Five days in Amsterdam!!

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We have been to the great city for the second time. First visit was spent mostly in a coach apart from few sprinklers here and there. So, we planned the second, more thorough visit this time with a good mate of time;Chandru the great from Preston, UK.

Been there, seen a lot, done a lot; hang on; been with our family and it was brilliant!

Van Gogh, bowled me over and the red light area too!!

And my take on Amsterdam and Vincent Vangogh!

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