{"id":16727,"date":"2016-06-28T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toeuropeandbeyond.com\/?p=16727"},"modified":"2016-10-03T20:45:45","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T00:45:45","slug":"photos-of-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toeuropeandbeyond.com\/photos-of-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"My 19 Favourite Photos of Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"

I couldn’t believe how much I didn’t like Amsterdam the first time I visited. I thought it was exactly what the clich\u00e9s made it out to be: frat boys on drugs and just an overall assault on the senses. YUK. It took me a good four years before I even considered going back after seeing the city canals plastered all over my Instagram feed.<\/p>\n

And, as you can probably tell, I kind of fell for it. I was just there again earlier this year, and I can’t wait for my next visit. You see, the sooner you realise that Amsterdam is SO, SO much more than the dodgy Red Light District, the sooner you’ll fall for it too.<\/p>\n

Case in point below.<\/p>\n

Photos of Amsterdam<\/h1>\n

\"Photos\"mariePosing along Lauriergracht, one of the prettiest canals in the city, in my opinion<\/em><\/p>\n

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Amsterdam may be a busy capital, but the minute you leave bewildering De Wallen\/Centrum and set foot in neighbourhoods like Jordaan and De Pijp, you realise this is the Amsterdam people talk about. The one with an incredibly laid-back vibe, where freelance graphic designers drink their morning latte with stay-at-home mums and would-be-incognito tourists like me. Not the one with overflowing coffee shops (yes, those<\/em> coffee shops) and hordes of sightseers. This is the Amsterdam I have come to love and\u00a0fantasise living in.<\/p>\n

I could certainly see myself sitting on a different terrace every day and photographing these gorgeously crooked facades. Challenge accepted.<\/p>\n

\"PhotosLot Sixty One Coffee<\/a>: where the beans are roasted on-site and where the people are impossibly hip<\/em><\/p>\n

\"PhotosLeafy Vondelpark<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Photos[left]\"Photos[\/left][right]\"Photos[\/right][left]The cutest flower shop that my Instagram couldn’t get enough of, Mooi Anders Bloemen<\/a><\/em>[\/left][right]Koffie Academie<\/a>: great lattes!<\/em>[\/right]<\/p>\n

\"Photos \"Photos\"Photos\"bicycle\"Photos<\/p>\n

Bits and pieces of Amsterdam trivia: did you know that Amsterdam’s canal ring\u2014over 165 canals in total, spreading over 100 kilometres, flanked by 2,500 houseboats and barges, and comprising 1,281 bridges\u2014 is the inner city’s only registered UNESCO World Heritage Site? Rumour even has it that 8,000 bicycles fall in the unforgiving canals (you certainly can’t jump it and retrieve it, can you?) each year\u00a0and that the administration has to set aside a special budget to pull them out on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

Speaking of bicycles, there supposedly are 881,0000 two-wheelers within the Amsterdam city limits, and, oddly enough, just 810,00 inhabitants\u2014of which 58% cycle to work on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

If you’re already familiar with this blog, you might remember my biking adventures in and around the city last year<\/a>, which is not nearly as terrifying as it sounds. It was rather enjoyable, actually!<\/p>\n

\"bicycleCycling among yellow flowers in Amstelveen<\/em><\/p>\n

[left]\"bicycle[\/left][right]\"bicycle[\/right][left]De Riekermolen windmill<\/em><\/a>[\/left][right]Rembrandt Hoeve<\/a> cheese factory<\/em>[\/right]<\/p>\n

\"PhotosOne of Amsterdam’s most famous museums: the newly-renovated Rikjsmuseum<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"PhotosScenes from a canal cruise<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"PhotosOne of the best and most touching museums I’ve ever visited: Anne Frank Huis<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"PhotosPhotogenic lattes at <\/em>Scandinavian Embassy<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"PhotosEqually photogenic decor<\/em><\/p>\n

\"PhotosCafe Flinck<\/a> in De Pijp<\/em><\/p>\n

[left]\"Photos[\/left][right]\"Photos[\/right][left]Yummy lunch at D&A hummus bistro<\/a><\/em>[\/left][right]Compulsory Amsterdam bites: FEBO<\/a>!<\/em>[\/right]<\/p>\n

\"dayThe grandiose train station, Amsterdam Centraal<\/em><\/p>\n

\"PhotosWesterkerk, seen from Reestraat<\/em><\/p>\n

\"PhotosOne of my absolute favourite photos of Amsterdam; the city is delightful in springtime<\/em><\/p>\n

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