Floating Flower Market, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Locally know as Bloemenmarkt the Amsterdam's flower market is rather different from the regular markets one is used to see. It's stores are all built over the water on several platforms that accompany the curve shore of the Singel Canal.
As if floating stores wasn't enough to make of this one an unique market, you'll find another unusual characteristic when looking from the other side of the canal. Instead of naked building walls, the back of all the market's stores are decorated with several flowers motives that all together result in the view you can see bellow.
As to the market itself, it's open from 9am to 6pm everyday except Sunday and I assure you that you'll have no trouble in finding there tulips in every colour there is. Already packed in small kits they make the perfect souvenir for you to take back home.
If tulips are not your thing and the first store doesn't have the flower you're looking for - no problem! Just walk down the street to the next one that, from lotus flowers to little bonsai trees, I believe they sell all kinds of plants there ;)