Amsterdam (Great Cities)

Time- Life Books Book with Wonderful photo's and Information about Amsterdam. Author writes: "In a city that doesn't boast a single hill, there is a special pleasure to be had in taking a bird's eye look at streets, houses and canals that one normally views only from ground level. That is why, when arranging to see a friend shortly after the start of my latest stay in Amsterdam, I suggested we meet in a restaurant on the top floor of the 13-storey Harbour Building - a veritable eyrie by local standards. We spent long minutes studying the panoramic scent: the old city centre spread out below, built of mellow brick and stone three centuries ago: the 19th Century and early 20th Century town beyond, with its gridlike arrangement of apartment houses and office blocks: and away in the far distance, houses, roads, fields and water losing themselves in sea mists.