A Walking Tour of Amsterdam's Red Light District

We are now heading back to Amsterdam to check into our hotel.  We booked a room at the Hilton DoubleTree Amsterdam - NSDM Warf.  The hotel seems small but is quite lovely.  It is located across the river from the main Amsterdam City.  To reach the city, we will be taking the free ferry.

View of Amsterdam from the hotel window

Our room

Amsterdam

View from our table at Hard Rock Cafe

Dinner

Gift Shop

Heading to Dam Square

Dam Square

Store windows

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Wooden shoes in a gift store

Tonight we are taking a walking tour of the Red Light District.  I wasn't sure what to expect, but the area is actually very clean.  I can't remember the name of the tour we took, but it was a great tour.  It was my favorite walking tour I have been on.

First condom store

Famous statue in the area

Febo is like a McDonald's.  One neat aspect of this restaurant is that they put cooked food in lockers.  You just put money in the locker and take out your food.  They also have a counter you can order from.

Dam Square lit up for Christmas

Ferry

Amsterdam Central Station

Ferry

Hotel

Hotel light switches

I have had a WONDERFUL first day in The Netherlands.  It is already one of my favorite countries I have visited.