In the course of my Amsterdam research, I came across de Kas restaurant. It is a highly regarded restaurant within a greenhouse that serves lunch and dinner. Perfect! […]
Vacation ‘23 Day 4: Leiden
We woke up to our alarm at 9:15. Both of us were pretty groggy. SMS had been in “peak dream,” which involved planting native plants with his Dad. […]
Vacation ‘23 Day 3: Amsterdam —> Leiden
Today’s highlight was a 1215 reservation at De Kas, a restaurant that I had come across during my trip research. For some reason, I have it in my […]
Vacation ‘23 Day 2: Amsterdam
After a reasonably good night of sleep although there were some mid-night awake hours, SMS and I woke up around 1015 (!!). That is so late for me, […]
Vacation ‘23 Day 1: SFO —> AMS & Amsterdam
Our morning started out at home and ended in Amsterdam. What a great day! The morning involved working out, getting bagels, yoga, packing, and heading to the airport. […]
London Calling: 14 Hour Stopover
After leaving Bern, I took the train to Karlsruhe followed by the bus to Flughafen Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden. There I said hello to my surly RyanAir friends and […]
In Transit: DE -> CH with stopover in Bern, Switzerland
On Monday morning, Dad and I met up for breakfast in the hotel. The buffet was quite good. I love bread, cheese, jam, yogurt, and muesli for breakfast. […]
Tübingen, Germany
Tübingen is a beautiful university town in Southern Germany. Dad was there for a few days so I decided to include a visit in my whirlwind European tour. […]
Friedrichsbad Spa, Baden Baden, Germany
I flew into Baden Baden to meet up with my Dad, who was spending a few days in Tübingen. RyanAir wasn’t quite as cheap as I was hoping […]
Idle Hands Mean…A Trip to Europe!
After meeting up with my former Williams biology TA and his wife, my wheels started turning. She had mentioned her “new” discovery of Google flights. So I got […]