Amsterdam is another city full of canals. It's a much busier city than Bruges. Supposedly, the city was planned out with concentric canals; however, with over 1500 bridges, it's still pretty easy to get lost.
It's quite a pretty city considering its size with lists of things to see and do.
My main reason for going to Amsterdam was to go to the Anne Frank House. Warning, there are very long lines bus if you plan several days in advance you can buy tickets online for a specific day and time. I definitely recommend it, especially if you've read her diary.
There are a lot of museums including the Dutch national museum (Rijksmuseum) and the Van Gogh museum.
Something that I expect is often missed is an ordinary looking canal house in the red light district. There are so typical rooms...
And a three story Catholic church. The church was built during the Reformation when Catholics were unable to practice in public.
The houses in Amsterdam are small with very steep staircases. This was the staircase in my hostel.
After Amsterdam I visited a friend in the Black Forest in southern Germany. l forgot to take pictures I my phone. There were lots of hills and forests. We went to a couple of old cities and even walked into Switzerland one day.
Next up Switzerland.
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