Sit back, pour yourself a Heineken, get some Gouda cheese, and smoke a joint. Now imagine you are walking through history. Learning about each building, feeling the past in the present.
Amsterdam has one of the largest historic city centres in Europe, dating largely from the 17th century. At this time, a series of concentric, semi-circular canals ("grachten") were dug around the old city centre. Along the canals houses and warehouses were built. The canals still define Amsterdam's layout and appearance today. Many fine houses and mansions are situated along the canals.

I have a lot of good pictures from Amsterdam because my cousin and I just walked around the city all day long. Many of the photos were taken from a tour bus and on a canal boat.
The other pictures are of Edinburgh Scotland, and London.
I will try and describe as much of each shot as much as I can.