Hi, welcome! On this page you will find a mostly {hopefully} complete & up-to-date list of all the wonderful places I have visited, organized by country. Happy wandering…
My parents have arrived! We spent the weekend in Amsterdam & now we’re off to
Cologne // Basel // Frankfurt
for the next four days.
We’ll be cruising through the countryside, eating delicious food, snapping a ton of pictures, and meeting distant relatives for the first time ever. It’s going to be a good trip.
I’ll be back in flash, enjoy your week!
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Row row row your boat,
gently down the stream.
Or in our case, against the current.
Our new boat, with the old engine, was having a bit of trouble the first weekend we took her out.
Actually, a lot of trouble.
We ended up having to tie her up in a random canal in the middle of Amsterdam.
But never fear, we found some cheap paddles and eventually went back for her. And then paddled her home. Slowly.
I helped paddle of course…but if you were wondering how I was paddling & snapping photos…my, you are a quick one. I may have taken a small break to lay in the beanbag. But let’s stay focused: all that matters is that WE MADE IT.
To celebrate we went out to dinner with our friends, to a restaurant none of us had been to before.
It was so terrible we may all be writing individual yelp reviews to bring down the rating. Against my better judgement, here’s the restaurant, mainly so you never to go here if you visit or live in Amsterdam:
But on a brighter note, I am creating a list of all the really good places in Amsterdam that you should experience. It’s a work in progress, but a start nonetheless.
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Last Sunday, it was gorgeous here in Amsterdam. The kind of gorgeous that makes your heart melt for all the tourists visiting…as opposed to the normal frustration felt from them walking all up in the bike lanes.
The sun felt better than ever, simply because it wasn’t predicted. The forecast called for gray skies & a bit of rain…and then BAM, sun in your FACE. It was pretty fantastic.
We ended up walking through Dam Square & stumbled upon the carnival. And then we almost spent the 5€ to ride the high swings to get a view of the whole city. But then we got some food instead.
For once I didn’t play any carnival games, even though I really wanted to win a ten cent prize.
Those are the high swings, pictured above.
We eventually made it to the Oude Kerk, which was our end-goal for the day. The 2011 World Press Photo Tour begins here, and it was a good exhibit- complimented by well-written English captions.
I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to control myself from taking canal pictures. They just get me every time.
It was an unexpectedly good Sunday.
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Brunch in Amsterdam tends to be so good. Mainly, because as an expat here, you quickly learn the Dutch have a hard time with the concept. As a result, good brunch spots are few & far between…and always super crowded. But the upside? When you are actually brunching, sipping on a saucer filled with cappuccino, the universe aligns & it’s magical.
Last weekend, PAB & I headed to Le Pain Quotidien, which has quickly become one of our favorite spots. Located in a cozy neighborhood square, I’m envious we don’t live in this part of town every time we visit.
I opted for a salad, I don’t know…I guess you could say I was feeling daring, passing on the opportunity to order something breakfasty-delicious. {Reality: you could have given me anything piled on top of lettuce & I probably would have been happy. This place is just one of my favs – they can do no wrong.} And it was delicious, as I had expected.
LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN: open seven days per week, three locations in the city. Outdoor seating. No reservations.
De Pijp: Cornelis Troostplein 4hs, 1072 JK Amsterdam
Tel: 020 – 675 05 06 Email: depijp@pqnl.nlOud Zuid: Johannes Verhulststraat 104 (hoek Cornelis Schuytstraat), 1071 NL Amsterdam
Tel: 020 – 379 59 00 Email: oudzuid@pqnl.nlSpuistraat: Spuistraat 266, 1012 VW Amsterdam
Tel: 020 – 622 25 55 Email: spui@pqnl.nl
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