On the way to Portugal we scheduled an extended layover in Amsterdam.
The weather was cool and overcast but not bad for late December.
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| Amsterdam is a city of bicycles. This is the train and bus station near our AirBnB, a suburb laid out in the 70's with walking/biking paths at ground level and mass transit elevated. An outdoor mall here provided us with a variety of food and drink, the train got us to downtown Amsterdam and the bus to an from the Schiphol. |
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| And, so, we hopped the train, which went underground after our neighborhood, and emerged downtown. |
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| Every big city park has got to have pigeon people. |
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| Even on a dreary day the many cheese shops are warm and inviting--plenty of Gouda. |
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| yeah, well.... |
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| Soon we took to the canals in an enclosed, heated touring boat. |
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| Gables are a common feature of traditional Amsterdam architecture. Here we have neck, funnel and a small bell gable. |
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| We took to side streets |
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| and, besides the iconic lady in her underwear behind a glass door, we found a small Dutchy themed lunch place--with a cat! |
After this we were mostly in transit, including loosing my iPhone on the bus to the airport, ending up in Portugal!
