Last December I decided to check out Amsterdam for the first time.  I had heard many a great thing about this lovely city, but I didn’t really have any expectations when arriving.  I arrived on the train from Paris in the afternoon just as the sun was setting.  It was 22 degrees out and their were snow flurries in the air.  As I walked out of the central train station and took in the street lined canals and the evening lights beginning their sparkle I knew I was in for a treat.  Honestly, it was fairly tale like and I was smitten.  I developed a new appreciation for the hardcore people that live there and I love how the dutch embrace their bike culture. With snow falling, ice covering the ground these people were riding bikes like it was a warm summer day.  Amazing.  Enjoy these few snapshots!