 A typical scene of canal houses along the Singel. |
 More canal houses. |
 Centraal Station, the centre of downtown Amsterdam. |
 A typical scene along a street in Amsterdam. |
 Dam Square, site of lots of important stuff such as the WWII monument . |
 The Nieuwe Kerk on Dam Square. |
 Tower of the Westerkerk, along the Prinsengracht. |
 Spire of the Zuiderkerk, a local landmark and meeting place. |
 De Bijenkorf, Amsterdam's Harrods. |
 The royal palace on Dam Square. |
 One of Amsterdam's many "smoking coffeeshops." |
 The dome of the Lutherse Kerk, seen from the Singel. |
 A typical houseboat on the Prinsengracht. |
 Double-width canal houses on the Herengracht. |
 A bridge over the Singel. |
 Anne Frank's house, on the Prinsengracht. |
 De Poezenboot, a floating cat shelter. |
 Inside the Poezenboot. |
 The Poezenboot's inhabitants have their own little canalside balcony. |
 A friendly four-week-old kitten in the Poezenboot. |
 The Amstel river, the only natural waterway in the city. |
 Looking down the Damrak, the main shopping street, from Stationsplein in front of Centraal Station. |
 Self-explanatory. |
 Amsterdam's skyline and a tall ship, seen from the northern side of the IJ river. |
 Boats on the north side of the IJ, where we stayed. |
 Close-up of our hostel's "neighbourhood." We're the tallest boat in the middle. |
 My room in the boat. There wasn't any more to it than this. |
 The Rijksmuseum, home of lots of famous paintings. |
 Amsterdam's famous concert hall, with nearly perfect acoustics. |
 Street signs illustrating Amsterdam's tolerant atmosphere. |