A Different Sort of Amsterdam Peep Show

Haven't EU members suffered enough annoyance at the hands of Americans? In addition to clogging the sidewalks of every city in our finest Juicy Couture warm-ups, some of us are even venturing past the urban perimeter to peek into your homes. A recent press trip to Amsterdam plunked 50 American architecture and design journalists (including this writer) on the tony side streets of Java and Borneo in the Eastern Docklands. At 9 AM. On a Saturday. The architecture didn't disappoint -- nor did the views of the millionaire homeowners inside their lucite and glass palaces. There to temper the feelings of real-estate envy were realizations of, "we're just like them," because even rich Europeans check email in their underwear.

The Eastern Docklands [Architecture In Holland]