Amsterdam, The Netherlands

While some scortchingly hot weather slowed our pace down a bit, yesterday was spent relaxing and exploring The Netherland's capital, Amsterdam. Neither of us have spent much time exploring Europe, and we were definently surprised by this amazing city!

Amsterdam by boat, the Church of St. Nicholas in the background.

Built on a series of canals that were dug in the 17th century, Amsterdam was best accessed and explored by boat! The city consists of over 100 ocean canals and over 1000 bridges. We decided to take the advice of the tour books, and hopped aboard one of Amsterdam's many tourist boats.

The smallest house in Amsterdam. 1 meter wide. Yikes!

Locals enjoying a hot day through the city.

A hot day in a cool city.

Today we will spend the day on the beach in Noordwijk (catching some of the action at the Noordwijk sand volleyball tournament), and tomorrow we are off to PARIS!