Amsterdam is a great city. At least it is very friendly. I talked for quite a bit to a taxi driver named Kamal who's family came from Morocco but he was born here in the Netherlands. He speaks, Dutch, English, German and Arabic. Very nice guy who gave me a lot of helpful information.
The city is pretty easy to get around, once you understand the system. I waited too long to ask about my tram, which was number 2 to get to my hotel/museum district. I was on the East side of Amsterdam Centraal, where all trains go. My tram was on the West side. Oh well, no harm done.
Yesterday I took the NJ transit train into Manhattan from Newark airport. Then the D train to Fordham Univ. It was quite eye-opening. The campus is beautiful but the surroundings are not. Jerry may be going to school there. Still trying to decide.
Off to the Van Gogh Museum and then the Rijksmuseum (lots of Rembrandt). Been looking forward to these for a while. More later.
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