A group of musicians busking near the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The large triangular instruments are Balalaikas.
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Travel Tuesday photo: Buskers Near the Rijksmuseum
Categories: Europe, Netherlands, Picture of the Week
Tags: Amsterdam, Balalaikas, buskers, Netherlands, Picture of the Week, Rijksmuseum, Travel Tuesday Photo
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A Brief Tour of Amsterdam
Trip Report: Amsterdam, Iceland and Munich
Review: Iberia A340-600 Business Class
Review: Kimpton DeWitt Amsterdam
A Brief Tour of Amsterdam
Review: Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and Conference Center
Review: Radisson Blu 1919, Reykjavik
Review: Center Hotel Plaza, Reykjavik
A Week in Iceland
Review: aloft Munich
Visiting Dachau
A Brief Tour of Munich
Review: Hilton Munich Airport
We had two days in Amsterdam. There’s a lot to see and it’s a popular city so I’m just going to hit the highlights of what we saw.
Basilica of St. Nicholas
While we were up and at ’em fairly early on the Friday, it seemed most of the tourist things were not. This church was near our hotel and as it was almost opening time we took the opportunity to stop in and see it. It’s the primary Catholic church for the city and dates to about 1887.
Categories: Europe, Netherlands
Tags: Amsterdam, Anne Frank, Canal Cruise, Europe, Netherlands, Rikjsmuseum, Royal Palace of Amsterdam, Van Gogh
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Review: Kimpton DeWitt Amsterdam
Trip Report: Amsterdam, Iceland and Munich
Review: Iberia A340-600 Business Class
Review: Kimpton DeWitt Amsterdam
A Brief Tour of Amsterdam
Review: Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and Conference Center
Review: Radisson Blu 1919, Reykjavik
Review: Center Hotel Plaza, Reykjavik
A Week in Iceland
Review: aloft Munich
Visiting Dachau
A Brief Tour of Munich
Review: Hilton Munich Airport
When IHG acquired Kimpton, that added a number of desirable properties to the IHG portfolio. One of those was the Kimpton DeWitt which has a great location near Centraal Station, the canal cruises and lots of restaurants and shops. Yet this area was quiet in the evenings and we did not have to deal with noise either inside or outside the hotel.
Hotel Exterior. The entrance is at the lighted portion halfway down the block.
Categories: Europe, Hotel, IHG, Lodging Review, Netherlands
Tags: Amsterdam, Hotel Review, IHG Hotels, Kimpton, Lodging Review, Netherlands
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Trip Report: Amsterdam, Iceland and Munich
Trip Report: Amsterdam, Iceland and Munich
Review: Iberia A340-600 Business Class
Review: Kimpton DeWitt Amsterdam
A Brief Tour of Amsterdam
Review: Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and Conference Center
Review: Radisson Blu 1919, Reykjavik
Review: Center Hotel Plaza, Reykjavik
A Week in Iceland
Review: aloft Munich
Visiting Dachau
A Brief Tour of Munich
Review: Hilton Munich Airport
The genesis of this trip was a friend telling me about a group tour of Iceland that several friends were going on and asking if I wanted to go or not. Of course the tour wanted to sell us airfare and options using points and miles aren’t all that plentiful, especially if fixed dates are involved.
The group tour was only a week and since October is when we we usually take a two-week vacation anyway, my travel companion and I decided to use our miles to get to Europe, enjoy a few days there, then buy tickets to Iceland, do the tour and then fly to another city in Europe where our miles could get us back to the US in business class. Continue reading
Categories: Award Travel, Europe, Germany, Hilton, Hotel, Iberia, Iceland, Icelandair, IHG, Marriott, Netherlands, OneWorld, Radisson, Starwood
Tags: Award Travel, Europe, Germany, Hilton, Hotel Review, Iberia, Iceland, Icelandair, IHG Hotels, Kimpton, Marriott, Netherlands, OneWorld, Radisson, Sheraton, SPG
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