We took a circular canal tour around the network and the seaward side of the lock gates. These are closed each night an the water is flushed through the system. There is a layer of seawater below the river water so both fresh & seawater fish can be caught there. The canals are said to have a metre of water, a metre of mud & a metre of bicycles.
The tower of Westerkirk is one of many church towers.
Centraal Station is very modern inside it's grand façade.
The canal houses are much more numerous than we had expected.
The tulip museum had some prize specimens on display and showed that bulb growing is still a labour intensive industry.
We came across this haven of green near our hotel. It was a nunnery and there are two churches here.
At the Amsterdam Museum there are many plaques on the entrance wall that used to be displayed on buildings to show the trade there.
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