I might be going to Amsterdam next year, its a beautiful city but I get what you mean about cramming people into a small space and the isolation that paradoxically comes with that. Iv found most cities to be like that and perhaps the tourists dont help? Edinburgh is a big tourist city but it can be very impersonal, unlike Glasgow, a larger more jam packed city, yet friendlier, also less tourists. Glasgow Smiles Better is the city motto.
I think we will have to check Haarlem out, thanks for the awesome incentive. Cheese is a big yes too! We all like cheese!
Haha interesting you just mention Edinburgh and Glasgow... I just posted a blog about that one as I visited there next https://steemit.com/travel/@budgetbucketlist/redheads-bagpipes-and-harry-potter-that-s-right-i-visited-scotland-edinburgh and Glasgow will be my next blog haha
I just read it and it was just braw!
I look forward to the Glasgae' one too!