Articles Tagged ‘Netherlands’
Delft
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008My girlfriend Lena and two good friends, Marc and Belén, decided to take a trip to see Delft in south Holland near Rotterdam, where all the blue and white ceramics (Delft Blue) come from. It’s a pretty typically Dutch city, with the standard architecture and canals… and leaning buildings, particularly one church who’s tower leans so severely I could easily imagine it toppling over. We went to the Stadelijk Museum Het Prinsenhof, home of Willem van Oranje, where he was shot and killed. The bullet holes still remain in the wall. There’s also various artwork and paintings. Otherwise, we meandered through the city, had some lunch, and later some beers before heading back to Amsterdam. [read on]
Amsterdam New Years Eve 2006/07
Saturday, February 17th, 2007The permanent return to Amsterdam
Thursday, August 17th, 2006The time has finally come. I returned to Amsterdam for good. At least for a while. With all the bullshit going on in the UK, and not allowing liquids or gels or other things of similar consistency on board, I ... [Continue reading this entry]
Returning home, the hard way
Thursday, July 20th, 2006Kayaking Leiden
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006I decided to take a trip down to Leiden, about a half hour south of Amsterdam. Cost EUR 12.10 for a roundtrip train ticket. Earlier in the week I was supposed ... [Continue reading this entry]