It was only last year when we first visited Amsterdam. The memories were still fresh! And yes the experience was amazing--
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| Photo by Calvin |
Amazing enough to visit the place for the second time. Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of The Netherlands. It is located in the province of North Holland and is also considered as one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.
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| Awesome-Foursomersome! |
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| M for Mary! |
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| My lovey! |
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| The Artsy Shot |
The Heineken Experience- is a historic brewery and corporate visitor center for the internationally distributed Dutch pilsner, Heineken beer.
The industrial facility was built as the first Heineken brewery in 1867, serving as the company's primary brewing facility until 1988 when a more modern, larger facility was constructed on the outskirts of the city. (source: Wikipedia)
A visit to the Heineken Experience is not complete without a good glass of Heineken beer! And don't forget to shout PROST!!! (The Dutch way of saying toast)before you drink your beer. Videos to follow on my YouTube account :)
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| Heineken Photo Booth |
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| The Heineken Tour |
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| Learning the history of the Heineken's |
One of the famous museums in Amsterdam is the Rijks Museum, like all other museums it is dedicated to the country's arts and history. It is located at the Museum Square close to the Van Gogh Museum.
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| Each ticket cost 15EUR |
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| The famous Dutch Artist, Vincent Van Gogh |
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There are many ways to explore the city: a walking day tour, a bike tour, public transportation or the canal cruise which is my favourite!
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| Canal Cruise. Photo from our last year's album. |
As a means of transportation the Dutch love traveling by bike and they also consider it as a hobby and exercise.
I personally love riding a bicycle but the hubbs wouldn't allow me because he knows that i can be clumsy at times and he's just over protective. That's it. Haha!
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| i love bicycles |
Since Amsterdam is our point of entry, we've stayed there for five days and four nights. We've had enough time to visit almost all the tourists attractions. One of the best experiences we've had is our trip to Zaanse Schanz.
It is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk in the municipality of Zaanstad in the Netherlands. It has a collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses.
Because everything is picturesque! More photos and poses along the way!
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| One of my favourites! |
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| Lovebirds |
Welcome to the land of windmills! These windmills were built after 1574.
Zaanse Schans village gives you a picture of what it must have been like during the 18th century. Aaah... just like in the movies it feels surreal! I suddenly remember the movie of Coco Martin and Julia Montes where the setting has been taken in this village. Kilig!
The windmills are all working mills. They perform various functions such as pumping water out of the lowlands, generating electricity and are simply source of fascination to everyone who sees them! Wow!
For 2Euros you get to experience how to make your own hot cocoa drink the Dutch way! :D I'll post the video on my YouTube channel so you shouldn't dare miss it!
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| My niece (on the left), Yeye lives in Amsterdam for work. It's been 5 years since that last time we've seen each othe. She's grown so fast! Dalaga na :) |
Next stop... Red Light District
I've heard so much about this district, out of curiosity we've taken ourselves to the area where you'll find many tourists window shopping in a different way :D The district showcases mostly sex-oriented business such us sex shops, adult theaters and prostituion.
To ensure the safety of everyone specially the prostetutes,there are certain rules to be followed. Taking photos is strictly prohibited. Knowing the nature of their job respect should always be given. Like in any other places you should be aware of pickpockets and must always be careful with your belongings even if there are surveillance cameras around the area.
There's so much to see and experience in Amsterdam,It is always worth a visit.
And this sums up our Amsterrific trip!
Thank you Lord!
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