I happened to visit Amsterdam during Feb this year. Was able to squeeze couple of afternoon off my schedule to do some sight seeing to get the feel of the city.
Of course you may all know that Amsterdam is surrounded by canals. But I was quite surprised by the number of canals, I didn't expect Amsterdam to have so many. The other thing that stood out about Amsterdam was the number of people riding bikes...they were EVERYWHERE and even more so were the number of bikes parked around the city. I had never seen so many cyclists in one place.
Amsterdam is a beautiful city and well worth a couple days of your time. The central Amsterdam is very compact and full of picturesque canals, cobblestone streets, trams, bikes, and tons of unique and very nice buildings along them, plus cafes and shops everywhere. I wanted to walk to take in the vibe and the features of the city as much as I could. So, I decided to skip the very touristy canal cruise, instead decided to Stroll along the canals by foot .The streets of Amsterdam were a treat to eyes with buildings lined along the neat streets all in .
Amsterdam has lots of museum, some famous and must-see and few not so. I couldn't visit the Van Gogh Museum, but was able to visit the equally famous Rijks Museum.
This building is enormous and quite beautiful. Its worth the visit just to checkout the building from outside even if you don't care about glancing at some of Rembrandt's or Vermeer's work.
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