Amsterdam

I've returned from my trip to Europe and am trying to recover from jetlag and a minor cold before work tomorrow. Here are some pics from my weekend trip to Amsterdam. It's a lovely city.

Amsterdam has many canals
and many bikes

flower markettulips

window shopping pics
cute, kitsch and vintage all seem to be very popular in Amsterdam



this store has a fun viva Mexico feel

I also stumbled across a few yarn stores in Amsterdam. The magazine racks had dutch versions of the Burda World of Fashion magazine. I wasn't wild about the styles so I didn't buy either magazine. In shopping news, I did buy a cute patterned plastic tray and some little wooden tulips. Besides shopping, I visited a number of fabulous art museums.

Beth

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