Stroopwafels, poffertjes + naps on the canal.
Last day in Amsterdam.
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Category: Amsterdam
Cycling in Amsterdam, Vondelpark + Appeltaart.
Today was a very exciting day. One of my top bucket list items is to ride a bike around Amsterdam, so off I went this morning to do exactly that. I was on the search for a typical Dutch bike, with the awesome wheel locks, the step through frames and extreme lack of gears and/or brakes.
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De Bakkerswinkel, a Starbucks Reserve Tasting class + Dutch Stamppot dinner.
Husni and Hadiah were leaving today, so I had another few days here in Amsterdam to plot out on my own. But to start with we had one last brunch together – I picked De Bakkerswinkel, a cute bakery/cafe that I had been reading about.
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Heineken Brewery tour, canal boats + Dutch Frites.
After a lovely morning eating cake and wandering the canals of Amsterdam, we head down to the Heineken Brewery.
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An Easter Sunday morning in Amsterdam.
I’ve started working at a gorgeous little place in Victoria Park Village. I moved into a lovely flat facing the park, in the middle of my favourite place in London. I love Hackney, it has a wonderful vibe – and Victoria Park Village feels like a little English country town. My first day at work, word got around the village that there was a new girl at the Deli Downstairs, and I started to realise what a tight-knit little community I have chosen to become a part of.
But more on my lovely work and village later. We were closed on Easter Sunday, and quite quiet as many people around the village had gone away for school holidays. I had four days off (as did Husni) so we decided to head over to the Netherlands for a long weekend.
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