This year we decided to take our summer vacation in Amsterdam. So while the trip would be a vacation, the real motive was to spend a couple of weeks reclaiming Amsterdam. Meanwhile, a few years ago Amsterdam ramped up permits for new hotels, which began coming online at the same time the Airbnb phenomenon hit. Also unchanged, thankfully, is the canal zone, the heart and soul of Amsterdam. PhotoAmsterdam has long had a bit of a split personality issue because the section called Amsterdam North sits across the harbor from the rest of the city.

Source: New York Times August 30, 2016 13:52 UTC