amsterdam – Alive and Trekking

Canals

There are many ways to enjoy the Amsterdam canals! For example, you can take a boat out, go water biking, or take a boat tour. Please, just don’t swim in these canals, it’s gross as! (Luckily I don’t speak from experience!)

Unique

Never on my travels have I encountered a city quite like Amsterdam. It holds a special place in my heart. Even though, like any big city, it’s far from perfect, Amsterdam is unique in so many ways ❤

Cake…my idea!

Even though I’ve been eating healthier for over a year now, I can’t deny my sweet tooth! So I allow myself some good stuff every once in a while, like I’m sure many people do 😉 I love chocolate, cake, good food. Yum! The difference with before I started my health journey, is that ifContinue reading “Cake…my idea!”

Well, that was interesting!

Just before last weekend, people working in public transport announced they’d go on strike on Monday in the morning rush hour for 66 minutes. They want their pension age to stay at 66 years and not increase. Think about this what you will -I’ll probably have to keep working ’till I drop, soooo-, but aContinue reading “Well, that was interesting!”

Sunday afternoon

Beautiful Amsterdam. The city I was born in, the city I love and happily explore over and over.

Vanishing point

Good ‘ol Amsterdam canals! Perfect for following the water until it seemingly converges in the distance.

Aerial

Wednesday a week ago, we went on a city trip to Lisbon. Our flight left late in the afternoon and as it was a small plane, it was easy to see the views from the window. I snapped some photos on my phone (I was too lazy to take my big one out of theContinue reading “Aerial”

A day at the zoo

After I posted my last blogpost, I had a lovely conversation about the beauty of birds. It then progressed to the wisdom you can see in animals’ eyes. The animal kingdom is amazing. It inspired me to post some pictures I took during a visit to Artis (Amsterdam Zoo) last summer, to showcase the beauty and wisdom thatContinue reading “A day at the zoo”