From Leeuwarden we drove to Amsterdam over the Afsluitdijk, an 18 mile long dike which separates the North Sea from the Ijsselmeer. Although it was cold and very windy, we enjoyed the ride.
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By the time we got to Amsterdam, found our hotel, and returned the car, the sun had begun to break through and we were able to look around a bit. Our hotel was right on a canal.
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On the way to the Stedelijk museum we enjoyed the Leidseplein area.
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At the Stedelijk museum there was a special exhibit celebrating the 80th birthday of Karel Appel, a Dutch abstract expressionist painter.
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After we had spent some time at the Stedelijk, we
took a walk along one of the canals with the largest buildings.
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by John AntonWe ended our walk that day at the flower market,
a floating market on barges in the canal, where Don bought Elizabeth a bunch
of tulips.
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