Dos and Don'ts of a Trip to Amsterdam

• Do get some cash at the ATM before getting in a cab to your hotel. 
• Don't worry if you forget to do that, you can have the hotel give you some cash on your room's bill to cover it. 
• Do explicitly forbid them at the front desk from charging you for your room ahead of time and with an exorbitant deposit that will leave you penniless. 
• Don't bother going out for dinner more than a couple times, the tapas is good and plenty. 
• Do get the lamb with rosemary sauce when you do go out to dinner at a pub style place, it so good that every bite will be the tastiest bite of anything in your life. 
• Don’t wait for your change if the atmosphere is growing oppressive: follow your instincts and get the hell out of any place that is about to collapse from the unbelievable amount of noise. 
• Do eat a giant breakfast including three fresh baked croissants and a heaping pile of bacon every day. 
• Don't walk thought the parks alone at night (that's what the receptionist told us).
• Do try everything, except the hookers!
• Don't be vague about trying the hookers, somebody might misunderstand (and think you had a bad experience with a hooker instead of no experience besides seeing them). 
• Do walk around the red light district at night.
• Don't be afraid to feel like a kid at Disney Land.
• Do take lots of pictures so nobody gets mad at you for not taking a lot of pictures again. 
• Don't skip the ice cream parlor, it’s so good while you’re eating you won’t be sure whether it’s a dream or not. 
• Do use the buddy system; it’s very reassuring to wander around with somebody else in a city with a billion identical canal crossings.