It makes me sad that all people know Amsterdam for is the Red Light District. We took a brief walk through it but have been happily enjoying all the other beautiful and unique things the city has to offer.
There are interesting details in almost all aspects of metalwork throughout the city. From what we saw in the Rijksmuseum, this seems to be in keeping with their marvellous tradition of silversmithing.
We have been exceptionally lucky with the weather. Yesterday, it was sunny all day so in the evening, we had a picnic in Vondel Park, just like everybody else!
Today, we rented bicycles and covered a lot of ground. We cycled in a large ring around the city centre. The Botanical Gardens were our first stop.
I probably should tell you that we were in a glasshouse that bred butterflies! I was surprised how tame they were… I was able to go right up beside most of them.
After a quick visit to the modern art museum, we cycled back by De Afstap. A beautiful shop, it stocked an impressive array of Rowan yarns and needlework supplies.
Along the same canal is Knopenwinkel. As you can probably guess, it is a button shop! I spied it on the canal tour we took and looked it up later.
We are off to Bangkok tomorrow. We stop for half a day in Helsinki but are as yet unsure of whether we will have enough time to venture into the city. I’m not looking forward to the long flight but I have plenty of warm memories from Amsterdam to keep me going!
looks like you are having a fab time!
I’d love to visit Amsterdam, it’s been on my wishlist for years now.
Be safe in Bangkok now!
I wasn’t sure if you had already left Amsterdam for Bangkok…hope you won’t have any problem in Thaïland. Thanks for this nice virtual visit in Amsterdam.
Hi there you – please post on the blog when you can to let us all know you are ok. Fingers, toes & knitting needles crossed that you won’t be affected but we just want to make sure!
oooh, so glad you mentioned those shops. i am going to amsterdam on business in november and will want to peruse crafty shops over the weekend.
safe travels.
Hope you are having fab time in Thailand. I am off to Amsterdam in 2 weeks. The button shop is down the canal from where I will be staying – I will definitely be investigating it. Stay safe and have lots of fun and adventures – we can experience them vicariously!