I first visited Amsterdam in the mid1980s. I enjoyed its sights and youthful approach to life so much that I knew I would want to return.]
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When I visited beautiful Amsterdam, back in the mid 1980s, during a summer that was best known for its rain, I knew immediately that, before too long, I would have to return to this gentle city in the lowlands of Europe, to experience more of its fascinating sights and youthful, modern attitudes.