We began our last day of touring in The Netherlands with Edwin, The Dutch Travel Advisor, with a site inspection of The Conservatorium. Sophie Poley, Sales Manager, and Felice de Jonge, Sales Executive with The Conservatorium, took us on an extensive tour of the property… again, my favorite hotel during this trip. A few more […]
Read more »Our first full day in Amsterdam was a busy one. After a wonderful breakfast at The Conservatorium Hotel, we took a 5-minute walk to The Rijksmuseum. I’ve been many times to the Rijkmuseum over the past ten years, but it had always been under renovation. This was my first trip since the April 2013 reopening. […]
Read more »On our last morning in Maastricht, I got up early to take a few photos of the Kruisenherenhotel and walk the streets of the city. The Kruisenherenhotel was one of my favorite hotels. I’m ready to go back! In the early morning, the streets of Maastrich were deserted… Chateau St. Gerlach Departing Maastricht, we […]
Read more »On Day 4 we were scheduled to explore Rotterdam … and we did! During WWII the center of Rotterdam was completely destroyed… As a result, there are many, new and quite diverse buildings in Rotterdam. It is a city of many contrasts. For forty years, from 1962 to 2004, it was the world’s busiest port […]
Read more »On our 2nd full day in The Hague we rode to the Hoge Veluwe National Park, the largest national park in the Netherlands. After entering the park, it felt like we were on a safari as we headed across wide, open areas. A quick look to my left, and I saw hordes of bicycle riders […]
Read more »One of the best drives you can make from Amsterdam is to the Keukenhof Gardens, also known as the Garden of Europe! It IS the world’s largest flower garden. When you go to Keukenhof you’ll see flowers – thousands and thousands and thousands of flowers. Each year, in October, there is a “planting weekend” […]
Read more »Living in Copenhagen, Amsterdam was often our “connection point” to get home when flying. We became VERY familiar with Schiphol (AMS), the airport southwest of Amsterdam. Schiphol is one of our favorite airports with endless shopping, many restaurants, a spa, and even a casino. Schipol is also very convenient to downtown Amsterdam by taxi, […]
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Ron Phillips is an Independent Consultant of Brownell Travel 
Ron Phillips is an Independent Consultant of Brownell Travel