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The Hague – More Than Just A Girl
Read more: The Hague – More Than Just A GirlWe said our goodbyes to Joris van Vuure (guideinholland.com)and made our way to The Hague, a short trip that delivered us to the stately Hotel Des Indes (hoteldesindesthehague.com)—once a royal palace. Originally built in 1858 as a residence for Baron van Brienen, it later became a gathering place for diplomats and royalty, a legacy that…
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Tulips Galore: From Auction Floor to Leiden Streets
Read more: Tulips Galore: From Auction Floor to Leiden StreetsFlower Auction We met our driver and our guide, Joris van Vuure (guideinholland.com), at the hotel early in the morning, and about 20 minutes later arrived in Aalsmeer, just outside Amsterdam, at Royal FloraHolland. This is the home to the world’s largest flower auction (royalfloraholland.com), already awake as the the day was just beginning. By…
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From Mix-Up to Magic: A Private Dinner Cruise in Amsterdam
Read more: From Mix-Up to Magic: A Private Dinner Cruise in AmsterdamJust across from the hotel’s front entrance, the dock awaited us, where our saloon boat was already moored—an effortless and elegant start to the evening that felt perfectly in step with the charm of the setting. Then the confusion began. We spotted what we thought was our boat—a large canal vessel capable of seating eighty—and,…
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Cheesy Amsterdam
Read more: Cheesy AmsterdamAdmittedly, we arrived at the appointed hour for our cheese tasting with a bit of skepticism. There was a nagging sense that we might be in for something overly touristy—even though, of course, we were tourists. That feeling began to fade almost immediately. We were at Henri Willig Cheese ( https://henriwillig.com/en/cheese/), one of Amsterdam’s best-known…
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Amsterdam- Rijksmuseum And Vincent
Read more: Amsterdam- Rijksmuseum And VincentWe met our guide Anita Liemburg ( https://www.muzeaalverhalen.com/) who spent the morning guiding us through the Rijksmuseum and the van Gogh Museum—two of the world’s most renowned museums. At the Rijksmuseum, the Dutch Golden Age unfolds in grand scale, where works by Rembrandt and Johannes Vermeer anchor a collection that feels both monumental and deeply…
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