Stad op palen

I believe that in some tourist guides, Amsterdam is being called "Venice of the North", obviously because of the great amount of canals in the city.

This picture is taken from one of the wider canals, one that seperates the Medieval city from the 'newer' areas in the east.

The posts appearing on this photo bring me to another topic: did you know Amsterdam was built on piles? Exactly because of the presence of so much water, building on piles made it possible to make constructions that would not disappear into the mud!