my best friend lived in r-dam for 6 months, i was gonna go, but decided not to, always wanted to move to rotterdam too.... but never did, now i am a homeowner and i can't move now either, but i can still go visit/dj/whatever....... but i must say, that almost everytime i stayed in holland it was in r-dam......i've been at least 25-30 times, but i also stayed alot in E-hoven (eindhoven) and i loved it there too..... but definately r-dam.... its beautiful, it;s not touristy, dont get me wrong i love going shopping and kickin it in A-dam too on my trips., but something about the 2 midtowns, the zuidplein mall, the center, Skyhigh coffeeshop next to midtown megastore, knowing where everything is, that's a big plus...... but i know e-hoven pretty well too.....also kick ass.....