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.

boats on the water

sunset ❤

50 tulips for 10 euro?? YES PLEASE.

casually modeling on a less-than-stellar boat tour

someone tried to steal this bike

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

flowers, bright buildings, and a canal = Amsterdam

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

Duke blue is everywhere

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

lights on the water at dusk

dusk

sunflowers in the sun

sunset ❤

Honestly I love the smell of salt air so much.

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all water features should be lit at night.

bridges!

so many bikes

just hanging out

Apparently this was in a James Bond movie?

view of the city from the harbor

a bird in the Vondelpark

bikes and bridges

stained glass in our hotel

plant stores are so cool

our walk home

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

bridges!

church in the red light district

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