I amsterdam city card – Amazingly convenient and great value!
We planned a four day leisure weekend in Amsterdam in part because we’d not been to the Netherlands and because a friend was celebrating her 60th birthday and a group of us also planned to be there. The weather forecast left a great deal of uncertainty, apart from an assurance that it would include cold,…
The Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam – 1000 years of history in one place
Our final museum stop before heading back to our hotel to collect suitcases was in a former orphanage and now the…
Isolation or Useful Time?
With so many people isolated in their homes during the global pandemic, many will start to go stir crazy. But this…
Mother’s Day – But not as we know it!
Such a special day for Mums everywhere today. It’s a time when children and grandchildren all over the world tell their…
CoViD-19 – Mental Health Issues
It’s not surprising, nor an understatement, to say that during this global pandemic none of us is quite sure how this…
The Willet-Holthuysen Museum, Amsterdam – A canal-side home frozen in time
The Willet-Holthuysen Museum was left by Sandrina Louisa Geertruyda Holthuysen in her will in 1895 to the city of Amsterdam. Visiting…
STOP Panic Buying – SIMPLE, If you can’t carry it, you can’t buy it!
Panic buying is a primitive instinct. It’s a survival thing that we all do. If we see something is about to…
Dutch Verzets Resistance Museum, Amsterdam – Everyone should visit this moving record of history
On our final day in Amsterdam, the weather was damp, cold and miserable, but this didn’t stop us using our I…
The Avocado Show, Amsterdam – Probably the Freshest & Healthiest Meal I have ever had!
Prior to the global shutdown, Amsterdam’s culinary scene was buzzing with great restaurants, bars and coffee shops, but there was one…
De Bakkerswinkel, Amsterdam – Afternoon Tea but not as we know it!
After a really pleasant Lovers Canal Cruise we walked across town to De Bakkerswinkel where afternoon tea had been organised by…
Pandemic – Now Social Distancing
As I write, different arguments theories and worries grow all around us about the pandemic. A new disease that mankind has…
Pllek, Amsterdam – OMG! I was not expecting this in a shipping container
The main purpose of our trip to Amsterdam was to join friends to help celebrate a 60th birthday. Our good friend…
Royal Coster Diamonds – There’s a lot more to a diamond that meets the eye
After visiting the Rijksmuseum, before jumping on the tram we decided to visit the Royal Coster Diamonds Museum and workshop. This…
Latest Coronavirus News
The latest from the UK government advises self isolation if you have a new cough or fever for 7 days. Additionally…
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam – Without doubt ‘The Best Art Museum’ I have ever been to!
I just loved the Rijkmuseum.. and I don’t normally like museums. Having visited Rembrandts House Museum whilst in Amsterdam, I was…
