Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
This was defiantly the art museum day. If you want to visit the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, buy your tickets in advance. Honestly, that’s my advice for pretty much any popular tourist attraction. Van Gogh Museum Keltin and I both loved the Van Gogh Museum. The way the museum is laid out takes you
This day started early and ended late and yes, I did take a nap in the middle of it. Albert Cuyp Markt I spoke a bit about this market in my Food in Amsterdam post. Eating is mostly what we did while visiting the market. In addition to food vendors there were also some really
This is the book that I picked up in Amsterdam. It’s a novella, I read it on the fight from Amsterdam to Heathrow. This book does fit my rules for regional literature as it was written by Dutch author. Synopsis: Kayleigh needs money. That’s why she takes a job as a content moderator for a
While traveling we love to visit bookstores and I do my best to find a book that fits my definition of regional literature. These requirements are: These rules are always in flux. For example, in Spain I picked up a couple of beautifully illustrated books. Anyway, while in Amsterdam we visited two bookstores: Athenaeum Boekhandel
The Anne Frank House is the most popular tourist attraction in Amsterdam. We did not know until it was too late that we should have pre-purchased our tickets 6 weeks in advance. Keep that in mind if you are visiting Amsterdam. On a personal note, it feels weird to call this particular place a tourist
We saw some great street art while in Amsterdam. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good art museum but there is something about finding art out in the wild, where you least expect it that I deeply enjoy. What do you think of street art? Let me know in the comments. Street Art Other
Day two started with us crossing the river on the no. 3 ferry. The ferries are free and, at least during the day, run consistently. These ferries are for bikers and pedestrians… mostly. We did see one tiny EV car use the ferry. I think I’ve seen dogs bigger than that car. Canal Cruise If
While on this trip we had a lot of good food. We didn’t eat a ton of Dutch food (besides stroopwafels and those are delicious) but we did eat food from a lot of other cultures. I don’t think we had anything bad. It is too much to list everything but here is a sampling.
Our first full day in Amsterdam was a nice slow start. The only thing we had planned that day was a walking tour of the city. This allowed us to see the city but not to the point where we were fighting too much jet lag. Hotel IX When we travel internationally we like to
Earlier this year Keltin and I spent a week in Amsterdam and we absolutely loved it. I have tons of information on this trip coming but here is a sneak peak. Zaanse Schans Windmills Yes, this was SUPER touristy. Yes, I dressed up to get cute photos. Yes, I was cold but it was worth
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