by sharon | Feb 13, 2018 | Europe, The Netherlands, Travel
Amsterdam is an amazing city to visit: lovely picturesque canals, famous musea, and a lot of history. We were there for 1.5 days and had plenty of time to do a lot of things. Visiting Amsterdam soon? Here are some ideas on what to do. There are so many more things to...
by sharon | Feb 6, 2018 | Eat, food Europe, food The Netherlands
Although we are living in Belgium, we don’t visit The Netherlands, and particularly Amsterdam a lot. In fact, I have lived in The Netherlands (Eindhoven) for almost 4 years and I have visited Amsterdam twice. So when we were looking for an interesting city not...
by sharon | Jan 30, 2018 | Europe, Hotel, The Netherlands, Travel
For our trip to Amsterdam, we decided on taking a hotel outside the city center: XO Hotels Park West. For one, these are not so expensive and it is not so noisy compared to hotels in the center of Amsterdam. XO Hotels Park West is conveniently located right across a...
by sharon | Aug 15, 2017 | Eat, Europe, food Europe, food The Netherlands, The Netherlands, Travel
Just across the border with Belgium you will find Eindhoven, a city mostly known because of Philips and PSV. But for me, the city has a special meaning because I lived here for almost 4 years because of my Ph.D. With my boyfriend, I explored a lot of restaurants and...
