Not to make you jealous but just to give you an impression about an ordinary Sunday afternoon - today, together with some friends I spent a couple of hours in the sunny afternoon on a cute small boat, drifting through the canals of Amsterdam.
You might know that Amsterdam has quite some canals in the city centre. Not just ordinary canals, but UNESCO heritage. It is lovely to have a boat (in my case to have friends who have a boat) and to sail through the canals. Not all the houses and apartments have a garden or balcony. For those people, drifting in their boat is the same as sitting in a garden. But only better!! You pass beautiful houses, cute bridges with flowers. People bring some drinks and snacks and enjoy floating through the canals until the sun goes down with a little bit of nice music in the background.
All kinds of boats will pass by: big, small, public, private, with proper seats, with fancy pillows, motor boats, pedalos. All different kinds, but without sail, because those won't make it under the bridges. Your view on Amsterdam from the water is amazingly different than from the streets - knowing the way on your bike, you can get lost in a boat.
During sunny evenings or during the weekend it can be extremely busy on the water - picture in one of my previous my posts 'Queensday' will give you an impression on the water-traffic jam.
All kinds of boats will pass by: big, small, public, private, with proper seats, with fancy pillows, motor boats, pedalos. All different kinds, but without sail, because those won't make it under the bridges. Your view on Amsterdam from the water is amazingly different than from the streets - knowing the way on your bike, you can get lost in a boat.
During sunny evenings or during the weekend it can be extremely busy on the water - picture in one of my previous my posts 'Queensday' will give you an impression on the water-traffic jam.
What else can I say, you should just try it yourself you will love it!
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