Amsterdam is a city on the water, so it is simply impossible to visit here and not ride along its canals! The two largest excursion companies of the city https://www. canal. nl/ and http://www. blueboat. nl/ offers cruises for every taste and budget - day or night, with or without lunch, and also lasting from one to three hours.
I swam the canals as part of a group bus tour program. The audio guide was not much in demand, more just looked out the windows and enjoyed the views of Amsterdam from the water. By the way, a trip along the canals is also a great opportunity to spy on the life of ordinary Amsterdammers on numerous barges that are "parked" along the embankments. And yes, they don't put curtains on the windows; )
Also note that a beam protrudes above the top floor of almost every house, which is used to lift furniture and other bulky items. The stairs in the houses are very narrow, often spiral, so there is no other way to drag the furniture into the house.
To facilitate this operation, the facades of the houses are slightly tilted forward so that the loads being lifted do not cling to the wall. The most interesting thing is that the angles of inclination of different houses vary, so it seems that the houses are swaying - there is no even line of facades.
I swam the canals as part of a group bus tour program. The audio guide was not much in demand, more just looked out the windows and enjoyed the views of Amsterdam from the water. By the way, a trip along the canals is also a great opportunity to spy on the life of ordinary Amsterdammers on numerous barges that are "parked" along the embankments. And yes, they don't put curtains on the windows; )
Also note that a beam protrudes above the top floor of almost every house, which is used to lift furniture and other bulky items. The stairs in the houses are very narrow, often spiral, so there is no other way to drag the furniture into the house.
To facilitate this operation, the facades of the houses are slightly tilted forward so that the loads being lifted do not cling to the wall. The most interesting thing is that the angles of inclination of different houses vary, so it seems that the houses are swaying - there is no even line of facades.
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