neurosynth wrote:
They say the population is 800,000 and tourism creates 109,000 jobs. I don't think they can afford to alienate tourists any time soon!
They sure seem to be trying with all the window and coffee shop closures.
Seriously, though, I do get where they're coming from. Centrum does get way too crowded. It's why I only go during the "off season" now. There shouldn't be anywhere near as many people as there are on a Tuesday in October in De Wallen.
The tour groups are pretty rough, too. Especially the bike tours when you're trying to cross a bridge and there's 50 wankers on bikes blocking the whole thing. I also hate people who are trying to take pictures on the bridges, and they'll give you a dirty look for walking through their shot. Yes. I'm supposed to just wait for every idiot who wants a picture of their dumb girlfriend standing on a bridge. Fuck outta here with that shit!