Letter to a Friend

Dear Amsterdam,

Let me be honest. We're friends, right? Right. You don't need pot and prostitutes for attention. You could get tourists by just being your wonderful self. Maybe the Dutch have already told you this. And they will love you for who you are, because they're the Dutch. But not everyone will. Let me tell you something. If those other tourists don't love you for who YOU are, dump them. You don't need anyone who's going to treat you like that. It's time you figured out what you want. You're beautiful and wonderful, and some time soon, nice tourists are going to see that. You'll see.

Love,

Vanessa

another canal - and bicycles!