Old Church Coffee Shop

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The Old Church Coffee Shop is next door to one of the biggest, old churches in Amsterdam. I'll go back and take a photo when it's daylight since it is pretty cool. The latte was an overindulgence but it was interesting to watch the Amsterdam coffee shop culture which has nothing to do with coffee. My latte was 5 euros but for people who prefer the many wide varities of pot those options were cheap. I skipped on the smoking but anyone who walks by one of these shops is going to inhale something.

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