People keep telling us we are fresh off the boat, but it sure doesn’t seem that way! It’s been 5 months and yet we are so comfortable with the city of Amsterdam already. We have made friends, we...
Dangerous Sweets of Amsterdam
It’s pretty well known among my friends and family that I have a sweet tooth. A big one in fact. And my love of sweets is universal. In fact, my list of sweet treats includes: cupcakes, chocolates, macarons,...
Ringing in 2015 with a BOOM!
New Years Eve in Amsterdam...we had no idea what to expect! On many occasions we were told that the Dutch love their fireworks, and hearing them go off randomly for a few days leading up to NYE proved...
A Walk Through The Amsterdam Light Festival
[caption id="attachment_617" align="aligncenter" width="800"] My Light Is Your Light[/caption] Light can invoke many emotions based on color, brightness, shape, size, placement and many other elements. Think of the difference between strobe lights, Christmas lights, red lights, steady lights...
Video: Amsterdam Apartment Tour
We've only been in our apartment for one week, but we wanted to share what our new home looks like. I might do an updated video in the Spring when everything is in its place and things are...
Video: Pure Markt in Amsterdam
One of our favorite things to do since we have moved to Amsterdam is visit the various markets. A favorite of ours so far is Pure Markt. This market moves to different parks each Sunday and has a great variety of...
Why we choose to live in Amsterdam
[caption id="attachment_267" align="aligncenter" width="700"] A Canal in AmsterdamPhoto by Sean Cutrufello[/caption] You may have noticed the lack of posts on this website. There's a good reason for that...we were planning our move to Amsterdam in the Netherlands! So,...
Bacchus Wijnfestival
Can you read the title in Dutch? It says “Bacchus Wine Festival” I knew you could read it! What is the Bacchus WijnFestival? This is a fun, usually outdoor wine festival with wines from all over the world...
