Canal boat tour, Amsterdam, Netherlands

One of my favorite things to do in Amsterdam, a canal boat tour. One beautiful city, and a nice way to see it. Taken in Christmas week, 2005.

One of my favorite things to do in Amsterdam, a canal boat tour. One beautiful city, and a nice way to see it. Taken in Christmas week, 2005.

Another short clip taken with a digital camera, Christmas week, 2005, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Dam Square. Cold but beautiful.

Breakfast at the beautiful and elegant Winter Garden restaurant at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky on Dam Square in Amsterdam. My wife and I have stayed at a Krasnapolsky apartment while on vacation, highly recommended versus a hotel room for anyone going there.

A clip from inside the Old Church (Oude Kerk) in Amsterdam, Netherlands during a Christmas vacation. A short walk from Dam Square and one of my favorite places to visit. The floor is tombstones covering thousands of graves, and Rembrandt's wife is buried there.

Just a clip to give a feel for what it's like inside an Amsterdam canal boat. A nice, toasty-warm and relaxing way to see the sights after so much walking around during December weather.

Apologies for the quality, taken with a digital camera. Amsterdam, Netherlands, at Dam Square. Had started to snow and the wind was howling. Man, was it cold, but beautiful in this setting.

Just a quick clip for what it's like inside an Amsterdam canal boat. Awesome to cruise out of one of the canals and into the much larger area of the harbor and deeper water.

A lady with her doggie doing tricks at the Leidseplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Actually I hate the thing of people having animals do tricks for handouts, especially one that looked too old and tired to jump through the hoop. Thought I'd post it anyway, though, for another Amsterdam clip.

Starting to snow on a cold, dreary morning in Dam Square, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Shot during a Christmas vacation. A little early and too cold for a lot of the tourists to be out and about.