ClickTitle Picture: Dirk Driving Kiki Away on the Back of his Bicycle We loved Amsterdam, and Dirk, and Kiki, but it is quite an expensive place to stay. Dirk suggested we go to Haarlem, and we’re glad he did. Once a thriving sea port, Haarlem was founded in the 1200’s. It is filled with old buildings. […]
ClickSo Dirk, our consummate tour guide/host, decided to take us home. That is to say, his familial home. But we were not to go directly. Rather we went via the Hoge Veluwe National Park. Who would have thought that there would be national parks in the Netherlands? Well, there are. And one of the nice things, […]
ClickThose of you who knew Derek ten years ago, when he was an AFS student living with us, may be wondering about my use of the name “Dirk.” Well, in the Netherlands, “Dirk” is pronounced almost like “Derek” is in the US. Dirk took pity on us, and just went with Derek, even though he […]
ClickThe Netherlands is justifiably proud of its heritage of painters, from centuries ago up to today. We had to be selective. With Dirk’s help, we knocked it out of the park. Of all the artists of whom they are proud, Van Gogh is the rockstar around here. We went to three museums with significant Van […]
ClickDerek has been a superb host in Amsterdam. Amsterdam is a biking kind of town. Reports suggest that there are between two and three bikes per person in Amsterdam. There are bike lanes and routes everywhere. There are bicycle parking lots that hold thousands of bikes. And all of the bikes have bells. Tourists or […]
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