Reuben and I recently took a long weekend to visit Amsterdam, somewhere we've been wanting to go for quite a while. It just so happened that flying to Brussles and driving to Amsterdam was cheaper than finding a direct flight to Amsterdam for the times that we wanted to go. So, we had a really nice side trip to Belgium while we were at it. We flew into Brussles on Friday morning, and spent the afternoon drinking Belgium ales and eating mussles and pommes frites. Topped it off with some gorgeous chocolates before heading to Amsterdam in the rain.
In Amsterdam, we took the first morning to do a bike tour where we rode out of town along the canals to visit a cheese factory and wooden shoe factory. Reuben is a HUGE Dutch cheese fan, so we bought several kilos of cheese to bring back with us. On our way back to town, we passed the Amsterdam Hilton where John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent their honeymoon on their infamous "bed-in for peace." In town that evening, we met up with a local Dutch friend, Roger Klaassen, and two other ex-pat friends from Scotland, Ron and Laura Patterson. Roger is the consummate tour guide and had arranged a private canal cruise and dinner for us at a fantastic little French spot. Great to see Amsterdam from a local's perspective. For the rest of the weekend, Reuben and I rented bikes and cruised around the city, making sure to see the Anne Frank house, Oude Kerk, the Heineken Brewery and of course the Red Light District, etc., etc. Driving back through Belgium, we had a late lunch in Antwerp and lazed a bit around town. I can't say enough about this part of the world - deserves another trip. More photos of Belgium and Amsterdam
In Amsterdam, we took the first morning to do a bike tour where we rode out of town along the canals to visit a cheese factory and wooden shoe factory. Reuben is a HUGE Dutch cheese fan, so we bought several kilos of cheese to bring back with us. On our way back to town, we passed the Amsterdam Hilton where John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent their honeymoon on their infamous "bed-in for peace." In town that evening, we met up with a local Dutch friend, Roger Klaassen, and two other ex-pat friends from Scotland, Ron and Laura Patterson. Roger is the consummate tour guide and had arranged a private canal cruise and dinner for us at a fantastic little French spot. Great to see Amsterdam from a local's perspective. For the rest of the weekend, Reuben and I rented bikes and cruised around the city, making sure to see the Anne Frank house, Oude Kerk, the Heineken Brewery and of course the Red Light District, etc., etc. Driving back through Belgium, we had a late lunch in Antwerp and lazed a bit around town. I can't say enough about this part of the world - deserves another trip. More photos of Belgium and Amsterdam
In front of the Anne Frank Huis
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