Amsterdam

After Ghent, we continued heading north to Amsterdam, which was actually kind of similar to Ghent, just on a larger scale. More canals, more cobble-stoned streets, more beautiful old buildings. We really enjoyed the city and we especially loved the bed & breakfast that we stayed at (Seven Windmills Bed & Breakfast). We had a kitchen, dining room, living room, parlor, bedroom and bathroom all to ourselves! It was a very welcome change after sharing rooms with 2 other people (in Paris) and 6 other people (in Ghent). The owner of the b&b was great, too - she even took us on a 3-hour walking tour of the city at no charge. It was great to hear about the city from a local perspective and really helped us get a feel for the city. When we were on our own, we visited the Anne Frank house (where she and her family hid during World War II) and the Van Gogh museum, both of which were great.

Seven Windmills Bed and Breakfast. (1st & 2nd floors of the middle building):


Living Room:


A view of the canal from the bridge nearest our b&b:


Jesse's afternoon snack, raw herring from a street vendor: