Author: Vincent Arends
Red Light moves out
Hundred brothel windows will move out of the city centre of Amsterdam
Mike Tyson coffeeshop Amsterdam
Mike Tyson's coffeeshop in Amsterdam receives an official warning from the mayor.
High water levels!
Serious concerns over the current high water levels in the Netherlands after heavy rains!
Two new Rembrandts
The Amsterdam Rijksmuseum has rediscovered two portraits by Rembrandt.
Schermer polder windmill
During our countryside tour we visit a 400-year old water pumping windmill
Crashed bomber WW2 tour
Dean Angott wanted to visit sites where his father crashed in September 1944.
Haarlem walk
During our guided walk in Haarlem, we will show you all highlights and the hidden gems.
Kennemerdunes NP
The Kennemerdunes near Haarlem are perfect for a walk or a relaxed bike trip.
Vincent van Gogh fishingboats
Vincent van Gogh made a painting of colored fishingboats lying on the beach.
skating on canals
Temperatures were low enough so people went ice skating on the canals.
15 May 1940 suicide epidemic
On Jewish cemeteries in Holland, one can often find graves with this date of death
April: in full bloom!
April has arrived, the perfect month to see the colored flowerfields in bloom
Corrie ten Boom House
On this day 31 years ago, the Corrie ten Boom house was opened in Haarlem.
Sun on grave Rembrandt’s wife
Once a year a sunbeam illuminates the grave of Rembrandt's wife
Resistance hero passed away
She and her colleagues saved more than 600 Jewish children from deportation.
Sunflowers stay in Amsterdam
The Sunflowers will never leave the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam again.
Train compensates Jews
The Dutch train company has to pay for assisting the Nazis during occupation.
Dutch resistance memorial
The annual ceremony for 'the girl with the red hair' last Sunday.