And the gift goes on ...

Yesterday Lee and I went into an area called North. At the back of Central Station in Amsterdam you hop onto a free ferry that takes you across the canal. It was an exceptionally hot summers day and I was very happy to have worn a pair of shorts and to have remembered to wear a cap - and my new sunglasses.

What makes this cafe unique is its location and its previous occupation. Before this area became a cultural hotspot, it was home to the headquarters of the multinational Shell. The highrise office building right next door became the ADAM Lookout Tower with a viewing platform on the roof and a hotel inside the “Sir Adam” hotel. Source web site

Here there are lots of places to visit but our main purpose was to have lunch. This was my birthday treat from Emma. Thank you Emma - this really was something different and unusual.

The entrance to Tolhuistuin

Peaceful and tranquil section of the canal in North

With Lee before lunch

Hotel with a restaurant on top and swings - for the not so faint hearted

Very tall building

Brisket sandwiches on sour dough bread with sawerkraut

We both indulged in one of these and then went next door to Polly's for a cappuccino***

Delicious cappuccino

Polly Goudvisch

Further up the road there is the Eye Cinema Museum - would like to visit that sometime with interactive exhibitions and art movies.

Close by there is also NDSM which is a place to see exhibitions, markets, events.

photo courtesy of the NDSM website

An event - photo courtesy of the website

Restaurant at the Eye Movie Exhibition Museum

I believe a trip to the suburb North is very worthwhile. I would certainly like to explore more.

I hope you enjoyed this trip to North with me - recommended for visitors and I'll definitely go back.