Ever since I arrived in Amsterdam this time last year, I have been living on a houseboat. And I won’t lie to you – it’s the best. I just love it. It’s my little floating hideaway, my sanctuary, my home.
But I will admit, I frequently find myself with green-eyes admiring the many other houseboats lining the city’s canals. They are all unique in their own way and I can’t help but wonder what life might be like on them… “what sort of windows do they have? Big windows? Skylights even? Balcony space? Oh, look, those people are smiling so much more on their boat!” And so on. I know, it’s ridiculous. But seriously, some of these floating homes just make me stop dead in my tracks and sigh: “wow”.
“Hi, my name is Pia, and I have house(boat) envy”…
…knock knock…
…who’s there?
“Pia” “Pia who?”
“PiacanIcomelivewithyou?”
It’s about now that this song comes to mind.
House.
Boat.
Bliss.
They look fantastic…but eh..your little sanctuary looks quite ravishing !
November 6th, 2008 | #
ahhhh!!! how beautiful they all are.
November 6th, 2008 | #
you are too cute! and, madeleine is so perfect for this post.
November 6th, 2008 | #
hah-hah… you made me laugh… so sweet 🙂
i just don’t know how you keep your beautiful space so tidy…!?
x
November 6th, 2008 | #
We have a river in Stratford….why don’t we have houseboats?!!!??!?!?
Thanks for the pics. It’s good to dream.
November 6th, 2008 | #
Oh beautiful, beautiful Amsterdam…
November 6th, 2008 | #
I love house boats and it has always been my dream to live on one… thank you for this post.
November 6th, 2008 | #
Wow – I think I have house(boat) envy after reading this post 🙂
November 6th, 2008 | #
Wow, I’m moving and now I wish I was moving to a boat house.. Oh I wish..
November 6th, 2008 | #
such wonderful photos!
November 6th, 2008 | #
I have houseboat envy of you! Was it hard to find a boat?… I’m guessing you rent? I think it sounds like heaven..
November 6th, 2008 | #
Your houseboat is beautiful and after reading your entry I found myself wishing for similar lifestyle. I think I’m going to have to add one more day dream to my list. Let’s see… along with living in an adobe at the base of the Sandia Peak in New Mexico, in an apartment over a bakery in Paris, Argentina…
November 6th, 2008 | #
House boat envy! You are merely a lucky duck being able to live on one at all!! I will be dreaming of life in a house boat to night.
November 6th, 2008 | #
These houseboats are the most adorable, cheerful little abodes I’ve ever seen.
November 6th, 2008 | #
wow!!
November 6th, 2008 | #
Oh Pia, it is lovely all of it. I would bake a loaf of aran’s banana bread and knock on each door and hope they invited me inside…but you know pia it is in yours i would linger and maybe you would play the piano, because in your houseboat there is a gem ..and that is you..
November 7th, 2008 | #
More!!!
November 8th, 2008 | #
you know Pia I had never even really thought about travelling to Amsterdam let alone living there, but since starting to follow your blogs a few months ago it’s now in my top 3 must-go destinations!
Every time someone in my vicinity mentions Amsterdam I interject “oh oh I know of someone who lives in a houseboat on a canal in Amsterdam, it’s so amazing and beautiful!”
November 8th, 2008 | #
This made me dream of living on a houseboat. So wonderful.
November 12th, 2008 | #
I would like to live in a houseboat, perhaps I get lucky this year! 🙂
January 10th, 2014 | #