Tag: Amsterdam

• Eat Sleep Drink: Amsterdam

  

  After our lovely time in Paris, we took the high-speed train to meet up with friends in Amsterdam. As the hotel in the Museum Quarter we usually book was closed for renovation, we chose the Apollo Hotel. Located on the scenic Apollolaan, which overlooks the intersection of five canals, the hotel interior is stunning. A…

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  March 31, 2025

  Amsterdam, Beer, De Pijp, Dining, Europe, Food, Gardens, Museums, Netherlands, Pubs, Tourism, Travel

  Albert Cuyp Market, Amsterdam, Apollo Hotel, Apollolaan, Beer, Bitterballen, Bols, Canals, De Drie Fleschjes, De Pijp, Desa Restaurant, Dutch East Indies, Dutch Food, Europe, Fine dining, Heineken, Heineken Experience, Holland, Humus, Indonesia, Indonesian Food, jonge, Kofte, Korenwijn, Liqueur, Lucas Bols, Maydanoz, Meze, Museum Quarter, Netherlands, Oude, Poffertjes, Ricetable, Rijsttafel, Snacks, Stroopwafels, Tabouli, Tapas, the-netherlands, Three Little Bottles, Travel

• Hanging Out in De Pijp

  

  I fell in love with the De Pijp neighborhood on our first visit to Amsterdam in 2015. Located to the south of the City Center (Centrum), De Pijp was once a working-class neighborhood built to ease the overcrowding in Jordaan. Today it is a melting pot of cultures and the bohemian heart of Amsterdam. Known…

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  August 2, 2022

  Amsterdam, De Pijp, Europe, Gardens, Netherlands, Tourism, Travel

  Albert Cuyp Market, Amsterdam, Andre Hazes, Barbara Hepworth, Bitterballen, Boerenwetering Canal, Canals, De Pijp, De Plug, Dutch Cheese, Dutch Food, Europe, Fountains, Heineken, Herring, Jeppe Hein, Mathieu Kessels, Netherlands, Rijksmuseum, Sarphatipark, Seafood, Shopping, Stroopwaffels, Van Gogh Museum

• Where in the World?

  

  In this blog, I challenge my readers to guess where in the world the photos below were taken. Some are easy, some not so much. Name the country, city, or place of as many as you can in the comments. Click on Photo 1 to begin. In my next blog, I return to Lisbon and…

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  March 22, 2022

  Africa, Europe, Fez, France, Lisbon, Paris, Tourism, Travel, United States

  Amsterdam, Belgium, Berlin, Blue Lagoon, Bruges, Cologne, Edinburgh, Fez, France, Germany, Giverny, Iceland, Lisbon, Morocco, Netherlands, Paris, Portugal, Prague, Scotland, Seattle