Beauty

Lately, when I leave the house to walk around the city center (which is actually very rare nowadays considering student life has started up) I have been finding all these beautiful moments. A bit more than usual. :) 

Here are a few pictures of beautiful Amsterdam. Enjoy! 

Pride. Gay pride

Although we have been living in Amsterdam for quite a while we never had the chance to see the gay pride parade that takes place here every August. Usually in the month of August we are on holiday.
This time, however, we saw it.
And...
It was awesome. You feel all this fun vibrate energy. I was very jealous of the people who were dancing on the boat - I wish I was there also.
Here are some pictures of what went on.
Enjoy!

Rolling Kitchen

Another Rolling Kitchens festival for us – our fourth year (you can check the previous years by clicking here)

This year the festival was HUGE. The weather wasn’t really nice on Thursday which was such a shame however the other two days we went Amsterdam brought out the sun for the festival.

We really went all out this year and ate there three times; we always try to go for different foods but we somehow always end in a more traditional side. Burgers, pizza, pulled pork sandwiches…

This time I took pictures with the good old Canon, my iPhone and a GoPro. It was super tricky to do because so much was going on (we even saw a wedding going on nearby)

Here are the pictures of the wonderful, super packed, Rollende Keukens of 2014. The first image is of all the food we ate.. mmmm lekker! 

LIVE(ing) in Amsterdam

This past school year I was on exchange in England but now I am permanently back in Amsterdam again.

Thankfully, every other month I was back in the ´Dam to visit my soulmate.

This time however, coming back and knowing it was permanent brought so much happiness to me.

For the zillionth time Amsterdam made me appreciate all its beauty and simplicity.

There is just something about this place. There really is. I talk about Amsterdam with joy in my eyes and I don’t think people understand. People that come for a weekend can’t understand because they mostly run around to try to see all the tourist attractions and spend time in museums or maybe even in coffee shops.

I think you can only truly understand the beauty of Amsterdam when you are here for about a week and you have the freedom of a relaxing day to grab a bike and explore, go to the park and enjoy the sun, or rush back home after a rainy day to relax and drink tea. The freedom of getting lost, sitting still and people watching.

There are just so many small things that you need to live in Amsterdam to understand why this place has so much charm. So much magic.

I am so glad I am back. I missed living life in Amsterdam.

Here are some quick pictures I have been taking since I have been back. Some of them were taken with my iPhone.

Enjoy!

Jordaan

There is something about biking through the Jordaan...

I really cant explain it...

I was biking and stopping to take pictures. Here are the clicks. I hope it transmits the feeling I get when I go through the Jordaan :)

Enjoy

Sun in January

Welcome to Amsterdam 2014!

The weather has been good this January. Sunny days, cloudy days, not too cold, bits of rain….  Not too bad. I haven’t taken pictures around Amsterdam in a while so I decided that in the first few days of 2014 it was a nice time to get back into the habit – especially with all these clear skies and people out and about.

Here they are.

Enjoy!

This was also the day that I encountered my name and advice referenced a few times in a book for new expats. I am so happy that I shared my experiences with them and that they actually published some of my tips about living in The Netherlands. Check out the book: Ready, steady, Go Dutch.