Monet’s magnificent garden.
Unfortunately we picked a rainy day to explore Monet’s garden and house at Giverny but it was nevertheless still very beautiful and atmospheric! We started …
2022 Amsterdam
Our holiday in Amsterdam with Sue’s parents to (belatedly) celebrate their 80th birthdays. 28th March to 9th April.
Good bye Holland, hello France
After a few last minute photos of those lovely flower fields (and a coot’s nest nearby), we said good bye to Holland and started our …
A visit to Keukenhof
Today we visited Keukenhof gardens to see the tulips, orchids, roses, hyacinths and many other beautiful flowers. The colours were amazing despite the weather so …
And to the North sea at De Duincampus, Wassenaar.
Gentle day shopping in the morning in the local town called Noordwijkerhout, while mum and dad went exploring to the local beach. Found my shop! …
Zaanse Schans and Volendam in the rain!
Today as our last day of the Amsterdam city-card so we had planned to go to Zaanse Schans to enjoy some outdoor exploring of windmills. As …
Ships, a church in the attic, and canals
Today we visited 3 museums. The weather wasn’t great as we started our day, but having parked at the Arena we took the tram to …
… and a fort.
After a lovely picnic in the wood by the car we set off for Naarden and the Vesting museum. A bit of an unknown destination …
A Castle …
After a quick change of plans, when our parking plans went pear shaped again, we set off for the Muiderslot castle, a very pretty rather …
Amsterdam in the snow
A beautiful snowy morning with a deer in our garden! So off we set for Amsterdam; now experts at the impossible park & ride system …
Haarlem
Woke up to a light dusting of snow! Parked up in the same parking as last night in Haarlem with no difficulties and arrived early …