Right outside the Amsterdam Central Station is a canal and mini-harbor. Along the harbor are several stands offering tours of the city through long, low, glassed-in canal boats. These are mostly named for noteworthy historic figures in the arts and sciences. This boat is named for one of the youngest, and most tragic.
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Amsterdam is an old city, tracing its history back at least 800 years. It has spent all that time in a constant struggle with the sea. These locks are part of that struggle. Note the gravity-assisted lock controls, relics of an earlier age (but still working, and not prone to power failures). |
Photos (c) 1997 Lawrence I. Charters |
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