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

church in the red light district

stained glass in our hotel

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.)

dusk

sunset ❤

bridges!

flowers, bright buildings, and a canal = Amsterdam

just hanging out

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

Apparently this was in a James Bond movie?

Duke blue is everywhere

a bird in the Vondelpark

plant stores are so cool

lights on the water at dusk

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

view of the city from the harbor

our walk home

bikes and bridges

sunflowers in the sun

50 tulips for 10 euro?? YES PLEASE.

so many bikes

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

casually modeling on a less-than-stellar boat tour

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

all water features should be lit at night.

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someone tried to steal this bike

sunset ❤

bridges!