Houses in Amsterdam

Amsterdam is a fun place to see - the Red Light District is quite entertaining (to see, not to touch!) and the 'coffee houses' are an experience... I would definitely recommend catching the train out to a country area, where you will see beautiful gable ...

... the inside. Amsterdam looks like a place for very wealth people! (A fact I confirmed upon returning home and searching up Amsterdam canal house prices... very expensive!) Bikes also take priority here, and they're literally everywhere because it's so flat ...

... our luggage and hopped back on the train to spend the day in Zeanse Schans.  This is a kitchy little village north of Amsterdam that has 8 working windmills, a cheese factory (lf course), a clog museum where they even show you how it is done.  ...

... discussed in my art class as well. We walked around the shopping district afterwards, stopped in H&M and then found the "I Amsterdam" sign. After walking around we had dinner, at a Spanish restraunt actually, that was alright, nothing special. ...

... and went back to some of the places that we visited on the tour that I couldn't photograph before when my camera had died. Amsterdam is possibly the prettiest city I've been to on this trip. All the canals and narrow, cobbled streets are really nice. The ...

... unforgettable due to the exotic destinations, experienced travelers, and an emphasis on food and drinks. The last time I visited Amsterdam was as a college student and included 48 hours of exploring the Red Light District and its abundance of coffee ...

... enjoyable, but it was pretty cold out too, which put a damper on it.  One thing we learned is that, since the houses in Amsterdam are all so narrow/skinny, the furniture can't fit through the doors or up stairwells.  So there are "hooks" ...

... . The multicultural nature of the city was reflected in the number of ethnic food shops and services catering to specific ethnic groups. Amsterdam's canal routes form a kind of spider web shape around the old medieval city. The city was, of course, first ...

... are more bikes than people in Amsterdam (1 million bikes vs 750,000 people. 80,000 of these bikes are stolen each year) 2. Houses in Amsterdam are built upwards rather than outwards because the wider your house the more tax you had to pay. We also drove ...

... who explained points of interest as we cruised along.  We were surprised that the most expensive real estate in Amsterdam is the boat houses you see docked along the canals. Although we would agree that the location of these boat houses were central ...

... ' - $2.50 for a tiny bottle of Coke - and dinner at an Italian place.  About half of the restaurants in Amsterdam are Italian restaurants.  The pizza I had was quite good.  Drinking Heineken is cheaper than drinking soda, or bottled water ...

... back to the hotel. I feel like Amsterdam is very similar to New Orleans. Another place of heat, sin, and tourism. However, I like Amsterdam much better than New Orleans. I like the food better, everyone here is walking or biking (40% of people here travel ...

... of the city naturally unfolded.  We walked from the Central Station to Dam Square, then to the Begijnhof and through the Amsterdam Historical Museum before arriving at the best French fry stand in the city.  Fries were followed by Australian ice ...

Well, it was a trip and a half through Amsterdam...   It's such a beautiful city... Canals divide many of the streets through the city centre, houseboats are everywhere and the Dutch people are so friendly! It was a very chilled out place, ...

... of the specific sponsors. THe cruise was longer and better than the canal cruise I took a few days ago. I saw the "modern" AMsterdam and got a much better perspective on people who live in the newest part of town. DINKs are the only ones that can ...

... the city as there was not enough time.  The airline put us up at the HYATT which was VERY nice.... meals included!!! Amsterdam is a wonderful city.  Mark loves the old architecture and how "old" the city is.  Yesterday (Wednesday) we ...