Amsterdam Tulips

Inside Nieuw Kerk (new church)

In Amsterdam. What an amazing city!

We spent a lot of time walking around taking in all the sites. We visited the Nieuw Kerk, Dam Square, we looked at the Palace but couldn't go inside because it was under construction and visited a couple of museums.

We went on a canal trip at night which was amazing but the host was a dragon.

We also went to Rembrandt's house which has been restored to its original condition but we couldn't take photos. His house is about 4 stories high with tiny tiny windy staircase. He had little box bed which isn't much bigger than a cuboard. His many paintings were on display and amazingly not protected with glass so you could easily touch them (not that we did).

We also went to Anne Frankhuis (Anne Frank's House) and got to see where she hid for two years. We climbed in behind the bookshelf which was the door to the secret passage. The house was not furnished which was disappointing so you had to look at the pictures on display and use your imagination. Once again counldn't take photos.

On the last night we went for a walk through the red light district. What sites we did see. Lady's in lingerie standing at a glass door with a red light above it. They tapped on the door to attract the attention of the men walking passed. If you looked closely you could see behind them was the bed and mirrors on the walls. If they got a customer they simply let them in and closed the curtains. Dare not take a photo of them!