Hi Peter, another wonderful image that is full of essence. I only have to look at this image and in my head a story starts unfolding... something that might have happened in this scene once or might happen sometimes or never at all...:-)
Doris, this canal separates the Botanical garden from the center of the city. The Hortus Botanicus of Amsterdam has a long story indeed. It was founded in 1638 as a medicinal herb garden and it still has a herb garden. But nowadays it is especially famous for his collections of plants from South America and South Africa. The Victoria amazonica is a unique attraction when it blooms!