Things I learned in Amsterdam

A couple of travel tips I picked up in Amsterdam :

Tip #1

If you plan to spend an entire day in Amsterdam but too lazy to walk, invest in a 24 hour tram pass. For €7, take full advantage of the great tram network system around the city center and its suburbs by hopping on and off anytime you wish.

There's also the 1 hour pass but I don't think it is as worth it as the 24 hour one.

Tip #2

If you have to drink bottled water, don't buy from the mini marts around the city center. Hubby bought a bottle of Evian and it costs him €2.50. Later we found that it only costs €0.98 in the Albert Heijn supermarket (something similar to those Jaya Grocer or Giant chain supermarkets)

On the receipt we realised that we were charged €0.25 for "Statie Fles". Later we found out that it is something like a plastic bottle tax. If we bring the bottles back to Albert Heijn, you are entitled a refund of €0.25 per bottle.

Too bad we only knew after leaving 8 empty bottles in the hotel. Else we could have gotten some further savings, enough to buy 2 more bottles of mineral water!