We pulled into Amsterdam Centraal three hours and 41 minutes give or take after leaving St Pancras. Soon I was looking out across Singel with a cold beer, listening contentedly to the familiar sounds of Amsterdam: It cheered me that this wonderful city was now only a train ride away, but I doubted the local authorities felt the same: Amsterdam has been feeling the impact of mass tourism lately and there have been numerous attempts to reduce the number of people visiting the city. The Dutch capital has clipped the wings of Airbnb, banned new hotels from opening in the historic centre and introduced a new tourist tax to deter unruly stag and hen dos.
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