A view from the canals of Amsterdam

In April I was invited to a birthday party on a boat cruising the canals of Amsterdam
The old 'Salonboat' is called the Old Queen

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We got on board at the Entrepotdok, former warehouses are transformed into beautiful apartments

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on the boat a high tea was served, hot food was hung down from one of the bridges

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view on the Sint Nikolaaskerk (st. Nicolas churh) via the floating Chinese restaurant

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this building in the shape of a ship in the harbour is the Nemo technologoly museum for children, www.e-nemo.nl

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the weather was beautiful, so a lot of people came out to enjoy the sun

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the 16th century Montelbaanstoren, built for defense of the city

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one of the beautiful Amsterdam canals

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the 'Stopera'(nickname) the ballet and opera house, officially called the Muziektheater,
www.het-muziektheater.nl

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the Blauwbrug, next to the Muziektheater, one of the beautiful old bridges

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the latest museum in Amsterdam, the Hermitage, in a former old peoples home, completely renovated, where changing collections are shown from the famous Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg, www.hermitage.nl

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the famous 'Magere Brug' (skinny bridge) over the Amstel, the main river streaming through Amsterdam, on which boards, the city was founded as Amstelredam

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the floating flutist, a well known figure on the canals

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great way to relax, on a boat with friends and bubbles in an ice cooler

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on the pink hats was written 'Hen's party' 'the bride on the water bike soon will get married, I guess

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beautiful facades of 17th century buildings. The 17th century is called the Golden Age in Amsterdam, most of the beautiful buildings on the canals were built in that age

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on a beautiful day like this it's busy on the canals with all kinds of boats, like this one

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one of the houseboats complete with floating garden

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looks almost like a meditarrenean villa