Between bridges and tulips in Amsterdam

Amsterdam, with its more than hundreds of kilometres of canals is also named as “Venice of North”. I got to enjoy this city together with Parisbreakfasts two weeks ago, our first trip together. We had so much fun, already from the start so I hope this will be the beginning of more adventures!
As you know we had made plans to go to Keukenhof, the Spring garden famous for its tulips. However we followed the locals advice not going there as it would be too soon. Luckily we listened to them, a friend of mine went there the same day..the only tulips in full bloom where those in the in-door green-houses.
The most delicious lunch we had at the Seafood Bar, a separate post on this will follow, stay tuned!
We also visited the Van Gogh Museum which ended up quite funny. Giving each other 50 minutes to browse through the museum, we decided to meet on the benches on the ground floor. Apparantly we were both in time (rare!). However, knowing we both are time optimists and having a splash of chronic lateness we both assumed the other would be late, there of the reason we didn’t even look on the other bench. I had my eyes fixed on the stairs in front, waiting to see Carol. But she never showed up! Ten minutes passed and then twenty….I regretted I had told her to take her time. 20 minutes was a loooong time and worst thing I know is to wait….or to kill time. I told myself I better go and look for her on the different floors. Just about when I turned my head to go up I saw a familiar Kiehls bag, and the owner..no other than Carol! Sitting a few metres from me! Couldn’t blame each other, only laugh about it and continue our day out in the sunshine. Luckily the fountain outside the Van Gogh museum was surrounded by tulips in all different shapes and colors..so we got our dose of tulips after all ;-)

Amsterdam – “Venice of North”
pink tulips in Amsterdam
Many cosy cafés side by side with the canals
White tulips in Amsterdam
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One of the 1500 bridges in Amsterdam
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This is how the wash their windows in Amsterdam
tulips outside the Van Gogh Museum
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