I AMsterdam - Netherlands (Holland)

Yesterday we went to Amsterdam. We left Gent around 10.30 am and arrived in Amsterdam around 1.30 pm. The highways are fast through out Europe I noticed. The only disappointing thing about travelling around Europe is no one stamps your passport any more, there is no border security and you have to be really quick to see the sign that welcomes you to the next country. basically it is now like travelling interstate and I love it.

We passed through Antwerp and Rotterdam on our way through to Amsterdam. I saw a few of the traditional windmills but there are now a lot of the modern wind turbines that are used for energy all over Europe, tall ugly things.

Once we found where we could park the car we sat and ate our lunch then set off to walk around Amsterdam. We had planned to see the museum of Anne Frank's House but the queue was too long a wait so disappointed we walked on to see the next attraction, but not before we rested and revived ourselves with a drink along one of the many canals in Amsterdam.

So off we trudged when we found Anne Frank's statue outside of The Westerkerk ("western church").

The Westerkerk ("western church") is a Protestant church in Amsterdam, built in 1620-1631 after a design by Hendrick de Keyser. The church is right next to Amsterdam's Jordaan district, at the bank of the Prinsengracht canal.

This spire is the highest church tower in Amsterdam, at 85 meters (279 feet). The crown topping the spire is the Imperial Crown of Austria of Maximilian I. The church bells were made by the brothers Hemony.