Wednesday 10 October 2012

A boat trip in the canals of Amsterdam, a giant maze

The canals of Amsterdam are indeed a maze, most of them look similar and they have a total lenght above 100 km. More than 3 million visitors a year take a boat trip here and it is well worth it. It must have been a big challenge to dig all these canals. On our first picture you see a tol house from 1695. People do not only live in the houses alongside the canals but also on the water in living boats. For the ultra rich there are mansions.

De grachten van Amsterdam zijn inderdaad een doolhof, de meeste zien er gelijkaardig uit en hun totale lengte is boven de 100 kilometer. Meer dan 3 miljoen mensen bezoeken de grachten per boot en het is een aanrader. Het moet een hele klus geweest zijn al de grachten uit te graven en aan te leggen. Op de eerste foto zie je een tolhuisje uit 1695. De mensen leven niet enkel in huizen langs de grachten, maar ook op het water in woonboten. Voor echt rijke Amsterdammers zijn er ook herenhuizen beschikbaar..
 
Grachten Amsterdam

Grachten Amsterdam

Grachten Amsterdam

Grachten Amsterdam

Grachten Amsterdam

Grachten Amsterdam

Grachten Amsterdam

Grachten Amsterdam

Grachten Amsterdam

Grachten Amsterdam

Grachten Amsterdam

Grachten Amsterdam

Previous Amsterdam article: The Dam with the Royal Palace and Madame Tussauds, Amsterdam

Previous Boat article: Spido boat trip in the harbour of Rotterdam

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18 comments:

  1. Agnieszka Korzeniewska10 October 2012 at 18:56

    O yes! Some boats are very rich and comfortabe and expensive! I like to admire beautiful boats and this tipical architecture :)

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  2. Dietmut10 October 2012 at 19:13

    een rondje Amsterdamse grachten, leuk Filip. Ik wens jullie een fijne avond, Dietmut

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  3. Rosemary10 October 2012 at 19:38

    It is a long time since I have visited Amsterdam - this post makes me wish to return.

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  4. Michael and Hanne10 October 2012 at 20:19

    I love the second photo of the houses floating on the canal!

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  5. Giga10 October 2012 at 20:47

    Też miałam przyjemność płynąć tymi kanałami i podziwiać to, co Wy. Świetne zdjęcia. Pozdrawiam.
    I also had the pleasure to sail the canals and admire what you are. Great pictures. Yours.

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  6. Kmcblackburn10 October 2012 at 21:03

    How cool would that be to live on one of those houseboats! What a great pictorial tour you brought us today, thank you :)

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  7. Jana10 October 2012 at 23:26

    its an amazing experience indeed:-) once I did it by night, its great+different too:-)

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  8. Barb10 October 2012 at 23:40

    I wonder about the dampness of those little boxy homes on the water? I live in such a landlocked state, the water does seem very magical to me.

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  9. Ezvina11 October 2012 at 02:30

    It is such a beautiful place, did you manage to go to the countryside?

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  10. Anonymous11 October 2012 at 04:14

    *** Merci pour cette belle promenade et ces très belles photos !!! :o) bises de Thaïlande ! :o) ***

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  11. Margaret D11 October 2012 at 08:37

    Lovely photos and it's interesting to see the cement by the canals.

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  12. klaproos11 October 2012 at 09:54

    wat heerlijk he als je in een boot door de grachten gaat, het leven lijkt stil te staan en jij gaat vooruit:-)

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  13. lies11 October 2012 at 12:28

    't Zien er ook echte 'huizen' uit, op het water, Filip !
    Mooie impressie !
    Lie(f)s.

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  14. diane b11 October 2012 at 13:51

    Thank you for the memories of when we were doing that.

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  15. Anonymous11 October 2012 at 19:39

    Aan de Amsterdamse grachten
    Heb ik heel mijn hart voor altijd verpand
    Amsterdam vult mijn gedachten
    Als de mooiste stad in ons land
    (Wim Sonneveld)

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  16. Sara12 October 2012 at 10:53

    These pictures are lovely, everything looks amazing; I so want to go on a vacation after seeing these pictures, I bet you had a great time. Your have a lovely blog by the way and I am a new follower! Hope you will like my blog and follow back!

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  17. Cezar and Léia12 October 2012 at 13:10

    I love this city and your pictures brought me that feeling that I need to come back there! :)
    Wonderful images!
    Léia

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  18. Linda14 October 2012 at 06:04

    A fantastic tour, Filip. Love these photos!

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