Back with more tips from Europe!

Does it make more sense to organize these by place visited? I don't know, but here are the rest of the things I learned in Amsterdam - don't worry, I really did learn more, and some things are already published:

• There is much more to do in Amsterdam than smoke pot and eat mushrooms
• The Heineken Experience is the coolest ‘museum’ in Amsterdam
• Heineken is so much better directly from the source
• 12,500 bottles of Heineken are opened every minute, and Heineken is second in exportation to the US Army
• Smoking marijuana in Amsterdam is legal, so don’t be surprised when you walk into your hostel and it smells like weed
• It is priceless when your new Brazilian friend gets pulled onstage by the Dominatrix

And now for some more important bulletins about no place in particular:

• It is a stupid idea to carry Murano glass across Europe for a month

• Who says Starbucks chairs don’t make good beds?

• Don’t forget to make your reservation to see the Last Supper months in advance
• Despite several failures, Let’s Go is the Bible
• ‘Kingdoms’ created on train rides are in fact the best kingdoms of all
• You really have no clue how big beer gardens are until you see the truck that comes around to collect the dishes and beer mugs
• You can never see enough religious themed paintings in the museums … that’s a lie, actually, because you can see enough, but you know what I mean
• You have to visit a chocolate factory while in Switzerland
• You also have to have a Swiss army knife from Switzerland itself
• Be careful asking about what football teams’ colors are … you will probably get dirty looks with the response
• It is quite common knowledge just why rich people have homes along the French Riviera and Cote d’Azur

• Cats are everywhere, seriously

• Don’t bother with the security belt, you will probably never wear it