{"id":5297,"date":"2013-10-03T13:43:28","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T17:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/?p=5297"},"modified":"2025-01-10T09:55:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T14:55:58","slug":"dear-amsterdam-known-globaltravelernora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/dear-amsterdam-known-globaltravelernora\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Amsterdam: I Should Have Known."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><i>This post is part of the Club Carlson Global Traveler program; a 3-week, 8-country adventure I&#8217;m taking through Europe, paid for and compensated by Club CarlsonSM (now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radissonhotels.com\/en-us\/rewards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Radisson Rewards<\/a>). During the trip, I&#8217;m exploring the world of hotel points and how to take advantage of accommodations and upgrades with various strategies. <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i>In all cases, opinions expressed herein are my own; don&#8217;t worry &#8211; I haven&#8217;t sold my soul.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This post was originally published in 2013. It has since been updated for accuracy of links and content.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomadicmatt.com\/travel-blogs\/where-to-stay-amsterdam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Where to Stay in Amsterdam<\/a> &#8211; written by my friend and travel colleague Nomadic Matt. <\/strong><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Amsterdam: I should have known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn&#8217;t want to fall in love with you, like everybody does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there&#8217;s no denying the smile that I simply couldn&#8217;t shake for love or money. The smile which erupted the second I got off the plane, and continues to sit goofily on my face even now as I write this.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/p2067519935-3.jpg\" alt=\"Amsterdam flower market\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br \/>Have you Ever had a \u201cSpecial Feeling\u201d about a place?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m fairly indiscriminate in my love of new countries and travel in general; I&#8217;m excited to go just about anywhere. But there are three distinct times I can recall in my extensive travels since 2007; <b>three instances when, from the time I boarded the plane, I knew there was something special about where I was going. <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>The first time was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/a-week-in-the-life-of-the-professional-hobo-shooting-a-tv-show\/\">enroute to New Zealand<\/a><\/b>&nbsp;in 2010, a place that nurtured my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/breaking-up-while-traveling\/\">transitional period<\/a> from traveling with a partner to going solo. It was \u2013 and is \u2013 a place I keep returning to, having spent about a year there on and off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>The second time was enroute to Grenada <\/b>in 2011; I couldn&#8217;t explain why I was so enthralled with the little Caribbean island from the air; a wee place I couldn&#8217;t have pointed out on a map mere weeks prior. And despite a good dose of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/being-thankful-in-grenada\/\">heartbreak and dengue fever<\/a> awaiting me on arrival, Grenada was destined to weave itself inextricably into my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Amsterdam was the third time. <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/p1896505279-3.jpg\" alt=\"Bicycle in Amsterdam\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Like I said, I didn&#8217;t want to like Amsterdam. I mean, I guess I knew I&#8217;d like it. But I didn&#8217;t want to become yet another evangelical flag-toting categorial cheerleader for the place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i>Whoops: too late. <\/i><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Can I Say About Amsterdam? It&#8217;s Been Said.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What can I write about Amsterdam that hasn&#8217;t already been written? What iconic pictures of canals and bicycles can I show you? Shall I talk about how easy it is to get around? How generally friendly everybody is? How ridiculously picture-perfect the place is?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/p2019726840-3.jpg\" alt=\"Holland Cheese for sale\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Shall I talk about the <strong>relatively small size of the country in relation to its world influence<\/strong>? And how the Dutch people \u2013 in keeping with the \u201ctall poppy syndrome\u201d principle, remain humble and low-key about how cool their country is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe we should discuss how Amsterdam&#8217;s 700,000 inhabitants make this capital city of The Netherlands such an easy place to live, eat, work, and play. <strong>How wandering the streets \u2013 any street, any time \u2013 is easy, safe, and unto itself, a \u201clocal\u201d experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Amsterdam is great for solo female travelers; if you want to cut your teeth in the world of solo travel, Amsterdam will give you confidence).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We could talk about the food.<\/strong> The cheese shops, the <i>stroopwafels<\/i> (chewy syrup-filled waffles of delight), the raw herring (much more palatable than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/northern-swedish-delicacies-including-surstromming\/\">surstromming<\/a>) sold at stalls identifiable by the Dutch flag, the salty fries with dollops of sweet mayonnaise, and the <i>bitterballen<\/i> (similar to croquets) with mustard.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/p1901186876-3.jpg\" alt=\"Nora Dunn enjoying herring in Amsterdam\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>I could certainly go on and on about the hotel<\/strong>; the posh new flagship Art&#8217;otel Amsterdam by Park Plaza, where the staff&#8217;s attention to detail and friendly manner make you feel like both a hot celebrity and an old friend. A place which, despite multi-media art installations throughout, swish decor, and trendy music, lacks the pretence of exclusivity and instead welcomes you to come as you are, and share a reasonably-priced meal in the warm restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(And a place with one of the most comfortable beds I&#8217;ve ever slept in, lovely spa gifts on the pillow at night, and the unwitting locale of multiple ridiculous \u201chappy dances\u201d of utter luxury).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/p2106637792-3.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br \/>You Know that Movie Everybody Raves About?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And what does it have to do with Amsterdam? Check out this 1-Minute video about Amsterdam to find out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/kRWyIqxgWk0\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=kRWyIqxgWk0&amp;feature=share&amp;list=UUoluBSf_obJxCdZu9nnaETA\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dammit, Amsterdam!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I should have known.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Amsterdam: I should have known you&#8217;d work your charms on me. 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