Amsterdam, Our Planet Images

Apr 13

Amsterdam Tulip Festival

The Amsterdam Tulip Festival is an event beyond imagination! The Netherlands is known as the land of flowers and every year Amsterdam celebrates the arrival of the tulip season with the Amsterdam tulip festival that begins at the end of March and lasts until the middle of May, which is the best period of time…

Sep 28

Doug W

Canals of Amsterdam

Amsterdam is a city that is comprised of about 90 islands that separated by 165 canals which total about 100 kilometers long. The islands are linked together by about 1500 bridges. Three main canals form concentric belts with each canal being larger than the previous, similar to our highway loops in large cities. The canal…