea soup,
a winter special."
"I discovered Cafe Oporto ...
... last year ...
... with quite a beer selection ...
... & working bar cat (say
hello to bartender Fran for me)."
"You can sit outside
at many places ...
... or go inside ...
... & try some rabbit stew ...
... or a bottle of Belgium beer."
"In the tourist section you find ...
... the Smallest Pub"
"Sometimes you find
something by accident ..
... like Cafe Galerio ...
... complete with candle-light ...
... locals (as usual) ...
... & unique atmosphere."
"Even in the dark ...
... politics of Amsterdam are present."
"De Rozenboom was a real favorite of mine ...
... great location ...
... interesting view ...
... GREAT service & good customers ...
... & the food was WOW ...
.... especially the deserts!"
I WILL BE BACK!