If mice deserve a museum, so do cats. Het Kattenkabinet (The Cat Cabinet) is located in the Gouden Bocht (the Golden Bend), the most expensive part of Herengracht. You can see a tribute by the Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, to his cat, a beautiful one by …
When the weather is nice, you can paddle in the shallow pond behind the Rijksmuseum (and when it freezes you can ice skate there). And if it rains and storms? Well, just go to the building next to it. The 125-year-old Zuiderbad is one of …
The best amusement park in the world is in the Netherlands. And it’s not just us who say that, but also researchers who have been on just about every merry-go-round, roller coaster and haunted house on earth. The Efteling not only has exciting attractions, but …
The Netherlands does not have many real castles. But between Utrecht and Den Bosch you will find one of the most beautiful: Slot Loevestein. This castle, built between a series of rivers in the 14th century, was home to brave knights and noble women. But …
Nowadays you can buy a bag of flower bulbs at Flower Market near Mint Square for a few euros and grow the most beautiful tulips at home. But that has not always been the case. In the 17th century, a few years after the introduction of the tulip in Amsterdam, its popularity grew …
This area is the oldest in town (de Oudezijds). It was built before the Golden Age (17th century) and the famous Canal Belt. The church standing in the middle has something peculiar about it. It is the oldest building in the city, so it seems quite understandable that it is now called Oude …
