Thanks for all the info frouke. Very helpful.

Yeah Amsterdam had a very unfair reputation as the place to go for marijuana and prostitution. That has eased, I think. I hear it is a wonderful city.

I worked with a Dutch guy for a few years. Leo (pronounced "lay-oh".) Amazing guy. He spoke five languages, and like many Dutch, was absolutely fluent in English (as are many Swedes). I'd love to visit someday.

And yeah, I'm afraid marijuana went from a thing we sometime did in our teens with locally grown stuff to the powerful strains. grown in hydroponic labs. I don't understand why people enjoy it. It smells foul and is way too powerful.

Thanks so much for replying, and setting the record straight on Amsterdam!

Joe