Amsterdam's Famous Houses

Next in our introduction to Amsterdam are the stylish houses that go wayyyy back in history. Along with the narrow streets ... busy with pigeons.Or in this case ... people & bikes, although the bikes seem to be missing in this particular shot - odd and rare.These houses are stunningly typical AMSTERDAM! Another of the same. I would like to point out that for such a busy, populated city, there are quite a few large trees. Also, since grey skies are so common I took advantage of the opportunity to photograph the glorious blue skies against the spectacular Dutch architecture.This is Arnie's impressive photo with a brilliant collection of Dutch canal houses - he is able to catch images on a larger scale with his 350D.

Lastly, one of our prized photos due to the significant historical meaning, rather than the images themselves. The Anne Frank house, Prinsengracht 267, is the well-known home of a young girl & her world famous diary. It is the building with the pine green doors on ground level.

I have read the biography and seen the movie version, so when I approached this house I was in awe and speechless when I was flooded by the powerful memories of what such a young girl and her family had to endure during WWII.