No trip to The Netherlands would be complete without a visit to Keukenof. This was my second visit having included it two years previously in our tour of Western Europe. Last time I had been in total awe and left entranced with it’s beauty, amazed at the imagination of the gardeners and inspired to goContinue reading “Exploring Keukenhof: A Must-Visit in the Netherlands”
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Exploring Gouda: A Self-Guided Tour Through History
On Day Five of our visit to the Netherlands we once again set off by train from our base in Utrecht and headed South West to Gouda. Alighting at the train station we google mapped our route to the town hall in order to start a self guided walk.It was a bright sunny Spring dayContinue reading “Exploring Gouda: A Self-Guided Tour Through History”
Explore Delfshaven -Rotterdam’s Hidden Gem
Having discovered the key points of interest in the main city of Rotterdamhttps://amidlifeadventure.org/2025/05/09/exploring-rotterdam-a-guide-to-its-must-see-attractions/We caught the metro to Marconiplein which took us about twenty minutes. Alighting at the metro station we headed down Schiedamseweg towards the Aelbrecht Waterway and it wasn’t long before we came across an example of the modern art that I had previouslyContinue reading “Explore Delfshaven -Rotterdam’s Hidden Gem”
Exploring Rotterdam: A Guide to Its Must-See Attractions
On our last visit to The Netherlands back in 2023 when we were touring Western Europe by train we had planned to visit the city of Rotterdam but we were coming to the end of our travels and to be honest we were somewhat citied out. We decided instead of visiting Rotterdam to take aContinue reading “Exploring Rotterdam: A Guide to Its Must-See Attractions”
Discover Utrecht: Must-See Attractions and Shopping Spots
Our first visit to Utrecht was two years ago as part of a three month adventure in Western Europe and it was always somewhere we wanted to revisit. We have friends who live just south of the airport and so we recently combined a trip to see them with a few days based in Utrecht,Continue reading “Discover Utrecht: Must-See Attractions and Shopping Spots”
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