Netherlands Travel Blogs

On Monday morning, Dennis and I headed out early. It had been raining and was supposed to be a little slick, but we made it to Schiphol just fine. Dennis dropped me off and I went in and did my check-in. I would be meeting Erin this morning because we were flying back to the states together. But I …

Today is the day I am leaving the UK for good to start a new life in The Netherlands with my Jaap. This has only been about a month in the planning so it still feels a little surreal, like I'm only going on holiday again. I've practically lived out of a suitcase for months, dividing my time be…

Picknick (Dutch spelling) in the Park was organised today for the very first time in Meppel. It is a cultural happening with live music, theater and circus. There were several small stages and tents along the banks of the river "De Reest". Of course there was food and drinks availabl…

I went pass Anne Franks 'House when I went to Amsterdam 10 years ago because the lines were just so long. But this time around I am determined to go in - if the lines are not too long. I mean some people claim Anne Franks Diary is just a big hoax so maybe it is not worth going? Then again the …

Our alarm didn’t go off this morning.  Possibly a bad omen since we will need to push off early tomorrow to catch our flight home, but I’d like to consider it reinforcement of our approach to this voyage.  We had destinations each day, but never a rigid timetable to satisfy. …

I woke up at a godawful early hour... 9 AM... I looked outside and the view was just absolutely stunning. Arnaud's appartment overlooks the IJ and the waters looked eerily tranquil in the early morning fog. The photo I took doesn't do it much justice, really. I can't have slept more than three hour…

At the end of last summer (2007), I bought a digital camera. Since then, I published an autumn blog and a winter blog. Fortunately, time keeps moving forward and winter changes into spring. In fact, the meteorological spring started March 1. Therefore, this blog is a celebration to spring. &…

I will add some pictures about this meetup! The meetup was from 25th till the 27th january 2008. It was my first meetup with Travbuddies and I've had a lot of fun. I stayed at a StayOkay Hostel in Amsterdam (vondelpark) together with Devika and stephan. The second day there were some more people …

I always wanted to take some pictures from Arnhem from a different angle. This is almost impossible because all the places are private. So i had to look for a different way. Walking along the street close to the Rijn i met a very nice gardener, i told him what my idea was. He was willing to ask the…

Delft an old town just under Den Haag. Delft is built in the year 1200 and in this time Delft build a wall around the town. In the year 1246 Delft became city rights. What can you do on a Monday? And when the temperature is about 29 degrees?  Something on the water would be nice. Delft off…

I had attended the New Year day dinner meetup, it was really a great meetup, glad to see those familiar faces and also those new faces:) I was talking to Devi about arranging a day for a mini meetup, later I thought maybe is nice to have all the ladies gathering one time. So I shared this …

The wake up was so funny, shaking Sylvie to wake up and she saying "mmmmm 5 minutes more...", I feel like her mother ha ha ha  Ket was also wake up so 15 minutes later I open the windows and everybody wake up I'm MAD I know Ket have to take the train back home so I have a shower, a…

The last two weeks the 19 historic windmills, which are listed at the UNESCO world heritage site, were spectacularly lit with colourful and energy-efficient LED lighting. This year was the first that these lights are being used. The lights are from Philips and they were installed by the TU (Techn…

After getting our stuff out of the room Mandy and I were ready to go back home. Downstairs we ran into Ante and Jeff wich was great so we could say goodbye properly then. They still had another day in Amsterdam left so that was nice! On the way back home people were actually staring at me since I …

i just got home, tired and now i plonked my ass in front of the computer - it was great - no - ASTOUNDING to meet you all. i never ever expected a warm hospitality from our dutch friends - eventhough eef was about to choke me since i ordered becks beer in a dutch pub. hahahah hahahahmost of the guy…