You might have picked up on the fact that I really like plants. So when we were in Amsterdam this time last year, I couldn’t help photographing all of the different berries on display. Never having been in Europe over autumn, I might have gotten a bit carried away. Here they are in their colourful glory. If you’re […]
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Winter in Amsterdam
During our stay in Amsterdam, we walked around the city as much as we could. Here are a few pictures from those walks. We saw the Stedelijk Museum, Het Rembrandt Museum, Royal Palace of Amsterdam, Nieuwendijk, took a walk to the Amstel, through the Vondelpark and then saw Zevenlandenhuizen (Houses of Seven Countries) and returned to Centraal Station to catch the tram back […]
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
I wasn’t that excited to go to this museum, but I actually loved it. It was a freezing cold, rainy day in Amsterdam and the museum had just the right amount of variety to keep me interested. Housed in a former naval storehouse, the museum covers many different aspects of maritime history, from paintings to model ships, […]