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Monday, June 28, 2010

views from the canals

Houseboats on the canals are the solution to a housing shortage.
These canals are closed a few nights each week  when the water is exchanged for clean water using a
complex system of locks.
The historic houses lining the canals were built in 17 and 18th century by wealthy merchants. but the city of Amsterdam dates back to 1275.  

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