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.
boats on the water
just hanging out
sunflowers in the sun
plant stores are so cool
sunset ❤
sunset ❤
flowers, bright buildings, and a canal = Amsterdam
Apparently this was in a James Bond movie?
the red light district (safely in the middle of the day)
stained glass in our hotel
casually modeling on a less-than-stellar boat tour
our walk home
THE BEST GF SANDWICH I’VE EVER EATEN and my best friend
(Lacey took my picture, because I’m going to miss walking around beautiful European cities in my free time.)
50 tulips for 10 euro?? YES PLEASE.
so many bikes
a bird in the Vondelpark
Duke blue is everywhere
all water features should be lit at night.
dusk
church in the red light district
Honestly I love the smell of salt air so much.
bridges!
view of the city from the harbor
No excuse to not get a girl flowers on a first date.
bridges!
iaMsterdam
bikes and bridges
lights on the water at dusk
(I got Lacey to take my picture in a museum)
someone tried to steal this bike