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During my trip through Europe I visited a very special place, Amsterdam! The capital of the Netherlands is a beautiful city and it has many sights you can see if you only spend one or two days there. I just stayed in Amsterdam for one night but I saw a lot. I slept in a hotel near the Central Station and after my arrival I decided first to see the canals. The canals are something very special about Amsterdam because they're just between the streets and lots of boats are driving on them. Did you know the Amsterdamers call the canals "Grachten"? Another thing I noticed immediately is that Amsterdam is full of bikes. Everywhere you look you can see bikes and people driving on them. I even saw some wooden bikes, another thing I really fell in love with in Amsterdam. Amsterdam at night is very beautiful too, you can have dinner in a restaurant, they have food of all different cultures, or just sit outside in a cafe with a beautiful look on the city. As I said I only spent one night in Amsterdam and I had to leave the next afternoon but I used the morning to visit a tulips market. Tulips are typical Dutch flowers and on the market I saw all different kinds of them. There were tulips in all colours and shapes, even black ones. But at last I think I should not forget the most typical thing about Amsterdam, the houses. The houses are really narrow and colourful and they stand lopsided. That's because they were built on a very wet ground. Amsterdam doesn't have the most famous sights or is the biggest city, but it's the many little things making it special and beautiful. I'm sure you can see lots of more things when you stay longer than me but my impression of the city is so lovely and it is really worth a visit!