Day Tripping to the World’s Largest Bulbs Park in Lisse, The Netherlands Keukenhof near Lisse is the world's largest flower garden park. It is an easy day trip from Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport, and other cities in Holland to see the tulips and other flowers. Keukenhof in the Netherlands claims to be the world’s largest flower park. Each year, Keukenhof is open only … [Read more...]
Cycling at Keukenhof and the Flower Bulb Fields of Holland
Exploring the tulip and other flower bulb fields in Holland by bicycle is fun and easy on rented bikes on cycling routes around Keukenhof in South Holland in The Netherlands. The beauty of Keukenhof and the flower bulb fields of South Holland draw visitors from all over the world to The Netherlands. Keukenhof can only be explored on foot but the surrounding tulip and … [Read more...]
Visiting the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam – Tickets and Opening Hours
Tickets for the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam must be bought online in advance - tickets are no longer sold at the museum itself. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has the largest collection worldwide of artworks and letters by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. This art gallery claims to be the most-visited museum in The Netherlands and is clearly a must-see site for … [Read more...]
By Bus from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Cities in the Netherlands
During the winter season, 2019/2020 none of the shuttle services from Weeze Airport to cities in the Netherlands were in operation. It remains unclear if services will resume in the summer. The best public transportation option is by train, or try a private transfer service - Klook and Suntransfers give quotations without requiring private information. Shuttle bus services … [Read more...]
Visit the Aalsmeer FloraHolland Flower Auction near Amsterdam Schiphol
The FloraHolland flower auction in Aalsmeer near Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport is the largest floral market in the world and a fine study in logistics. The Aalsmeer flower auction in North Holland near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is by far the busiest floral market in the world. Daily, around 20 million flowers are traded here. Visitors are welcome but must arrive early … [Read more...]
By Train or Bus to Zaanse Schans in Holland
Public transportation makes the historic working windmills at Zaanse Schans an easy day trip by train or bus from Amsterdam. Restaurants, museums, and traditional workshops are further attractions. Zaanse Schans is a very popular day-trip destination from Amsterdam. The main attractions here are the historic, working windmills but further historic buildings organized … [Read more...]
Working Windmills at Zaanse Schans in Holland
The historic working windmills and open-air museum village at Zaanse Schans in Zaandam are a pleasant day-trip destination from Amsterdam in North Holland, the Netherlands. Historic windmills are of course no longer part of the industrial infrastructure of modern-day Holland but images of a turning windmill still form a major ingredient of tourist interest in the … [Read more...]
Amsterdam: Online Skip-the-Line Ticket Reservations for Top Sights
Time-slot reservations are essential for the Anne Frank House and Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Rijksmuseum and Keukenhof tickets are also best bought online. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has four Vermeers on display. In 2019, the Anne Frank Huis and Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam may only be seen on advance online purchased time-slot reservation tickets. Tickets cannot be … [Read more...]
All the Rembrandts in the Rijksmuseum Exhibition 2019
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam will mark 2019 as the “Year of Rembrandt” with a special exhibition of all the museum’s Rembrandt works. © Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Special Rembrandt exhibitions in Amsterdam in 2019 will mark the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt van Rijn’s death. The highlight is undoubtedly the Alle Rembrandts (All the Rembrandts) exhibition in … [Read more...]
Visit the Best Cheese Markets in Holland – Alkmaar, Gouda, Edam and Woerden
The top cheese markets in the Netherlands are in Alkmaar and Gouda. Edam is very close to Amsterdam and Woerden the least touristy. Colorful cheese markets of huge yellow or red cheeses and Dutch traditional dress are amongst the top sights to see when visiting Holland. Open-air cheese markets mostly disappeared from the Netherlands during the mid-twentieth century but … [Read more...]
Visit Alkmaar and the Best Cheese Market in Holland
The colorful weekly show cheese market in Alkmaar in North Holland is the most-famous and most-picturesque kaasmarkt in the Netherlands. The cheese market in Alkmaar, Noord Holland, is one of the top tourist highlights to see when visiting the Netherlands. This kaasmarkt is now staged for tourists but still use the traditional auction rituals and dress. The main market … [Read more...]
Visit the Anne Frank Huis (House) Museum in Amsterdam
The Anne Frank Huis (House) is one of the most popular museums or sights to see in Amsterdam. Tickets are only sold online - no tickets are sold directly at the museum itself. The Anne Frank story is well-known worldwide making a visit to the house in Amsterdam where she and her family hid from the German occupiers during the Second World War one of the most popular … [Read more...]
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