Visit to Amsterdam - September 2005

After our visit in February we wanted to return in the sunshine - and the Edinburgh holiday weekend in September turned out to be lovely in Amsterdam. We wandered around the delightful centre of the city a lot, and again visited the Van Gogh museum where there was a superb exhibition of the man's drawings - and could he draw!

Enjoying a Witbier near Leidseplein		The Wharram Hitia 14 seen in February - moved to a different bit of the canal and having sustained damage to a bow handle!
The old Mint on Muntplein, viewed across the Amstel		The Magere Brug - a very well known wooden bridge
The canals are beautiful on a sunny September morning!		This is Oude Zijds Voorburg Wal, I think
More canal side reflections on Oude Zijds Voorburg Wal		The interior of an amazing hidden chapel, "Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder", built into the upper part of several houses
Temple in the Chinese district; not mentioned in our guidebook but very interesting		A house with a very varied collection of wall plaques

We still love Amsterdam, and will undoubtedly go back there again; it is easy to get to from Edinburgh and is a very relaxing place to be.