In 1928, Amsterdam hosted the summer Olympics, and would like to host again in 2028, marking 100 years since they previously hosted. Our first stop was the arena.
As parking in the city is pretty tricky, we parked the cars at the garage and took the train into the city.
The Church of St Nicholas, the pre-eminent Catholic church in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam is called the Venice of the North for its more than one hundred kilometers of canals and 1,500 bridges. The three main canals are Herengracht, Prinsengracht, and Keizersgracht. Dating back to the 17th century, the canals form concentric belts around the city.
To see the city, we opted for a canal ride. Here we are waiting to board our boat.
Canal cruises in Amsterdam are now the most popular tourist attraction in the country, with over 3 million passengers a year. For good reason, the city was built to be seen from that perspective.
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The Nemo Museum.
The shipping port. During the Dutch Golden Age, this port was one of Europe's main ports of entry.
An alternative to a canal boat sight seeing tour, is the rolling tour. These pedal operated vehicles are powered by the patrons ... the pedaling was accompanied by a lot of beer and some pretty boisterous singing. It looked like fun, just not ... my kind of fun.
We found these bronze lizards in park.
We also stopped by the Anne Frank House and Museum.
The Anne Frank Memorial (standing with Pa are Amalie Schmidt, Mom, and Tobi Winkelmann).
Along with the fascinating architecture viewed from the best seat in the house on the canal rides and some great people watching opportunities, Amsterdam has street vendors who serve the best herring sandwiches on earth, bar none.
ReplyDeleteSomewhere I have a picture of you, when you are about 12-years old, with 2 big lizards that look like the ones in the park in Amsterdam...except the beasties are real and you aren't smiling.
ReplyDeleteAmalie and I were in complete agreement .. we weren't going anywhere near the fish from a street vendor ...
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