One of the things that I find unique about the Netherlands is the inland waterways and the life that surrounds them. You can take even a masted boat right into the centre of many beautiful Dutch towns, like Zierikzee, Sneek, Goes or Hoorn. Within your ‘little home on the water’,...
When I was 16 years old I visited The Netherlands for the first time and fell in love with this country! Emma from Finland
One of the most beautiful museums in the Netherlands is the Kröller-Müller Museum which is conveniently located in one of the best Dutch nature reserves: De Hoge Veluwe National Park. After a scenic ride through beautiful forests, you’re rewarded with an iconic museum where you will find the second largest...
A two-day flower bouquet course in Aalsmeer
Ida – Graphic designer from Helsinki, currently doing her masters in the Netherlands. I love the small village feeling of Amsterdam, the gardens that people have and the bike friendliness of the city. One of the things I do weekly, and which has become a favorite of friends who visit,...
Theo Jansen and His Beach Sessions
This past summer, 47 customers of A Dutch Experience were lucky to see widely known Dutch artist, Theo Jansen, show off his unique invention on the beach of Scheveningen. Jansen has come to be known for his “Strandbeest,” a walking mechanism made of plastic tubes that is powered by the wind and roams...
How the song ‘Dekha Ek Khwab’ opened up the beauty of the tulips to the Indian audience
In the 1980’s there was a famous Indian movie called Silsila. In this movie you see a famous romantic song filmed in Keukenhof and the surrounding tulip fields. The movie and especially the song ‘Dekha Ek Khwab’ was a Bollywood box office super hit and it opened up the beauty...
Franeker, experience the oldest and still working planetarium
One of the 11 cities of Friesland, Franeker is home to the oldest working planetarium in the world – a massive wooden construction built into the ceiling of a rather smart canal side house between 1774 and 1781. Franeker is also a great base to visit the rest of the...
The prison village of Veenhuizen
The prison village of Veenhuizen was developed in the early 19th century as a place where anti-social families, the jobless and the poor of Amsterdam were sent to be reformed. One poorhouse has been turned into a rather good museum and two of the prisons still hold prisoners – you...
Is Amsterdam a country or a city in The Netherlands?
Amsterdam is the largest city in and capital of The Netherlands and a very cool place to visit. If you find yourself in Amsterdam and you’ve got some time to spare, nothing beats a simple bike ride through this fantastic village or a private boat trip on the canals. Even...
Terschelling
Terschelling is an island I discovered several years ago and it’s one of the few places in the Netherlands where you can actually not encounter a single human being for a while. It’s one of the small islands in the North of the Netherlands and if I feel like just...
Maastricht, a university city on the southern tip of the Netherlands
Maastricht is distinguished by its medieval-era architecture and vibrant cultural scene.My work has brought me to Maastricht once a year for 15 years. Although it’s only a two and a half hour drive from Amsterdam, arriving in Maastricht is like arriving in another country. You immediately feel a warm bath...