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| What an appropriately named private canal boat for our afternoon tour |
Locks in parts of the canal system control the water levels. Amsterdam suffers from the same problem as Venice and there are many leaning buildings. Here’s a selection
Notice the top of this building. There is a pulley system attached to all the old buildings to aid in moving furniture in and out.
There’s a modern side to Amsterdam too
Bridges of all shapes, sizes and ages
This is a famous view through several bridges and is often used for wedding photos – we were lucky. This canal was also used in an early James Bond film
One of the famous galleries in Amsterdam
It’s a relaxed way of life living on the canals – whether on a houseboat or in an apartment
We left Amsterdam, as we arrived, in a mizzley evening
We followed the outermost canal to the exit to the sea and had to traverse the lock because of the tide
This was a new experience for our friends who had not been on the ship for the Panama Canal transit. It was a fitting end to a visit to a city of canals.
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