Keukenhof and the night parade
Today is a bit of a red-letter day, and in many respects, the sole reason we visited Holland during April. Spring flowers! To be specific, tulips. Thinking ahead, we’d booked a hire car, knowing the easiest way to travel to … Read more
Amsterdam by night
Our day began with a hearty buffet breakfast. The choice of breakfast items was very different from the Spanish hotels we’ve stayed in elsewhere. They had the usual selection of breads (commonly found in continental hotels), pastries (inc croissant, pain-au-chocolat, … Read more
Welcome to Amsterdam!
I’ll skip through the first parts really quickly, strap yourself in, here we go!Arrive at Amsterdam airport, through security, find the free shuttle bus to the hotel (6 mins from the airport), and drop off bags at the hotel. We … Read more
Leaving Boston
As the well-known phrase goes q “all good things come to an end”, and so must our road trip. Our flight doesn’t take off until 10pm tonight and we are determined to cram in as much as we can between … Read more
Springfield and Providence
We began our day at Cafe Maddison, a French bistro-style cafe. The internal decor was a galaxy apart from the classic American diner we ate breakfast in yesterday. In some ways, it reminded me of the Recoco Lounge at the … Read more
Lake George and Saratoga Springs
Our day began in the Gateway Diner, a classic American diner. A similar mix of clientele and few to no children, mirroring the experience we had yesterday morning. The atmosphere was also a loud hubbub of chatter, which drowned out … Read more
Albany, capital of NY State
We’re starting our day sat in Dennys waiting for our breakfast to arrive. Char’s in coffee heaven with her bottomless filter coffee, which Liz decided to sample and me with a tea. My tea was served with Liptons bags, lemon … Read more
From Niagara to Syracuse with love
After our taxi driver from last night took a massive detour and refused to drive over Paradise Bridge overlooking the falls due to queuing traffic, we decided to head back this morning and see what we’d missed. Sounds bizarre travelling … Read more
Niagara Falls
Breakfast in the hotel was an interesting affair, the DIY waffles, complete with a preheated waffle iron and automatic timer set to 2mins. We weren’t sure about having them for breakfast but I figured “When do you get to make … Read more