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The Heineken Experience

nathan — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:51:49 +0000

The Heineken Experience is a tour of the first Heineken brewery built in Amsterdam in 1867. It opened about 4 years ago after some significant renovations. It’s now a multilevel interactive experience where you can learn about the history of Heineken and best of all… taste their beer. Tickets are a little expensive. 15 euro per person. [...] Related posts:

Windmills, Cheese, and Tulips

nathan — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:43:32 +0000

3 things that scream Amsterdam: Windmills, Cheese, and Tulips. Amsterdam’s floating flower market is the only floating market of it’s kind in the world. Miki being the expert flower arranger we had to go see for ourselves. The pic below is just one of many, many stores selling all kinds of seeds and flowers. They [...] Related posts:

Bike Tour of Amsterdam

nathan — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 21:31:37 +0000

Amsterdam is a great place to get around on bicycle. It’s flat as a chessboard and a very bike friendly city. There are a couple companies that run bike tours but the best are either Mike’s Bike Tours or Joy Ride Bike Tours. We used Joy Ride Bike Tours and had a great time. The [...] Related posts:

48 Hours In Paris

nathan — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 04:35:21 +0000

So what do you do if you only have 48 hours in Paris? Do all the touristy stuff that all other visitors do in Paris. Normally that’s not my idea of a good time. We usually seek out more off the beaten track places and try to stay away from the normal tourist route. However, [...] Related posts:

The Most Photographed Women In The World – Mona Lisa

nathan — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:08:32 +0000

One of the must see sights in Paris is the Louvre. If you visit the Louvre you need to see one of it’s start attractions. Mona Lisa. However, she must be the most photographed women in the world so be prepared to enter a mosh pit to get a picture. Miki and I braved the crowds [...] Related posts:

Burgundy Wine Tours

nathan — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:07:42 +0000

I’m not a big wine fan. I’d pick a nice microbrew beer any day over a bottle of wine. However, when your in Burgundy, France you need to go a tour to learn about the history of this wine country. My wife enjoyed the tour much more than me. The guide lost me at trying [...] Related posts:

Hunting for Truffles in France

nathan — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 20:57:35 +0000

During a tour of the Burgundy wine country we found a little truffle shop. Personally, I don’t get what all the fuss is about and why they cost so much and but my wife likes them. Anyway, she started chatting up the owner and somehow we got scheduled to go on a truffle hunt with him [...] Related posts:

How to Stay in a French Castle

nathan — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:28:03 +0000

A couple weeks before we planned to go to France my wife asked if we could stay in a castle. Castle?? Hmmm? Sounds expensive but let me check. Sure enough, there are a couple website dedicated to help you find a stay in a French Castle. Most of the castles are amazing, opulent, 5 star offerings [...] Related posts:

Our Most Expensive Accommodation in Europe… a Youth Hostel in Switzerland

nathan — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:09:46 +0000

We stayed at nice 3-4 star hotels all over Europe and mostly for around a 100 USD per night. However, Switzerland was a completely different story. 2 beds at this youth hostel cost us about $150 per night. I did quite a bit of research to find a hotel near Interlaken for under my self imposed 100 [...] Related posts:

Jungfraujoch – “Top of Europe”

nathan — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:03:53 +0000

The Swiss Tourism office has this to say about the Jungfraujoch. I’m a little skeptical when tourism offices say it “is the highlight of every visit” but in this case I’m inclined to agree. The journey to the Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe, at 3454 metres Europe’s highest altitude railway station, is the highlight of [...] Related posts: