Great city, great band, great time!
A couple of weeks ago I posted that I was about to visit Amsterdam for a few days, during which time I was going to see Pearl Jam, one of my most favorite bands. Well I am now the other side of that trip so thought I would say a few words about how great it was. First off, Amsterdam is an incredible city on so many levels. It is beautiful to look at, I love the style of the architecture and the majority of buildings have avoided the hand of modernization. Being on a network of canals means that you are never far from the water and the goings on that occur on and around it, I liked that a lot. We stayed in Haarlemmerbuurt which is the oldest part of the city and known locally as 'the Pearl' of Amsterdam, a title it really does reserve. It was incredibly quiet and had a village feel to it, while being only a short walk from the Jordaan and the city beyond. The other thing which struck me was just how friendly people were. In fact everyone we met were nothing short of lo