B&B Jordaan
Travel Blogs from Amsterdam
Streets and Canals
... are so many interesting sightls and cafes to stop at for a quick bite and coffee that it hardly seems like we have walked that far (my trusty pedometer is keeping track).
We walked some of the older, historic sections of Amsterdam. We took in the sights at Dam Square, the Royal Palace, and Begijnhof which is a quiet courtyard lined with picturesque houses. The English Reformed Church, which is located within the courtyard, was having an organ ...
Goodbye Amsterdam
... controleer ik nogmaals mijn koffer. Heb ik echt alles meegenomen? Heb ik te veel meegenomen? Zal alles goed gaan? Het nare gevoel van onrust wil me maar niet verlaten. Zelis, Emine, Elif, Nevin en kleine Kayra komen mee naar het vliegveld om ons uit te zwaaien. Nogmaals besef ik hoe rijk ik ben met de vrienden die we om ons heen hebben. Niels komt ons uit zwaaien bij Nevin. Hij heeft zoals de Turkse gebruiken voorschrijven ...
It Was The Best of Times and The Worst of Times
... I felt so guilty being a stupid tourist, leaving my case on the seat next to me and then dozing off. But I refuse to beat myself up over it...he's the guilty party, not me. I moved from panicked, to angry to thinking what have they got, to how to resolve the problem. Not an easy night. Sandy was right though, "No one was hurt and it was just stuff...stuff that can be replaced. We made phone calls from the hotel to cancel credit cards ...
Windy City
... to visit a traditional cheese factory and farm, a wooden clog making factory and a diamond manufacturer. We also had a great feast that night at an authentic Indonesian restaurant my Let's Go Guidebook suggestion. No English on the menu made the affair a little troubling, however, the staff were really good about it and helped us out. We filled our bellies and from then-on it was time ...
Amsterdam: Lekker Weekend with Czech Friend
... started to set in, we went to Nieuwmarkt (New Market) and saw the old weigh house, and the Tower of Tears, where Henry Hudson set off from on his voyage to explore the New York area.
The next day we walked up the River Amstel, one of my favorite walks in the city, and did a tour of the Bloemenmarkt (the floating flower market). The Begijnhof was up next. It's a quaint, quiet square where nun-like women used to live. The rest of the day we went saw ...