In June and July, 1999, we went on a Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door trip. We visited the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and France in just over three weeks. It was a wonderful tour, and a terrific introduction to the continent. I want to go back!
I couldn't possibly recommend a tour company more highly. The trip was extremely well organized, our guides were terrific in every way, and we did an awful lot of traveling without feeling rushed.
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View from our hotel room in the Hotel Amadeus in Haarlem
Bas relief of a sheep on wall in Amsterdam
Courtyard in Amsterdam
Narrow building in Amsterdam
Cobblestone street and leaning buildings in Amsterdam
Canal in Amsterdam
Canal in Amsterdam
Beautiful buildings in Amsterdam
Playground at outdoor museum in the Netherlands
Windmill in outdoor museum in the Netherlands
Windmill in outdoor museum in the Netherlands
A bridge and a canal at an open air museum in the Netherlands
A cafe on the site of an old orphanage in Amsterdam.
A beautiful building in Amsterdam
Canal in Amsterdam
Looking under a series of bridges in Amsterdam
trains of carts at the Aalsmeer flower auction
carts of flowers at the Aalsmeer flower auction
auction room at the Aalsmeer flower auction, with buyers and trains
auction room at the Aalsmeer flower auction, empty
a train of carts of flowers on the floor of the Aalsmeer flower auction
Aalsmeer auction house floor
Tall ship in harbor in Amsterdam