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Amsterdam, Holland: Mayor Says Respect Hookers


The woman leader of the city recently called for tourists to cool it in the famous red-light district. She insists the gawkers make it "unpalatable" and "humiliating" for the so-called sex workers. Over 20 million visitors now come to Amsterdam annually, compared to just 10 million in 2000.

Of course, the ladies of the night pose in their brightly-lit shop windows to hustle up business, and in Amsterdam are as legal as any other. And if they are as attractive to gawking, selfie tourists as the Mona Lisa and Girl With The Pearl Earring, so be it.
New York NY: The Algonquin Is The Cat’s Meow PDF Print E-mail


Since 1902, the Algonquin has been the destination of literary, entertainment and intellectual names. The famed Round Table group met regularly there in the 1920s thru 1940s. They included John Barrymore, Harpo Marx, Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Marc Connelly, George S. Kaufman and Alexander Woollcott.

Another tradition is the Algonquin cat. Greeting guests there has been a succession of shelter-rescued cats since the 1930s. Males are named Hamlet, and females Matilda. If your travels take you to Manhattan, stop in to meet the current resident cat. Algonquin, 59 West 44th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, now owned by Marriott, offers rooms from $269. www.algonquinhotel.com
 
 
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