Posts in Tag: Amsterdam
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Alsmeer – Visiting The World’s Largest Flower Auction
The bike and barge tour through Holland with Cycletours had another great day yesterday visiting the city of Leiden, touring an organic cheese farm and playing a game of boules. Today’s highlights will include at visit to the world’s largest flower auction at Alsmeer followed by a bike ride right through the centre of Amsterdam. […]
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The Zwaan – Our Home Away from Home in Holland
In a previous post I explained how we came to decide upon Cycletours for our bike and barge tour of Holland which we are starting today. We have just finished two glorious days in Amsterdam visiting the Van Gogh and Rijksmusuem as well taking a boat cruise on the city’s famed canals. Now it was […]
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Rijksmuseum, Rembrandt & the Five Flies Restaurant
In my previous post I described our first day in Amsterdam which included a visit to the Van Gogh Museum and a boat ride through the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Site canals. Day 2 in Amsterdam promises to be just as interesting with a tour of the world famous Rijksmuseum, a visit to Rembrandt’s house, […]
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Amsterdam First Impressions – Blooms, Bikes and Boats
In my previous post I explained why we were coming to the Netherlands for a bike and barge tour and today it’s finally time to fly to Amsterdam. After a minor scare that we would miss the flight from Newark to Amsterdam because the Halifax/Newark flight was delayed three hours, it turned out we had […]
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Cycletours – Preparing for a Bike and Barge Tour to the Netherlands
In my last post I wrote of being a week away from our bike and barge tour of the Netherlands and the level of expectation that was building, especially when I saw pictures of the Keukenhof gardens in spring bloom. In this post I’ll explain why I chose Cycletours as the company to lead us […]
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The Netherlands – Visions of Keukenhof Dancing in My Head
Just like Gordon Lightfoot I’m staring at the early morning rain pouring down for what seems like the umpteenth weekend in a row, but unlike old Gordie I do have some place to go. The coffee shops of Amsterdam beckon and I am buoyed by the knowledge that a week from today Alison and I […]