Amsterdam kungumuzi onokunikeza izivakashi okuningi. Njengendawo yezivakashi, ukuheha kwedolobha kuyahlukahluka ngandlela thize ezinhlotsheni ezahlukene zabantu. INetherlands - ebizwa nangokuthi iHolland - isenyakatho eyedlulele yeNtshonalanga Yurophu futhi iyizwe elaziwa ngamasiko alo, ubuhle balo nobuhle balo obubhangqwe ngendlela exakile nenkululeko yezwe lanamuhla.
I-Amsterdam iyaziqhenya ngempela ngokuthi iyini: idolobha elihlukaniswa yimibono nokwahlulela kwabantu. Imvamisa, idolobha nalo linohlangothi lwalo oluhle, izakhiwo ezinhle, izikhungo ezigcwele umlando, imisele efanelekile ohambweni lwezothando, nezimakethe zezimbali ezichaza ubuhle bezwe.
Yilokhu okuhlinzekwa yi-Amsterdam phakathi nosuku, kepha ngokuhlwa indawo iyashintsha ibe yinto ebiphupha noma ebonwayo komagazini nakumabhayisikobho: indawo yenkululeko, izidakamizwa nezocansi lapho umhubhe ngamunye unokuningi ongakubonisa.
Le yindawo engenakho ukuphepha ngempela, ngakho-ke izihambi kufanele zicabangele ngokungathi sína izingozi ezingachayeka kuzo. Asikho isivakashi esinempilo esizongena e-Amsterdam ngaphandle kolwazi olunzulu, ukulungiselela, umshuwalense wokuhamba oshibhile, nezinye izinto ezisebenza njengenetha labo lokuphepha.
Lokhu yilokho i-Amsterdam eyaziwa kakhulu ngakho, ngokuba idolobha elinenkululeko kunazo zonke emhlabeni, lapho wonke amaqembu asendle ebanjwa khona njalo ebusuku.
Iqiniso ukuthi akulona idolobha elizolile futhi elinokuthula, kepha liziqhayisa ngento eyodwa engekho enye indawo emhlabeni elinayo: impilo ngaphandle kokukhathazeka.
Yindawo lapho izingozi zithathwa khona nezingozi zivelele, kepha lokho akukhathalekile izakhamizi zakhona ezifuna ukuhlala impilo yazo yingakho ikwenza kube yindawo enhle yokuhamba.