Amsterdam is a very interesting city, but I would not like to live here. It is a major challenge to cross a road or footpath, because whatever the rules are no-one seems to follow them. Near misses are very common, with cyclists carrying pillion passengers, children and shopping, silent trams, cars, motorbikes and scooters all seemingly unaware of other traffic. Few "corners" are at right angles, and roundabouts are not obviously round.
Day to day weather is unpredictable, so one should not leave the house without both sunglasses and an umbrella. You will see from a photo below that we were caught in a downpour whilst waiting to buy tickets to a museum.
We have found that "lines" are common here - a line to buy a ticket, a line for entry to the museum, a line to buy lunch, a line for the toilet, and a line at the tram stop.
For dinner last night we chose an Indonesian restaurant (see photo) - such cuisine is not unusual when the Dutch occupation of Indonesia during their maritime dominance is remembered (remember "The Dutch East India Company"?)
Indonesian meal with so many different dishes - degustation style?
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