I recently posted about how the Netherlands, the nation known for its iconic windmills, decided to throw in the towel on offshore wind power, as Dutch officials determined the country can no longer afford large scale subsidies for expensive w .. more ..

Drawbridges are typically Dutch. Because the Netherlands is literally a swamp country, meaning there is water everywhere—canals, rivers, seas, lakes, everything that you can think of that is a body of water, we have that here in the Netherlands.Ergo drawbridges. We cannot escape from them. They are everywhere in the country, and in the city as well. They come in different sizes, shapes, styles and material. They can cause traffic too.This one I found in Amster .. more ..

Who would have thought that there are different types of Baklava? Well, at least not me! I knew baklava as a Turkish and Moroccan sweet delicacy. There are many Turks and Moroccans in the Netherlands so bakeries from these cultural minorities proliferate around the country, and mainly in the cities.Greek cuisine which is Mediterranean is related to Turkish, and in fact which is quite interesting, they share the same names of their food.Anywho, after driving the .. more ..

Uniting this two ancient capitals of the greatest European empires was an old cream of mine. This trip description is just a part of a bigger Eurotrip that I made back in 2006, which started in the Netherlands and finished up in Greece. This exiting middle stage lasted for about 2 weeks and took me from the ancient capital of the roman empire, south to the port city of Bari, an overnight ferry to Patras, a small city in the south west of Greece and finally a train to Athens. In the .. more ..

allthingseurope: Utrecht, The Netherlands (by Vineyards)

Filed under: Europe, Netherlands, Airports

This is a typical, well actually, ubiquitous sight in the Netherlands:And I do this a lot too. Dutchman on the bike pedaling while moi at the back side saddling and even crossing my legs and wearing high heels =)Foto taken in the centre of Nijmegen in the east of the Netherlands. .. more ..

A spur-of-the-moment trip to The Netherlands forced me to try something I've never done before in Europe:  stay in a bed & breakfast.  Many hotels were already booked and others were too expensive.  I stumbled across a website promoting B&B's and decided to give it a try. My selection process requires expert precision.  You see, my husband (a self-professed hotel snob) is my travel partner.  Of course .. more ..