We wrapped up our month-long northwest Europe adventure by spending four days and five nights in Den Haag, a.k.a. The Hague. We took day trips to Leiden and Rotterdam, leaving us two days to explore The Hague. It’s a beautiful
Dave has been a fan of the works of Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher since college, when Escher paintings were sold as dorm room posters and many people displayed them in their rooms. Therefore, we were delighted to discover that
In The Hague, we stayed at 348 Suites, a building of apartments designed mainly for extended-stay business travelers. On the ground floor, there are two restaurants: Vapiano, an Italian restaurant where we ate pizza our first night, and Umami, an
During our stay in The Hague, our final destination for this European vacation, we took a day trip to nearby Rotterdam. Actually, the weather was nice in the morning. The rain didn’t come until the afternoon. But it made for
For the last leg of our Northwest Europe adventure, we returned to the Netherlands and spent five nights in Den Haag (a.k.a. The Hague). From there, we took day trips to Leiden and Rotterdam. In this post, we’ll share pictures
While we were in the Netherlands, we visited Giethoorn (pronounced “he-torn”), a small town with fewer than 3,000 residents. It’s nicknamed “The Venice of the Netherlands,” which is saying something in a nation famous for its canalled cities, including Amsterdam.
After five days in Amsterdam, we set out to discover more of the Netherlands. We traveled east by train 100 km to Arnhem, a city of approximately 160,000 people near the German border. Arnhem is a middle-class community that’s pleasant
We began our month-long tour of northwest Europe with five days in Amsterdam. Photos from our day trip to Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam, and Marken are in this post. Here are photos from the rest of our time in Amsterdam.
We began our second European adventure in Amsterdam. While we usually create our own itinerary and explore places independently, on this day we took a Viator group tour to the villages of Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam, and Marken, all located
