Soused Herring, The Last of Holland

A long time ago I watched a Polish foodie’s program where the host of the show travels around the world and tries the local cousine. I happened to watch it where the host was in Amsterdam having soused herring which is a traditional Dutch delicacy. All this came back to me as we were standing…

The Heineken Experience Fail

As I mentioned in my previous post, the Heineken Experience is known as one of Amsterdam’s main attractions, a must see while visiting the city. Seventeen euro’s later I’m here to tell you not to waste your money! The entire thing is more of a self guided, walk at your own pace, kind of a…

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

During our week long getaway/engagement trip we visited The Netherlands, but perhaps more to the point, we visited Amsterdam. For some reason we had mixed feelings about Amsterdam from the get go. I can’t quite explain why, but maybe through the course of describing this city here I will come to a valid conclusion. Amsterdam is a…