Wondering through the canals of Amsterdam

This is my third time to Amsterdam but for the first time, Amsterdam had great weather and only rained the morning we were leaving for Dubrovnik! We were there for a short time but enjoyed roaming the canals and exploring all the different areas of the city! Alizia, Shaila's cousin, whose Canadian but now lives in Amsterdam, took us around one afternoon and gave us the insider scoop on the country and Netherlands culture. People here are extremely friendly! Our 9 hr flight from Calgary literally flew by because we were chatting for 3 hours with a Dutch guy sitting next to us on the plane. Apparently half of Canada's population which is the entire population of the Netherlands lives in the distance between Calgary and Edmonton! No visit is complete without a walk through the Infamous Red light district. We also visited Anne Franks House for a history reminder of WW2 days and hope to have time to visit the Heineken Museum which is apparently interesting even for non drinkers. We know we will be back another time as its such a great hub to Europe from Calgary. Air transat from yyc to ams was better than we were expecting and cheaper than KLM. Food report: Went to Koh I Noor for Indian, as we always seek out an Indian restaurant on vacation lol, Greenwood cafe/restaurant which we wanted to go to for breakfast but it isn't open early enough. Went to Burger Bar for lunch which was goos but appalled that you have to pay nearly 1 Euro for ketchup for your fries. Also went to Indonesian restaurant called Kantjil & de Tijger which was tasty. Since Indonesian was a former Dutch colony, there were a lot of Indonesian restaurants. And Amsterdam wouldn't be complete without some crepes/pancakes or as there called here, Pannenkoekens! We stayed at the Crowne Plaza City centre which was nice and a very convenient location walking distance from Central Station.