An Amsterdam Adventure

My family is moving back to the U.S. this summer after six years of living in Germany, and I’ve been realizing how many places I HAVEN’T been yet, even though they’re super close. Although I’ve flown through the Amsterdam airport and everyone in my family has been, somehow I hadn’t actually “done” Amsterdam–until this summer! My best friend and I drove the three hours up and got to enjoy a beautiful two days in a beautiful city. Canal cities are so cool, and I ate the same sandwich for brunch both mornings. I enthusiastically recommend (and would return to Amsterdam exclusively to eat at) Singel 404, which we just stumbled upon when we were hungry and wandering around! Delicious, gluten free, goat cheese, cheap–what more could a girl ask for? Oh, and we got to sit next to a canal outside to eat, so it was perfect.

bridges!

lights on the water at dusk

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50 tulips for 10 euro?? YES PLEASE.

sunset ❤

casually modeling on a less-than-stellar boat tour

the red light district (safely in the middle of the day)

sunflowers in the sun

Duke blue is everywhere

bridges!

so many bikes

(I got Lacey to take my picture in a museum)

THE BEST GF SANDWICH I’VE EVER EATEN and my best friend

Apparently this was in a James Bond movie?

boats on the water

view of the city from the harbor

just hanging out

No excuse to not get a girl flowers on a first date.

flowers, bright buildings, and a canal = Amsterdam

a bird in the Vondelpark

bikes and bridges

dusk

stained glass in our hotel

our walk home

someone tried to steal this bike

all water features should be lit at night.

sunset ❤

Honestly I love the smell of salt air so much.

(Lacey took my picture, because I’m going to miss walking around beautiful European cities in my free time.)

plant stores are so cool

church in the red light district