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.

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

Apparently this was in a James Bond movie?

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boats on the water

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

lights on the water at dusk

someone tried to steal this bike

view of the city from the harbor

casually modeling on a less-than-stellar boat tour

so many bikes

50 tulips for 10 euro?? YES PLEASE.

Honestly I love the smell of salt air so much.

just hanging out

our walk home

flowers, bright buildings, and a canal = Amsterdam

dusk

church in the red light district

Duke blue is everywhere

bikes and bridges

sunset ❤

bridges!

stained glass in our hotel

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

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

all water features should be lit at night.

sunflowers in the sun

a bird in the Vondelpark

plant stores are so cool

sunset ❤

bridges!

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