Millions of bicycles
When I went to China long time ago, I was overwhelmed by the number of bicycles. But China has achieved economic development and bicycles are being replaced by cars. Now the Netherlands must…
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Living on the canals
We went through the canals in Amsterdam by a tour boat. The total length of the canals is 150km apparently. We saw the houseboats closely. Some had small gardens and made me wonder…
The famous red light district
If you expand this photo and look carefully at near the bottom of the right-hand side, you may see a couple ladies in the show windows. This is near the central station in…
Diamonds are forever?
One of the places we went with the tour in Amsterdam was a diamond factory. Of course you can buy one there, but it was not realistic. The cheapest stone was like a…
Volendam
This is a house in a small fishing village called Volendam, which is not far from Amsterdam. I thought it was a seashore, but in fact it was a lake. To get to…
About the guide of the tour
This is a picture of the clog factory outside of Amsterdam, where we went with the tour. The guide of the tour was a fairly old, big woman with a lot of make-up,…
Group tour to outskirts of Amsterdam
We had booked a tour to outskirts of Amsterdam beforehand. Many people joined this tour and the bus was full. We went to a cheese factory, clog factory and a fishing village. I…
Movenpick Hotel in Amsterdam
I chose Movenpick Hotel in Amsterdam. They gave me a very big room, which was nice with modern interior with the atmosphere of 70s, a trend of big chain hotels all over the…
Take a Walk
In Italy, most of the shops are closed on Sunday, but in the town you see many people walking.They do not have any destinations, but just take a walk.In the UK, they take…
