Amsterdam is where bicycles rule the roads and are covered in flowers when they retire. Bike lanes line every street and most residential blocks have more bike parking than car parking. It's a cyclists paradise!

This is the Molen van Sloten Windmill that was a block away from our first Airbnb on the outskirts of Amsterdam. A light breeze is all it took to for the sails to start spinning and get the windmill working. The corkscrew at the bottom pushes water up from the

On our way to lunch the other day we passed by the Veloretti bicycles showroom. They are a luxury bicycle manufacturer based in Amsterdam and when you see their products up close, they do look like works of art. The bikes have a simple, clean design and look fantastic. Citizens

We found "Those Dam Boat Guys" and learned all about the canals that circle Amsterdam from Captain Marc. On a map these waterways look like semi-circles that get smaller as they get closer to the city center and Amsterdam's beautiful Central Station. The house boats that line the canals are

We packed our backpacks and hugged our kids goodbye before we started. From Bellevue, WA we took a bus and the train to the SeaTac Airport and waited to board our flight to Amsterdam. I couldn't sleep the night before we left and I'm running on excitement now. Although we