the netherlands in pictures: windmills, canals and a wrap on europe
our final stop in europe was bittersweet. we flew out of amsterdam and made a stop at rotterdam prior to that. toss in a couple of daytrips to haarlem, kinderdijk, den haag and hoek van holland and our 10 days…
the surprises of the netherlands
our time in the netherlands has been a welcome surprise from what i was expecting and i’m so glad that haha pushed for us to spend nearly two weeks in rotterdam and amsterdam to close out our stay in europe.…
Laidback Haarlem
If the crowds of Amsterdam gets you down, I would suggest a day trip out to quaint Haarlem which is only a 15-minute train ride away. The city is pretty small, perfect to be explored by foot. Lots of great…
staying fed in the netherlands
juices from albert heijn 3 euros for fresh juices, our favourites were the orange & kiwi and apple, pear & raspberry. it must seem ridiculous that we’re listing this as one of favourite indulgences in the netherlands but finding good,…
biking through the historic windmills of kinderdijk, netherlands
our biking adventures continued in the netherlands and haha has been making leaps and bounds over this year. there are many daytrip options from rotterdam and while we originally planned to spend the majority of our excursions to the beaches…
beaches in the netherlands? whodathunkit?
while in riga, we took refuge from the many flash latvian rainstorms to plan out the final weeks of our european travels. we managed to squeeze in a few hours at a nearby blue flag beach (jurmala) while in riga…
exploring netherlands: the hague
we spent our first day in the netherlands daytripping it north of rotterdam to the hague which sits alongside the north sea on the western coast. its population is nearly half a million and is a very popular summer destination…
weekly recap #28 – amsterdam
this has been the quickest seven months of our lives. i almost can’t believe that it’s over and that we’ve done 27 of these weekly recaps (some of which were longer than a week due to me being lazy). we’re…
first 24 hours in amsterdam (netherlands)
jojo: what do i like? -impeccable transit network. the reach of the trams and metro lines are amazing and you can get to nearly any corner of the city with ease. this hasn’t been the case for many of the…
biking from belgium to the netherlands in a day
our last full day in bruges was actually not spent ‘in’ bruges. we heard that the town of damme is very close to the city and that the bike paths are a really easy bike ride away so we went…
