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