The Netherlands: Utrecht and Amsterdam
Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS – Two years ago we had planned a visit to Holland, but unfortunate circumstances required us to cancel the trip last minute. So we were determined to fit in at least a brief visit on our current European tour. On the way from Brussels we first stopped for two days in the beautiful university town of Utrecht, just 30 minutes outside of Amsterdam’s city center. We explored Utrecht and its canals by bike and foot, ate local specialities such as sausage and borecole and kruidnoten, and mingled with the pleasant Dutch locals.
There are bicycles everywhere you look in Utrecht, perhaps even more so (at least per capita) than Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: October 29th, 2012 | Filed under: Netherlands, Travel Updates | Tags: Amsterdam, Amsterdam Centraal, bicycle, bike, Bloemenmarkt, borecole, canal, canals, Couchsurfing, Dom Tower, Dutch, Holland, houseboat, Netherlands, Red Light District, train, Utrecht, Vondelpark | 1 Comment »