Amsterdam

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Smoke stacks as we approach the North Sea Canal into Amsterdam We approach the Spui Locks to the canal I have no idea what this is in the middle of the water Once the ship is lowered, the lock gate slides open A freeway goes under the canal that we are using Amerikahaven Lots of white bags and swans Tanker ships Coal piles A hydrofoil goes by Amsterdam freeway Buildings built on piers Amsterdam skyline Ferry boats arrive at the central train station Zillions of bicycles Westerkerk on the Amsterdam skyline Ferries bring people to the railway station One of many river tour boats Museum ship A little boy waves to our ship Interesting bridge Cruise ships turn around here Colorful spools of wire A tug boat goes by Wilhelmina Dok Family boat Seagulls love how the ship churns up the water Almost every boat seems to have cars on the back The Sir Winston tour boat Lots of barges Eurozone flag Stichting Museumhaven We get on our canal tour boat Palace of Justice Lots of houseboats and tour boats The house where Ann Frank lived Westerkerk Paddleboats for rent Houseboats Hoisting boxes up to a window Bridges Sloten Windmill Dredging up bicycles thrown into the canal DHL delivers by boat City street sweeper The Amsterdam branch of the Hermitage Museum Draw bridge House boats Gay pride banners Typical hoist hook at the gable of a house Houseboat stained glass windows More houseboats Canal gates Amstel Hotel Dam Square in central Amseterdam A youth group goes by Buildings with scooters and sculpture Not sure what that squiggly sign means Crowned capital on a column The Mint Tower Lots of shutters Several styles of gables Really fancy gable Not sure I'd want to go to the 'five flies' restaurant This wooden house was built in 1528 Courtyard surrounded by canal houses Catholic Church disguised as a house to avoid persecution Rear of Dutch houses Mechanical David and Goliath from 1648 Rear view of the mechanical parts that still work today I am-sterdam Our guide told us you had to triple-lock bicycles Help Castigatio where criminals were punished Mint Tower Cheese store Back of the Flower Market Flower bulbs for the tourists View of the canal with the flower market at one side Dried flowers hanging from the ceiling of a store Livingston likes his beer Dam Palace Not sure why there is a Scottish piper in Amseterdam The Royal Investiture at the New Church De Bijenkorf department store House boat topped with a flower garden Girls in a paddle boat Central railway station Canal houses Bicycles parked on every bridge Red light district Interesting apartment numbers Red light bar and 'coffee' shop Old brick building with shutters Red building perched by the railway station Livingston stands in front of Philips for whom he used to work Colorful cow EYE Film Institute and Museum Livingston and June We are going back through the locks again Locks opening Beach volleyball as we head out to sea