Especially in February or March the winter blues is getting an annoying grip. At least here in this part of Europe. Solution: go to the nearest botanic garden and lock yourself a while in the greenhouse. The best cure. The last winter months I visited three greenhouses: in the botanic gardens of Munich, Amsterdam and […]
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Peaceful gem in Amsterdam stone desert
There’s building sites with moving cranes. There’s traffic, electric saw and ramming noise. There’s asphalt, corporate buildings, a hospital and university institutes. In the middle of all that business and grayness, the botanic garden Zuidas of Amsterdam is a peaceful gem. For a few years I lived quite close by and had been passing it a […]
Discover the green secrets of Amsterdam
There is one weekend in Amsterdam where you may enter the elegant canal houses and nose out what’s in the garden. This year it is on Friday 16th, Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th of June. Discover the green secrets of Amsterdam with a special ticket. Over 30 gardens will be open to the public, lots of them […]
Explore green Amsterdam in quarter De Pijp
When in Amsterdam and a when you’re a green lover, 19th century quarter De Pijp is one of the places to be. This part of Amsterdam has a romantic feel. There’s a daily market, a park, hip shops, nice places to eat and drink and houses with remarkable Jugendstil tile details and green balcony’s. Left: […]
Beautiful 375 year old Botanic Garden Amsterdam
Got an invitation from Instagramers Amsterdam for a special IG-visit to @hortusamsterdam. It was a very hot afternoon but we had fun. I met nice green buddies that I follow since. And I experienced again: this 375 year old beauty is always worth while a visit when in Amsterdam. Prove: the pictures I took: Only this […]