On Friday Aug. 13 we took the train from Delft to Amsterdam. This is the train station in Delft, about 10 minute walk from our hotel.
Our train, the ride to Amsterdam is just about an hour.
Arrived in Amsterdam.
Central Station.
Weather vane clock!
Walking across the first canal after leaving the train station.
Bikes at the train station
Gypsies singing for their supper I guess!
We saw this Heineken wagon as we walked from the train staion
Bloom market along a canal
The canals are named
Arriving at the Rijksmuseum
I was so excited to see the Vermeer paintings here! On the building is part of his painting "The Kitchen Maid". We couldn't take any photos inside, but seeing that painting and "The Little Street" is pretty well etched into my mind!!! We also saw many other masterpieces!
We then went to the nearby Van Gogh museum, also quite a thrill to see so many of his paintings!
Leaving the Van Gogh museum to walk towards the Anne Frank house
Interesting iron work on a door
Wonderful buildings everywhere
Arriving at the corner of the Anne Frank house, along a canal here
Neighborhood sights
The canal along her street
The Anne Frank house
No cameras were allowed here either, but to walk up the hidden stairs behind the bookcase, into the Frank family apartment of two years,is an experience I will never forgert.
Walking back to the train station from the Anne Frank house. This mosaic is ont he side of a former bank building.
Old bank building
Street and canal scenes
199 Euros, or about $250 for these shoes! I think they have such a huge selection of shoes here in Europe!!
Here starts the pictures that Steve took in Amsterdam (he is using Matthew's Fuji camera)The palace is undergoing renovations, so it is entirely "wrapped"!
This is the National Monument across from the palace
Along the main shopping street is this "hidden church" - it is just this wide from the street, but when you go inside it is quite a surprise.
A big sanctuary!
Entry to the national museum from along the shopping street
Museum courtyard
Neat water spigot!
Looking down one of the many little side streets
The old National Mint building tower
Crossing one canal after another
Steve's picture of the Van Gogh museum
Plaza across from the musuem
The city's "logo"!
Steve's pics of the Rikjsmuseum entry
Beautiful house along a canal
We saw every kind of dress and hairstyle in Amsterdam, but this one reminded us of E.T.!!!
Former National Mint building
Looking across the canal from the Anne Frank house
Anne Frank house neighborhood
Canal by Anne Frank house
Nearby church
Waiting to get in to the Anne Frank house, we had tickets for 7:15 pm so had coffee by the canal first
We bought our tickets online ahead of time, and avoided this huge long line. The wait was as long as 2 1/2 hours. We really enjoyed our day in Amsterdam, returning by train to Delft about10:15 pm. It is a busy, but very beautiful city.
