BUYING GROCERIES IN AMSTERDAM
If you know the Albertson's chain of grocery stores in the US, then you may be interested to know they were recently bought by the Dutch grocery chain Albert Heijn. AH is a great thing for tourists. It's ex

This is a picture of the big Albert Heijn behind Dam Square. If you walk up Damrak from Central Station to Dam Square, then walk around the left side of the Royal Palace, behind you will see this building. It's a grocery store, and will help you eat cheaper.
Another picture from further away:

If you were standing here and turned around you would be looking back at Dam Square:

Continue towards the Albert Heijn / PTT Telecom building and look around the corner to the right:
