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Netherlands

What’s a European Vacation if You Don’t Visit a Castle? – Our Day at Muiderslot

2014-08-18
By: Live by Surprise
On: August 18, 2014
In: Amsterdam, Travel
With: 0 Comments

I’ve always felt that if you’re going to go to Europe, not only do you have to immerse yourself in the culture, eat all the wonderful food – but you also have to absorb the history. And the best way to do that is to visit historical places. With thisContinue Reading

Pannenkoeken - Heaven on Your Tongue in Holland

Pannenkoeken – Heaven on Your Tongue in Holland

2014-08-16
By: Live by Surprise
On: August 16, 2014
In: Amsterdam, Travel
With: 1 Comment

A pannenkoek or pannekoek is a Dutch style of pancake – one that you absolutely must partake of if you ever visit the Netherlands. Pannekoeken are traditionally much larger (up to a foot in diameter), and thinner than they are in the good old U-S of A. Not just that,Continue Reading

Getting Up to Mischief in the Red Light District in Amsterdam

Getting Up to Mischief in the Red Light District in Amsterdam

2014-08-14
By: Live by Surprise
On: August 14, 2014
In: Amsterdam, Travel
With: 0 Comments

This week, my sister in law volunteered to babysit so Hubs and I could do some adult type activities in Amsterdam. We rode our bikes into the train station again, but missed the first train by two minutes (luckily they come every half hour). We hadn’t purchased our tickets inContinue Reading

Batavia Stad Fashion Outlet and Bataviawerf

2014-08-11
By: Live by Surprise
On: August 11, 2014
In: Amsterdam, Travel
With: 0 Comments

This week we went to the mall in Lelystad, Holland – it’s an outdoor mall called Batavia Stad Fashion Outlet. There are a lot of high end stores at the mall. So far, it’s the closest thing I’ve seen to an American mall. It was a contemporary town square thoughContinue Reading

How We Got the Golden Ticket in Amsterdam

2014-08-09
By: Live by Surprise
On: August 9, 2014
In: Amsterdam, Travel
With: 3 Comments

We rode our bikes to the train station and caught the train to Amsterdam on our fifth day in the Netherlands. My in-laws live about an hour outside of the city. It was an overcast day, but the rain held off until we went home. When we arrived, the trainContinue Reading

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