Amsterdam, briefly

It’s a short flight to Amsterdam from Edinburgh. We stayed for 2 short days in a houseboat again. Amsterdam was pretty hot like every other city in Europe this summer, so we were happy to hang on the boat’s deck to watch boats and birds float by. The houseboat actually had a heat pump for ac- much needed this summer.

This heron was hanging out a lot near us. He seemed very comfortable standing on the edge of a boat’s motor to fish, or the hang out near the sidewalk to watch some fat mice that would run past him.

We made it a priority in our short time in the city to get to the amazing Groote Museum to see the beautiful wire artwork of Celia Smith.

It was Pride week while we were there, and the city was wearing its pride everywhere. Unfortunately we missed the canal parade on Sat.

The weather allowed us to eat outside for every meal on the boat or at restaurants.. I love the fresh teas the Dutch serve in most places.

All too soon it was time for us to get our train north to Den Helder where we’ll get the ferry. Next stop: a week of biking on Texel.