Check out this slideshow of Amsterdam's Canals from BBC news.
I'll summarize the captions on the pictures here if you don't feel like looking at pretty things. But seriously, click on the link and check out the pictures.
>>Amsterdam is the most watery city in the world (must be one ahead of Venice then....). 1/4 of it's surface is covered in canals and harbours. Touring the canals has now become a prime tourist attraction with over 200 canal tour companies now operating carrying over 3 million passengers a year. With the growing canal tour industry, locals fear the larger boats and higher number of boats will cause issues with locals and their smaller boats. There are rules about how loud and what you can do on the canals with police patrol boats always call. Houseboats, once the inexpensive way to live in Amsterdam, are now rising in cost and rivals that of small apartments. It is illegal to swim in the canals except for special occasions (I wonder if it's for sanitary reasons or just plain safety). There are an estimated 2 million bikes in Amsterdam for a population of 820,654 (2012).
>>Words and Pictures from the BBC article by Anna Holligan BBC News.
Makes you want to visit. Which reminds me, if you're interested in watching a travel show on Amsterdam. SKIP Globe Trekker: Amsterdam with Jonathan Atherton. He almost gets mugged, his bike is stolen.... I think I've ranted about this movie before but there is never a scene where you think to yourself, "Gee, that looks nice, think I should visit." He says he had a fun time at the end but it seemed he was required to say that. Regardless, don't waste 50 minutes on watching that show. You already know everything he's going to show you. I have another travel show in my Netflix queue and hopefully that one is better.
I'll summarize the captions on the pictures here if you don't feel like looking at pretty things. But seriously, click on the link and check out the pictures.
>>Amsterdam is the most watery city in the world (must be one ahead of Venice then....). 1/4 of it's surface is covered in canals and harbours. Touring the canals has now become a prime tourist attraction with over 200 canal tour companies now operating carrying over 3 million passengers a year. With the growing canal tour industry, locals fear the larger boats and higher number of boats will cause issues with locals and their smaller boats. There are rules about how loud and what you can do on the canals with police patrol boats always call. Houseboats, once the inexpensive way to live in Amsterdam, are now rising in cost and rivals that of small apartments. It is illegal to swim in the canals except for special occasions (I wonder if it's for sanitary reasons or just plain safety). There are an estimated 2 million bikes in Amsterdam for a population of 820,654 (2012).
>>Words and Pictures from the BBC article by Anna Holligan BBC News.
Makes you want to visit. Which reminds me, if you're interested in watching a travel show on Amsterdam. SKIP Globe Trekker: Amsterdam with Jonathan Atherton. He almost gets mugged, his bike is stolen.... I think I've ranted about this movie before but there is never a scene where you think to yourself, "Gee, that looks nice, think I should visit." He says he had a fun time at the end but it seemed he was required to say that. Regardless, don't waste 50 minutes on watching that show. You already know everything he's going to show you. I have another travel show in my Netflix queue and hopefully that one is better.
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