Netherlands Travel Blogs - Page 3

Monday we went to Sneek with a few! On monday Iwent with the last people in to Sneek... First I had to sleep in and we meet-up at 12... I had some stuff with me cream brath with yellow cream and drinks.. We went all 5 in my car and went to the center of Sneek... We went to a shopping place were I …

As is my unfortunate normal habit, I was up and about much earlier than intended on Saturday morning.  Being the adventurous traveler that I am, I decided to go on a Lion safari through the wild, untamed heart of Leeuwarden (Leeuw means Lion in Dutch). I started in front of my hotel, the very…

Maurice (Krabbezeiker) had a birthday on June 22nd and I was wishing Happy Birthdays when I ran across this member’s profile picture.  It’s the only picture he has posted so I thought it would be nice to lighten it up to let folks see his good looks and nice smile.   I do this Photo…

Today I was invited to visit Arnhem and do some sightseeing there. I would pickup Keiko and Walter at the station in Rheden so I walked to my car and wanted to go. Then my phone rang. It was Walter. He had a problem with his train ticket and the 2 of them would be there an half hour later. Oké, no…

I was born in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. When I was a few weeks old I was adopted by a family from the Netherlands. Since then I've lived here in this small country in Europe wich is a great place to live! When you're planning a trip to Europe make sure you don't skip my country! Especially…

English version can be found below. Wat doe je op je verjaardag als je geen zin hebt om die te vieren. Die vraag is niet zo moeilijk te beantwoorden want dan ga je gewoon weer een onderdeel van de ontdekkingstocht van Amsterdam ondernemen. Samen met mijn zus en vriendin Thea wilden we het Anne Fr…

Day 2 I was still feeling a little bit shaky but I made my way down to the bathroom and into the shower. I did hit every kitchen supply and piece of furniture on the way to it but that is okay. I was texting Guido every other minute wich made the ppl at the hostel go totally crazy but See if I car…

Today we ( a friend and I) had a wonderful and sunny day at Scheveningen on Flagday!! On this day we celebrated the arrival of the first herring!! It's a very traditional feast which goes back to 1947 when it began. Listen ....  Herring, the sushi of Holland. The passion for raw herring is…

Saturday morning 8am, what a time to be on a train station waiting for.. of course the train. And there where almost 50 people waiting. Strange… I got my train and the next one in Zutphen (didn’t see Alex LOL) and arrived on time in Arnhem to meet Gejah and Mandy. I could take the train straigh…

On Wednesday evening I got my car and drove to Leiden to park my car at Anna-Isabel’s place because she is joining me to Den Haag. In Den Haag we met a colleague of Anna-Isabel and the 3 of us walked into the city. There were a lot of people there and music but we missed the atmosphere there.Afte…

My last few hours in Amsterdam! I woke up ver urly...hihi, for a change haha...less sleep....I had to pack....I had to check out before 09.30, I think.....I had a nice breakfast.....Whooooo. Later on I saw Ante again....I sat with him during uor last breakfast.....On a nother table were a group of…

Private meet up.  The information that Jan gave us is about the history of Kampen. It seems that Kampen is first named in the year 1227, but in the main church they found out that it was already existing in 1200. So maybe even older. (once there had been an Roman Church). Kampen became a Han…

First of all I need to say thank you so much to everyone who organized this party! It was so great :) And thank you as well to everyone who was there, for being a part of it! I had the most lovely time and I miss you all so much. Let's meet again somewhere soon :)Well, where to start my story? I su…

Yesterday (26-01-2008) we had a great Meetup in Amsterdam! But first I had to get there. I left home at 9.00 am and after a 1,5 hour trip by train, talking with some old granny's all the way, I reached Amsterdam! I met Ket (Pitt-Cruise), Nienke and Wendy to see some things in A-dam f…

Meetup in the beautiful city - Delft.