Yup, on that trip we had just one day in Amsterdam after 10 days elsewhere in NL/Belgium. We started near Centraal Station and walked from there, toward the Jordaan, toward the Beguinhof, to the Poozenboot, near the Damrak. Saw Occupy Amsterdam, saw a carnival in the city center.

I never said we made a comprehensive examination of the city; we certainly didn't. But most tourists will spend much of their time in canal belt and near the Damrak - where we were. We needed an internet cafe, and spent quite a while trying to find one that would allow a child (several internet cafes we passed were also MJ cs's and did not allow kids) and internet cafes seem to be in a specific neighborhood which also seems to be where the cs's were; I've never seen an internet cafe next to a ***** hotel.

But I saw and smelled more pot in that one day than on several previous, longer trips to Amsterdam combined.

Of course, it could have had something to do with the weather - it was a warm, sunny day and every place had their windows and doors open. Usually we go early in the Keukenhof's season, and it's too cold for open windows.

To 3recondoc: I suggest you re-read my previous post and see if the word "everywhere" actually appears in it. You might actually see that I was much more specific and said "Some of the areas I loved in the '80's" - kinda like you actually quoted!

I posted my personal experience, if yours is different, well, that's nice, but it does not negate what I experienced. And if you think nobody is smoking pot in public, spend some time in the tram queues near the train station and you might see and smell things that will surprise you.