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Leavin' on a jet plane

Well, we've had a great few days in Amsterdam and are so excited to head home to the States in the morning!! We're really glad we chose to fly out of Amsterdam Schiphol - it's an excellent airport. It has always worked smoothly on our previous visits and there are lots of great shops and restaurants to wander around. We've already checked in electronically and scoped out our departure point, so

by Jour ~ Tuesday, August 5, 2008 0 comments

Delft, Leiden & Amsterdam

Tomorrow morning we leave Delft for Amsterdam, our last stop in Europe! It is pretty exciting to be getting so close to the home journey.Oostpoort (East Gate, c.1400 AD) in DelftThe second half of our week in Delft has been as pleasant as the first, consisting mostly of relaxing days around town plus a nice day trip to Leiden and The Hague. We've had a few more pancakes, a few more canal walks,

by Jour ~ Saturday, August 2, 2008 0 comments

Amsterdam 4: Everything Else

Other Amsterdam posts:Amsterdam 1: Canals, Architecture, BicyclesAmsterdam 2: ChurchesAmsterdam 3: Anne Frank and Jewish AmsterdamFor the final post on Amsterdam, here's a random jumble of all the leftovers - food, the Coffeeshops, the Red Light District, our flight, Van Gogh, the language, etc. Food in Amsterdam The Netherlands is not generally known for its food, but there are some local

by Jour ~ Wednesday, November 29, 2006 0 comments

Amsterdam 3: Anne Frank and Jewish Amsterdam

Other Amsterdam posts:Amsterdam 1: Canals, Architecture, BicyclesAmsterdam 2: ChurchesAmsterdam 4: Everything Else One of the coolest sights in Amsterdam is the Anne Frank House, where the famous young girl lived in hiding and wrote her diary during the Nazi occupation.My guidebook says it's the most popular attraction in the city and I believe it - even in the middle of winter, there was about a

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Amsterdam 2: Churches

Other Amsterdam posts:Amsterdam 1: Canals, Architecture, BicyclesAmsterdam 3: Anne Frank and Jewish AmsterdamAmsterdam 4: Everything ElseUnlike most other European cities, Amsterdam does not have a great cathedral or an impressive array of churches. This in part because the city officially adopted Calvinism soon after the Reformation in 1578, and Calvinists are not fans of fancy religious art or

by Jour ~ Monday, November 27, 2006 0 comments

Amsterdam 1: Canals, architecture, bicycles

Other Amsterdam posts:Amsterdam 2: ChurchesAmsterdam 3: Anne Frank and Jewish AmsterdamAmsterdam 4: Everything ElseWe had such fun exploring Amsterdam. It is quite a beautiful city, especially with all the canals and the lovely houses that line them. Neither of us realized just how many canals there are - it nearly rivals Venice! The canal houses of Amsterdam are almost universally picturesque -

by Jour ~ Sunday, November 26, 2006 0 comments