A big part of the south of the Netherlands is squeezed in between Belgium and Germany. It is the area where I grew up. My extended trip is continuing and I’m going to visit my family and friends in the south of the Netherlands. So, yesterday I said goodbye to my American colleagues, with whom… Read More Trip to the Netherlands. Part 8: The South
At our last meal on our “Trip to Amsterdam” with my American colleagues, I suddenly realized that we forgot to try some major Dutch treats. How could I! We had “Poffertjes” and “Bitterballen”, but what about “Herring/Matjes” or a fresh and warm “Stroopwafel”!! What are we going to do? I offered the idea to go… Read More Trip to Amsterdam. Day 7: The “Albert Cuyp Market”
It was still a little cloudy and sometimes it rained. Maybe we could go for a nice walk here in Amsterdam. The idea was to explore the “9 straatjes”, which are 9 streets connected with canals in between. There are a lot of cute little shops and places to eat. You are following us on… Read More A Trip to Amsterdam. Day 6: A Walk around “9 Straatjes”
And as the forecast said, we were about to expect a lot of rain. We are in Amsterdam and it is already Day 5 of our trip to the Netherlands. It’s going to be a rainy day in Amsterdam. What are we going to do? And how did we end up in Amsterdam in the… Read More Trip to Amsterdam. Part 5: A rainy day in Amsterdam.
It is true that, traveling over the great big pond from west to east (US to the Netherlands), the jet lag is harder on you than going back to the US. I’m still not tired at midnight, but I want to get up early in the morning, to go sight seeing. It is such a… Read More A Trip to the Netherlands Part 4: Light Festival Canal Cruise
It is Saturday! And Saturday means, going to a Farmers Market. In this case the “Noordermarkt”. It was also a great day for finding lovely thrift shops or vintage shops on Haarlemmer straat. For those of you who just tuned in: We left Chicago and flew to Reykjavik. Then we arrived in Amsterdam yesterday. The “Noordermarkt”… Read More Trip to Amsterdam. Day 3: The Noordermarkt and Thrift Shops.
We arrived in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. I’ve been tossing and turning in my bed at the B&B. At 4 AM the alarm goes off. I feel bad. The rest of the group will be so excited to continue our trip to the Netherlands. To Amsterdam. Everyone else probably had a wonderful night of… Read More Trip to Amsterdam. Day 2: Arriving in Amsterdam
Thanks for reading my journey to the Netherlands. To see how it all began read here first. So, here we go: Our first part is from Iowa to Chicago to Iceland. I wish the picture above we could’ve seen during our visit in Iceland. This is what happened instead: The time had come. Blue Fish… Read More Trip to Amsterdam. Day 1: Layover in Iceland
