I have been to Amsterdam more often than any other foreign city. It’s one place that I know I will never be bored. A great way to get around and to get a sense of the importance of the city’s waterfronts is to take some of the local free ferries. It’s a treat on a sunny day to spend time on the waterways, but I have never seen it quite like the day captured in the amazing timelapse video below.

The Port of Amsterdam is one of the busiest seaports in Europe. But it gets really busy when there are tall ships from all over the world. This is a time lapse video taken at the 2015 SAIL maritime festival that shows the port absolutely teeming with ships and boats of all shapes and sizes.