MISSION: ACCOMPLISHED
DATE: MARCH 25, 2008
PLACE: CAFE REIJNDERS, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
On my way back to the States from visiting Damon in Germany, I accompanied him to Amsterdam for a conference. While I’ve flown through Schiphol a few times now, I’d never been in the city itself.
We stayed at Hotel Movenpick, which was nice enough and definitely centrally-located. However, it was snowing hard for most of our trip, and given my extreme hatred of snow, I did not do much venturing out into Amsterdam until the snow cleared.
Someone on Twitter suggested an Indonesian restaurant in Amsterdam, which turned out not to exist. However, we found a great tapas place instead that almost made up for our expensive cab ride to the non-existent Indonesian place.
Receipt for Tapas at La Mancha
Most of the Amsterdam trip was spent hanging out with Damon’s co-workers, but we did do a little wandering on our own and found a Guinness at Cafe Reijnders — mostly by accident.
Guinness at Cafe Reijnders in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is not a good fit for me. First, I don’t do drugs, and I was moderately concerned that I would order a coffee and wind up with more than a coffee. (I avoided coffee altogether, just in case!) I did not go to the sex museum because it felt too touristy, and I did explore the Red Light District, but the government has seriously cracked down on it and it was therefore tiny and lame. There were more couture boutiques than hookers.
However, Cirque du Soleil was in town, and I had never seen a performance before, so a group of us went. The show was fabulous and I had a great time. Afterwards, Google Local pointed me towards an Indonesian restaurant that was still open, Puri Mas, and we had an excellent and filling dinner.
Receipt from Puri Mas
The following morning I hopped a train to the airport and flew back to Seattle, one more Guinness down!
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