We arrived in Amsterdam in the early afternoon and enjoyed walking around the old city area. It is the capital of the Netherlands and has over a million people.
It is very low land which is covered with lovely canals that criss cross the city.
The streets are narrow and are lined with an impressive architecture of buildings.
Some of these buildings look like they are shifting forward but they are a delight to view. Look at the 3rd one from the left.
Everyone ride bikes, boats or walk and cars are not very welcomed. There are large open areas in which people gather and many outdoor Cafes.
With all the canals and waterway, it reminded us of Venice. We even saw one gondolier and she was a woman. This is the only one we say but there are a lot of boats.
We took a tour of the house Anne Frank and 7 other people hid out in until they were found. It was a sad but an in-lighting tour, viewing pages from her diary and other artifacts. The outside of the house has been changed some but they have tried to maintain the walls, floor, etc. as it was. I really enjoyed the tour.
Before we left Amsterdam the next morning, we had to drive out into the countryside to view the windmills. They were impressive but we didn't see as many as I thought we would see. I guess modern technology has taken over.
