31 October 2016 Having a 9pm flight home basically gave us an entire day for exploring… and we did it again, we took full advantage of the day and ended up pooped. Not as warm as the last two days, but still perfectly sunny and pleasant. This time we settled on the Van Gogh museum » » »
Archive for November, 2016
4 November 2016
Rijksmuseum
30 October 2016 It’s really rather splendid how all the major London museums are free to enter, with the option of leaving a contribution. If you’ve got an hour and happen to be in South Kensington, you can just pop into the Natural History to check out your favourite fossil. If you’re waiting for a » » »
4 November 2016
Can you have too many canals?
29 October 2016 The main memory I have of visiting Amsterdam as a teenage student was that it was a big, untidy, boring city with no real redeeming features apart from the strength of the beer. With hindsight, it was probably Belgian beer. Also with hindsight, I suspect that I never left the very centre » » »
4 November 2016
Amsterdam B&B
28 October 2016 We arrived at almost 11pm last night, found our way to our B&B first time (The Collector, De Lairessestraat), and collapsed right in. Now it’s morning and I’ve just been into the red-and-white checkered kitchen to squeeze some fresh OJ and make two little cups of Nespresso. We drink them in our » » »