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| View of Leiden from my room at the Ibis Hotel |
I flew back
to the Amsterdam airport and got my luggage out of storage (bloody expensive,
but worth it), then proceeded by train to the university town 20 minutes south
of the airport: Leiden. I only wish it wasn’t cold and raining, as Leiden looks
like an interesting place to explore, and may be a better base than Amsterdam.
I stayed at a large and very corporate hotel, the Ibis—nice, simple and very
clean room, with an incredible view of the town. I walked around in spite of
the blustery weather; Netherlanders have perfected the art of riding a bicycle
while holding an umbrella. Soaking wet, I passed up a Swedish place with fish
dishes, and a pannekokken specialty restaurant to opt for a hole-in-the-wall
place called Hot Wok. I had gone too many days without Chinese food; in this
place, you chose your dish and the chef cooked it for you right there. It was
heavenly.
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