Kinderdijk

We had really wanted to see some windmills in the Netherlands and our research had guided us towards Kinderdijk.  Kinderdijk is a collection of 19 original windmills in the south of the Netherlands – perfect to visit on our way to Belgium.  It’s also a UNESCO world heritage site.  We took a train to a…

Cheese School

We celebrated our third wedding anniversary in Amsterdam with a full day of fun! We woke to snow and blue skies – another beautiful day in Amsterdam.     We began by going to the Van Gogh museum (well, actually we went to the transplanted museum as the real one was getting remodelled). It was…

Biking around Amsterdam

We arrived in Amsterdam in the rain…one of only a few rainy days of travel! Luckily, the next day was clear, so we hired bikes from our hostel and set off to explore. Amsterdam is perfect for biking – flat and lots of bike lanes. It was the first time I (Karen) had biked in…