I like walking around European cities at night. The city looks very different from the day and very romantic as the old buildings lights up the dark. Amsterdam canals and its canal houses are very lovely in the evening as I took a stroll towards the Red light district. Around the red light district, there [...]

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Delft is another little charming city in the Netherlands which is worth visiting. It is the home of the Golden Age Painter Jan Vermeer. Delft is also famous for its blue porcelains (usually known as Royal Delftware). I enjoy walking along the canals and the cute houses line up just off the canals. I visited [...]

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The good thing about living with a Dutch person is we both have the same good taste in Indonesian food. The Dutch invaded Indonesia for 3.5 centuries. The Dutch love Indonesian food more than their own. My flatmate took me to a really authentic Indonesian restaurant while I visited his home town Den Haag at [...]

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Leiden is a quaint student town with canals and old buildings. Leiden is the birthplace of the famous Dutch artist Rembrandt and the home of Netherlands oldest university. Here, I stopped and feasted on dutch pancake. They taste better here ! I visited the Citadel of Leiden built in 1950 to fight against the Rhine.

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I went to visit my flatmate’s hometown at Den Haag.  It is officially known to be the home of goverment administrations thus explain the many regal government buildings, mansions, boulevards and embassies. I did not get to visit Madurodam which is a miniaturised Netherlands with miniature versions of Schiphol airport, Amsterdam city, windmills, tulips, Rotterdam [...]

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Rotterdam is Europe’s largest port. The whole city was destroyed during Word War 2 but it was completely rebuilt with interesting innovative modern buildings. What a better way to explore the city than by joining the boat cruise. For bridge lovers, there are many interesting bridges at Rotterdam which you can see on some of [...]

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Amsterdam by the day is a stark contrast to Amsterdam at night. The best way to explore the city is either by hiring a bike which is handy since Holland is very flat or  by joining a canal cruise. I chose to do the later. The cruise allows you to hop on and off to [...]

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Ok so we all know that Holland/Netherlands is all about dutch beer, marijuanas/mushrooms, Amsterdam, red light district, wooden clogs, and windmills. Windmills you’re asking? Yup! Instead of driving to Kinderdijk, I caught a train to Rotterdam Central Station then took a boat cruise there. This way I get to experience The European largest port Rotterdam [...]

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Before you read on further, there will be LOTS of FLOWERS! particularly TULIPS in this post, so if you’re not a flower person, he’s your chance to go now. Tulips are my favourite flowers and what a better way to see them than in Holland/The Netherlands. I was very lucky to be able to visit [...]

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