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A wrecked bike along the walkway in Amsterdam. There are 600,000 bikes in Amsterdam. Everyone rides one and the terrain is nice and flat.
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The MS River Concerto with a canal bus passing in front.
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A large ship headed towards our canal bus!
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Entering the Amsterdam canals.
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Very picturesque with narrow houses and boats lining the canal.
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All of the houses have a pulley system to move large things into the houses as they are too narrow to go up the stairs with big items.
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The black doors on the left are the doors to the Anne Frank house. The people on the right are lined up to enter the Anne Frank Museum.
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House boats on the canal. There are 2500 house boats on the canals in Amsterdam.
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A side canal.
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A lovely canal view.
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Narrow homes lining the canals.
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The wider homes were a sign of wealth. Note the servants entrance below the stairs.
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You can see seven bridges crossing the canal in this spot.
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A draw bridge over the canal.
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A close up of the draw bridge.
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A Christmas tree made of bicycles.
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A very old pub in Amsterdam. Notice how it is leaning!
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Diamonds at the Gassan Diamond showroom. The largest is 5 carats!
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The Gassan Diamond showroom.
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A beautiful piece of pumpkin pie. Notice the art work on the plate.
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The pastry chef shows us how to create the art work on a plate.
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Very pretty!
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