Hostel- are you thinking bed bugs and sleeping with one eye open while hugging your suitcase all night? Think again. Yes, those thoughts did cross our minds when we started thinking about this trip- but fortunately it’s not really like that at all! (Perhaps in some places- but not anywhere we plan to go if […]
Day 7 We designated this day recoup and planning day. We’re planning details as we go so it’s necessary to have some time to book accommodations, travel, check email, upload pictures etc. And we needed some time to catch up on sleep… Of course we did make it out to eat. Here are a few […]
Our day touring around The Hague was fairly low key and relatively aimless. Being my favorite graphic artist, I was particularly interested in seeing the M.C. Escher museum. The museum is housed in the former Queen’s working palace so it was a nice 2 for 1 art+architecture experience. The museum didn’t let me down. Escher […]
What happens when a quarter of the youth population of a country descend on the capital city…Queen’s Day. On the last Saturday of April every year, around half a million Dutch residents from all over the country descend on Amsterdam whose metro area only houses around a million people on a normal day. The only analogy that […]
Keukenhof Gardens On Monday we made our way to Keukenhof Gardens located in Lisse. Pictures are the only way to do it any justice. Holland is famous for their tulips for good reason. This is also known as the Garden of Europe. This is a huge attraction dedicated to showcasing the variety of tulips. There […]
