For some reason, when people think of The Netherlands, they think of Amsterdam. But it’s worth venturing out of the capital to see more of this excellent country, so I’ve shared a few of my personal favourite places to visit in The Netherlands below. The county is relatively small, and…
The first two times I visited The Netherlands, I only visited Amsterdam. I fell in love with the city, the food, and the Dutch people, and that love drew me back to the country a third time. But on this trip, I wanted to get away from the capital, with it’s…
Yesterday I published a post all about my amazing day trip in Amsterdam earlier this year. I packed a huge amount into my eight hour adventure – when I wrote yesterday’s post I was actually surprised at just how much of Amsterdam you can see in a short time. Anyway,…
When my work sent me to Amsterdam at the end of January, I couldn’t resist booking a day’s holiday and making the most of my first trip to this fantastic city. Initially, I was a little worried I wouldn’t have time to see much of the city in just one…
A few more photos from my Amsterdam trip, of the lovely Dam Square in the city centre. Since it’s a pretty popular and well known tourist spot, I’ll keep this post relatively short! Dam Square is home to a number of notable buildings, including the beautiful 15th century church Nieuwe Kerk,…
Just a short post today – yet again from Amsterdam! I hope no one is getting bored of these yet! As I walking down Nieuwezjids Voorburgwal past the Amsterdam Museum – initially planning to duck in there to shelter from the rain on my way to the flower market on the Singel – I…
Another little group of photos from my trip to Amsterdam for you (I swear I am finally nearing the end of these!), this time of various shops I found around the city. There were so many lovely little shops in Amsterdam, from swanky boutiques and art galleries near Prinsengracht Street where…
I know I’ve been posting a lot of photos from my Amsterdam trip lately, so I’m sorry if you’re all getting bored of them! It’s just that I took about 400, and it’s such a lovely, beautiful city – I don’t think I’ll ever get bored of them. I’ve been…
Amsterdam is full of incredible views – it seemed impossible for me to cross a bridge without stopping to snap yet another photograph of yet another picturesque canal (probably why I’m still working through my hundreds of photos). Anyway, I thought I’d just share a small gallery of some of…
One of the things I love about living in London (although I expect it’s the same in many UK cities) is the amount of foreign food shops that are available. Particularly, I love shops like Cyber Candy that are choc-a-bloc with sweets from around the world, including those e-number-packed American sweets…
While I was in Amsterdam in February, I discovered a few of these engraved padlocks, known as Love Locks, on a bridge over the Groenburgwal Canal. The drawbridge affords a great view of the Zuiderkerk (Southern Church) tower, and it’s sturdy black iron chains have been decked out with dozens…
Yes that’s right, in one day in Amsterdam I managed to visit three different markets! I’ve already shared my photos from the Bloemenmarkt and from the Albert Cuyp Market, but I also made it to the fascinating Waterlooplein – a flea market in Amsterdam’s old Jewish Quarter, which has been…
