After a fantastic holiday in Paris, our trip to Amsterdam
started on an adventurous note by taking the Thalys train ride, which we nearly
missed had we not reached on time! Amsterdam is another beautiful walking city
with art, architecture and a rich history, cycling culture, interesting choice
of pubs, restaurants and shops and beautiful buildings and streets. I experienced the nightlife, the canal cruise, red light district tour, countryside tour
during our short stay there and saved the rest for our next trip in the near
future….. And I completely fell in love with the Dutch! They are so inviting
and warm to all the tourists and I call them “the happy people”.
Here are some pictures to browse through to feel
this happy place.
 |
| Heart of Dam Square |
 |
| the constant buzz at the square was fanastic |
 |
| interesting t-shirt... had to capture this :) |
 |
| Dutch delicacies... smoked eel, raw herring, waffles, poffertjes(mini pancakes), Dutch bitterballen (a popular dutch meat based snack..... loved everything |
 |
| Countryside tour |
 |
Volendam Museum
|
 |
| one of the main attraction of Volendam Museum is the mosaic pictures made from 11 million cigar papers |
 |
| a picturesque garden |
 |
| Cheese factory |
 |
| excellent variety of cheeses |
 |
| Clog Factory |
 |
| Beautiful wooden shoes |
 |
| the canal cruise is supposed to be one of the best way to view Amsterdam but I prefer walking... the cruise was too slow for me |
 |
| the hotel that I stayed in had a traditional interior especially the lobby area |
 |
| Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, right at the heart of Dam Square |
 |
| Loved this work on the staircase wooden rail in the lobby area |
Images are clicked by me
