Ryan and I took a visit to a nearby Dutch city called Volendam! It was only an hour away by bus and well worth the trip. We got off the 315 bus at the Marinapark stop as it was close the the city windmill. I saw this picture in several places on Instagram/ Pinterest and … More Volendam- a quaint Dutch town
With Ryan’s parents in town we decided to take a weekend road trip to the Rhine River Valley in Germany. This area is *relatively* close to Amsterdam and known for the vast number of castles and the Riesling wines from the area. I put *stars* around being close as we seemed to hit several accidents … More Castles on a Hill
Oh France! One of my friends here in Amsterdam invited several of us to visit her in her home town of Montauban, France which is about 45 minutes outside of Toulouse. It was a great weekend of friends, food, and wine! Day .5 and 1: We got in late Wednesday night, but don’t worry we … More Southwest France
When people hear flowers from the Netherlands they are normally thinking tulips, but we have more than that! Not too far from Amsterdam there are gorgeous purple fields full of heather! They are normally in bloom the last week or two in August. My suggestion is to take the train to Hilversum and then rent … More Holland Heather Fields
Last Sunday we checked out the Muiderslot Castle! It is about an hour from Amsterdam by bike and it was a beautiful day. With sunshine all day and a high of 73 we couldn’t have asked for a better day. We first picked up our museumcarts from a local photography museum by our house. For … More Weekend Adventures: A bike ride with a view
I am a few weeks behind in posting this, but better late than never! We took our first trip outside of the Netherlands to visit Taylor in Berlin. We decided to take the train to Berlin and then fly home. The train was direct to Berlin and 6 hours with honestly pretty strong wifi. Taylor … More Another blog prost
This year I got to spend my (first of many) birthdays from the Netherlands! I was naive thinking we would easily be able to travel and I originally wanted to go on a trip for my birthday! That wasn’t quite the case, but we still had a great time. Next year you can catch me … More A Dutch birthday and our first visitor!
As I was opening up my blog to write this post I realized it has been almost a month since my last one! Oh how time flies. I wanted to write a little bit about our recent day trips to Utrecht and Rotterdam which are both close cities to Amsterdam. Utretcht Utrecht is a small … More Utrecht & Rotterdam
It has been a while since I posted, but thought it would be fun to share what we have been up to on the weekends. We did a lot of day trips the first few weeks, but lately have stayed in Amsterdam as the city is reopening more from COVID. Friday night: Several of the … More A Typical Weekend
Ryan and I enjoyed another beautiful day in Holland visiting the flower fields 2 weekends ago! The tulips were in full peak and absolutely beautiful. We rented e-bikes from rentabikeharlem and were off! In addition to sharing pictures I wanted to share tips, maps, and experiences for how to visit the flower fields. Our Experience … More How to see the tulips in Holland
Smiles from Miles Away 