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Delicious Israeli food to share
Last night two of my favourite people and I went to Neni for dinner. The food was so good. I will be going back for sure. Although we had...
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The Venice of the North
Your go-to guide for a soft landing in Amsterdam
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Two times Chinese
When the need for dim sum strikes, the three of us head to Oriental City. It is a two-story casual Cantonese restaurant that is very...
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The Noordermarkt
Amsterdam has many outdoor markets but my favourite one by far is the Noordermarkt on Saturday mornings. Just writing about this market...
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Some songs (almost) every Dutch person knows
Local songs will tell you a lot about a place. Not just the lyrics but also the melody and the emotions they elicit when hearing them....
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Kitchen supply paradise
When the need strikes for a marble mortar and pestle, a copper sauce pan, a mixer, a canal house shaped cookie cutter, the perfect garlic...
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Grocery delivery in Amsterdam
Grocery shopping can be so much fun on a sunny, leisurely day. Cozy bakeries where the smell of freshly baked croissants greets you at...
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Who to ring when your child or you gets sick in the evening, during the weekend or on a holiday.
Picture a chalet in the mountains on Christmas Eve. Outside snow is falling while inside a crackling fire warms the cozy living room and...
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The Museumkaart
Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Vermeer, Mondriaan, Frans Hals. The list of famous Dutch painters goes on and on. If you would like to see some of...
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How it got started
It started with a list I made for a friend about places to visit in Paris. Then many more followed: lists about my favourite things to eat, see and do in many a city, country and the countryside. Lists of bustling markets, fragrant bakeries and pastry shops and of the best places to buy tea, chocolate and books.
Then, lists of things my family needed to happily settle in a new country and after moving to Amsterdam, lists of what other families needed to live in this beautiful and quaint city.
And that is what brings me here. I would love for you to feel at home in Amsterdam and I know that being able to do so in part depends on finding what you need. From the basics, like who to call if your child falls ill on a Saturday at 4 am, to knowing just the right spot to get freshly baked challah or home made mochi when you feel like it.
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So I hope this blog can be of some help with that. The things you will find on here are those my family and I like and use.
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I hope you will too.
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