Tag Archives: Holland

Amsterdam blessed us with more water than expected, but we had a swimmingly good time

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Van Gogh

Van Gogh

Friday, 8 September 2017 to Thursday, 14 September 2017
A grey and gloomy looking day greeted us Friday morning. It was misty all around; it was raining felines and hounds out there. Late morning the rain petered out to nothing and then repeated the same cycle… over and over again throughout the day.

During one of these lulls we slipped out to the Jumbo Supermarket for some sorely needed food stuffs. By the time we finished shopping it was raining on our parade once again. Fortunately Adri, the one with the good sense, took an umbrella along, we got home mostly dry. Continue reading →

Amsterdam, a wonderful city filled with amazing architecture, culture and canals

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Red light district

Red light district

Friday, 1 September 2017 to Thursday, 7 September 2017
It was freezing today; I closed the sliding door behind me to keep some warmth close to my body, hugging that hot coffee mug close to my chest had zero effect. We spent the day coopd up inside the apartment busying ourselves with admin and blogging, with plentiful breaks in-between for reading and such, a thoroughly relaxing day.

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Amsterdam, our new temporary home in Holland, or is that the Netherlands?

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Weesp

Weesp

Friday, 25 August 2017 to Thursday, 31 August 2017
We had to wake up at 05:00 in order to leave the hotel by 06:00 to be at the bus station at 06:30 to get on the bus to Amsterdam at 07:00. Easy… did I just say easy?

The Paris metro was never designed with Adri and I in mind, we were not about to carry those heavy bags up and down metro stairs… again. So we opted for a taxi this time. Last night I tried to reserve a taxi for 06:00 this morning but was told it was not possible, I had to make the reservation at least 12 hours in advance. Hmm… okay? I let it go. Continue reading →