Amsterdam, Holland
House boats and houses
I didn't expect to see so many house boats of different sizes in the canals of Amsterdam. I thought it was something more common in the areas outside the big Dutch cities.
![A small house boat sits in a canal next to a grass embankment. Cars are parked on the streets behind, in front of brown bricke apartment buildings.](/image/000575520008-jpg/uVgsDXnQuw-800.jpeg)
I didn't expect to see so many house boats of different sizes in the canals of Amsterdam. I thought it was something more common in the areas outside the big Dutch cities.