Amsterdam and Lisbon 2023
<p>When one thinks of Amsterdam, the image of its gritty red-light district invariably comes to mind. Yes, that district still exists — it’s known as De Wallen — and it still draws thrill-seeking bros and gawkers sneaking sideways glances at the semi-clad, government-authorized prostitutes beckoning passersby through their oversized, street-level windows.</p>
<p>Past impressions aside, Amsterdam today is an impossibly clean, architecturally glorious city with a myriad cultural, culinary, and arresting land and waterscapes that should elevate this stop on your bucket list of must-visit cities. It features 60 miles of canals, hand-dug in the 17th century to a depth of ten feet, and 881,000 bicycles (for the city‘s 780,000 residents) — of which 12,000–15,000 are fished out of the canals annually.</p>
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