Amstelveen Cheery Blossom Festival

Amstelveen Cheery Blossom Festival
10 April 2016


Every year in Amsterdamse Bos (Amsterdam Forest), 400 Japanese cherry trees blossom. And every year, Japanese expats from Amsterdam area celebrate the coming of spring in this area. The celebration was on 09 April 2016. But since we only wanted to enjoy the scenery, we decided to come on the next day.

From Den Haag, we took train to Schiphol, then from there, we took bus no 300 and stop at the second stop. Then we changed to bus 149 and stopped just in front of the forest entrance. From there, we just need to walk 10 minutes to the cherry blossom spot. Amsterdam Bos is a very large forest, there were some entrances, so we made sure we took the short way to the cherry blossom area.

Giethoorn - Venice of Holland

Giethoorn

9 April 2016

Giethoorn is one of our bucket list since we arrived in Netherlands. And yes, when spring finally come, we’re so excited to go there. We looked at weather prediction and lucky us, this Saturday was a sunny day. Giethoorn is a small village in Netherlands. What make Giethoorn unique is in Giethoorn, houses are separated from each other by canals. That’s why it is known as Venice of Holland. They use canals for their transportation. There are no roads, only small path for walking or cycling. 

Zaandam and Zaanse Schans

 Zaandam

19 March 2016
Zaandam is not like the other cities in Netherlands. Here we can not easily spot old buildings or windmills. When we stepped outside the train station, we were welcomed by unique shape with the dominant color green buildings. For this trip, we brought our bikes. We can put our bikes in the parking area besides the train station.

Leiden

Leiden, 13 March 2016

Only 15 minutes by train from Den Haag, then we arrive at Leiden. A small city but has so many reasons to be visited. It has the oldest university in Netherlands, it’s the birthplace of Rembrandt, it is pretty and all the attractions are within walking distance from Leiden Centraal Station.

Amsterdam : Nemo Museum

Nemo museum is truly a fun place to visit. An interactive museum where we can learn about many things. It is not only interesting for kids, but also for adults. It is open from tuesday to sunday from10.00 - 17.30.

It is located only 10 minutes walking from Amsterdam Centraal Station. From the centraal station, just turn left and we can directly spot the building, the unique shape green building, that looks like a ship.

Rotterdam, first day in 2016

First new day in 2016, we visited new place that can be reached from Den Haag at 30 minutes. Rotterdam. The largest port in Netherlands and also the second largest port in the world.

We arrived at Rotterdam Central Station. Very modern building. With its unique design, the building of Centraal Station can become one of the icons in Rotterdam. And it becomes our starting point to explore the city.

Delft

 06 December, 2015
 Delft, the pretty small town not far from The Hague, only 15 minutes by train and we are there. The main attraction in Delft is the Markt (main square). It can be reached on foot from Delft Train Station. We will pass some beautiful canals along the way to the Markt. And since it was near Christmas, we can see Delft was beautifully decorated with so  many lights.