Friday 6 July 2007

Amsterdam

Well summer has definitely changed back into winter over here now! The weather has gone from being hot and around 30 degrees to cold and rainy every day. Not the greatest for sightseeing so we're hoping it'll fine up for our last few days. Right now we are in Brussels and are heading to our last stop tomorrow - Paris.

The sex museum was a bit of a laugh...
We stayed at a camping ground on the outskirts of Amsterdam beside a lake. It was the perfect place for hippy stoners with its funky psychedelic animal statues and comfy hammocks! Here is John outside our little caravan.
There was a very cool open air photography exhibition on in Amsterdam with awesome wildlife shots. MC loved it.
MC outside the Anne Frank house. It's quite spartan inside but so interesting to see the secret annexe in person.
We did a walking tour of Amsterdam where we learnt quite a bit of the city's history. The red house in the photo is the smallest house in Amsterdam (1.8m wide). They built the houses so narrow because back in the day people were taxed on the width of the house, not how tall it is! All the houses have pulley systems so that when you move house you can get your furniture from the footpath outside up in through the windows.
Amsterdam is a pretty city with its canals and lovely building facades. Although the Red Light District was quite an eye-opener...
Will have to go back in the springtime to see some tulips!

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