The National Maritime Museum (Het Scheepvaartmuseum) in Amsterdam has a large collection of shipping-related items and a replica of a Golden Age sailboat. Het Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam has the world’s second largest collection of historic maritime objects. The museum displays cover many aspects of The Netherlands’ glorious naval history using paintings, shipping … [Read more...]
Visiting the Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum) in Amsterdam
The Verzetsmuseum in Amsterdam covers the history of Dutch resistance to the German occupation during the Second World War. It has a special junior section for children. The Dutch Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum) in Amsterdam is a remarkable exhibition on The Netherlands during the Second World War. It covers the run-up to the war, the occupation of The Netherland by … [Read more...]
By IC Bus from Düsseldorf to Antwerp, Eindhoven, Roermond and London
Cheap luxury intercity IC buses operated by German Railways / Deutsche Bahn connect Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof with Antwerp, Eindhoven, Roermond, and on some weekends, London. The IC Bus offers a faster, cheaper and more convenient alternative than the train. The IC Bus runs four times per day with savings tickets between Düsseldorf and Eindhoven or Eindhoven and Antwerpen as … [Read more...]
By IC Bus from Düsseldorf to Brussels and Roermond
This routing has change! IC Buses are now available from Düsseldorf on the following routings: By IC Bus from Düsseldorf to Antwerp, Eindhoven, Roermond and LondonBy IC Bus from Düsseldorf to Lille via Ghent and AntwerpIC Bus from Düsseldorf to Liege / Luik / Lüttich Flixbus offers alternative buses from Düsseldorf to Brussels or see train timetables on Deutsche … [Read more...]
See the Munch : Van Gogh Special Exhibition in Amsterdam
“The Scream” by Edvard Munch is one of the highlights of special exhibition of art works by Munch and Vincent van Gogh in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The Munch : Van Gogh temporary exhibition is on show in The Netherlands from 25 September 2015 to 17 January 2016. Around 100 works, including 80 paintings, by the two artists will hang side-by-side to show the common ground … [Read more...]
New Stars in 2015 Michelin Netherlands (Nederland) Red Guide
Michelin awarded three Dutch restaurants with two new stars while the number of star restaurants in The Netherlands 2015 Hotels and Restaurants red guide increased to 100. As before, only two restaurants in The Netherlands have three Michelin stars while the number of two-star restaurants increased to 19 and one-star restaurants to 79. The 2015 Michelin Nederland Hotels and … [Read more...]
Visit the Museum Gouda in South Holland
The family-friendly Museum Gouda covers local history, torture implements and art in a Dutch city mostly famous for cheese. The Museum Gouda is a local history museum located inside a former hospital across the alley from the St Janskerk in the heart of Gouda. The museum has an eclectic collection that will satisfy the curiosity of most visitors. Particularly … [Read more...]
Visit the Gothic Stadhuis in Gouda, South Holland
The historic Town Hall in Gouda, one of the oldest Gothic stadhuizen in The Netherlands, is at the center of the Markt and weekly outdoor cheese market. Gouda, famous for its cheese, is also worth visiting for its 350 rijksmonumenten (national monuments). At the heart of the old town is one of the most impressive monuments – the mid-fifteenth century Gothic Stadhuis (town … [Read more...]
See Stained-Glass Windows in the Gothic Sint Janskerk in Gouda
The 16th-century stained-glass windows in De Sint Janskerk (St John’s Church) in Gouda, South Holland are among the best post-medieval religious art in The Netherlands. The Sint Janskerk (St John’s Church) in Gouda is the longest church in The Netherlands allowing for fine acoustics and enough space to display almost half of all sixteenth-century stained-glass windows that … [Read more...]
Visit the Sint Janskathedraal (St John’s) in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
The St John’s Cathedral (Sint Jan) in Den Bosch is one of the largest and most impressive Gothic churches in The Netherlands. The Kathedrale Basiliek van Sint-Jan Evangelist (Basilica Cathedral of St John the Evangelist) dominates the skyline of the old town of ‘s-Hertogenbosch in North Brabant in the south of The Netherlands. It is one of the largest and most interesting … [Read more...]
Review: Novotel Eindhoven Mid-Scale Hotel with Swimming Pool
The Novotel Eindhoven is a comfortable family-friendly hotel with rooms sleeping up to four and a swimming pool quietly located near the airport. The Novotel Eindhoven is a comfortable hotel conveniently located in the outskirts of town near Eindhoven Airport and the A2 highway. The hotel is family-friendly with beds for up to four per room and free breakfast for … [Read more...]
Hotel Review Novotel Den Haag City Centre
The Novotel Den Haag City Centre is a modern four-star hotel with rooms sleeping up to four perfectly located in the center of The Hague across the road from the Binnenhof. The Novotel Den Haag City Centre is a very modern, family-friendly hotel with a perfect location in the heart of The Hague. This four-star hotel has bedrooms sleeping up to four with children under-16 … [Read more...]