{"id":13391,"date":"2025-08-14T03:23:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/?p=13391"},"modified":"2025-08-14T15:29:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T19:29:22","slug":"amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/es\/amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13391\" class=\"elementor elementor-13391\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5003222d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5003222d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a4d9442\" data-id=\"2a4d9442\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa81012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fa81012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Amsterdam<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69d1ebc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69d1ebc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f757b7\" data-id=\"7f757b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e65d74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e65d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>29 June 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c28a0c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c28a0c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1410e487\" data-id=\"1410e487\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69707ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69707ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"519\">We arrived in Amsterdam on a sunny afternoon, the first stop of our Europe trip, and a chance to reunite with family. Elyse, Alex, and the kids\u2014Pip and Cyrus\u2014met us outside the station, and together we set off to explore. We wandered bustling streets, sampled a lemon tart before dropping it on the ground, and took to the canals in a small boat.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36370a73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36370a73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c4d2355\" data-id=\"7c4d2355\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3165647a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3165647a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24dcf018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24dcf018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">D\u00eda 1 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b1880e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6b1880e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc670e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc670e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b38b1b\" data-id=\"6b38b1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db106fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db106fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We arrived in Amsterdam at 1:00 pm. We took a train into town, and the first thing we saw when we exited the station was some kind of protest with people loudly chanting on a loudspeaker and waving some Middle Eastern flags.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elyse, Alex, and the kids, Pip, and Cyrus met up with us outside the train station. Together we walked down some touristy streets. We got frites right away, which were very good. Next, we bought a lemon tart, which fell on the ground after Indi and I each had one bite.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a38b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"82a38b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13391 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"82a38b8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_1820\" 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a23fe9\" data-id=\"3a23fe9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27fe64e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"27fe64e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f427d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61f427d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alex booked a boat rental. We bought some snacks at nearby stores to eat while on the boat. We walked to the corresponding dock and got a quick instructional lesson on how to operate the boat and where to go. It was a lot of fun! I captained for a while, then switched with Elyse. It ended up being a bad time as it was more crowded, and maybe because she was going in cold, she had some trouble maneuvering past other boaters. We lightly rammed another boat, making them spill their hummus, then made another aggressive captain angry by driving too slowly and bumping into another boat and not giving him room to pass. Alex took over after that. We ate our snacks and chatted while cruising. We finished the loop and had a great time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1e59c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"c1e59c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-13391 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c1e59c7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_1826 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM0MTMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDhcL0lNR18xODI2LTItc2NhbGVkLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJjMWU1OWM3In0%3D\" 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https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1831-2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1831-2-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1831-2-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1831-2-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c1e59c7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_1829 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM0MTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDhcL0lNR18xODI5LTItc2NhbGVkLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJjMWU1OWM3In0%3D\" 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4a767b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4a767b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amsterdam&#8217;s residential buildings make me ashamed of America&#8217;s soulless, slate grey townhome tracks. I think Americans need to be protesting how anti-human our neighborhoods are.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d7204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"70d7204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-13391 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"70d7204\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_1822\" 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https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1841-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1841-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1841-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"79ddfaf\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM0MjksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDhcLzcxNDREQTlBLTc3QUYtNDA5OS04M0MxLTc1MzFGOTU5NzY3Ml8xXzEwMl9vLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3OWRkZmFmIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7144DA9A-77AF-4099-83C1-7531F9597672_1_102_o.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c5ef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68c5ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/VkDZzwxQdzRMWKnF7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zaanse Schans<\/a>, just outside Amsterdam, is a charming open-air museum that recreates an 18th and 19th-century Dutch village, complete with working windmills, wooden houses, and craft workshops. It was a tourist trap, but we both enjoyed it. I saw a quick demo on how they make wooden clogs and had some of the best cheese of my life in the gift shop &#8211; a jalape\u00f1o gouda. While it does feel touristy, it made for an easy and picturesque half-day trip from the city.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e75c449 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e75c449\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d703573\" data-id=\"d703573\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2390362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2390362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6297d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6297d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Albert Cuypstraat Market<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f0c5d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"1f0c5d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1845-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1845-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1845-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1845-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1845-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1845-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1845-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7831625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7831625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We took a bus, which turned out to be the long way back to central Amsterdam, but I didn\u2019t mind. We visited a massive street market that featured a wide variety of items. <\/span>La <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/qSAFKFirCoGnTVyQ8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Albert Cuyp Market<\/a> in Amsterdam\u2019s De Pijp neighborhood is the city\u2019s largest and most famous street market, stretching along Albert Cuypstraat since 1905. Open Monday through Saturday. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We tried a couple of different snacks, including the famous pickled herring. I love herring, but I couldn\u2019t handle the dish. I ate a couple of chunks and then threw it away. We<\/span> also tried pork bao and stroopwafel.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1e0750 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1e0750\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3875a01\" data-id=\"3875a01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588b976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"588b976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1858-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1858-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1858-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"780d2fb\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_1856\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM0MjgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDhcL0lNR18xODU2LXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNzgwZDJmYiJ9\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1856-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1856-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1856-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1856-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1856-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1856-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1856-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1856-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06481d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06481d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/iPtV6u7nwWThLxDGA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rijksmuseum<\/a> is Amsterdam\u2019s temple of art and history. Its vast galleries feature works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Van Gogh. Beyond paintings, you can explore sculpture, period rooms, ship models, and even a weapons collection. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We didn&#8217;t have time to see absolutely everything, but we did cover most of the museum. 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