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Lunchtime at De Kas

Posted on: September 8, 2023

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! […]

Europe / Travels

Vacation ‘23 Day 4: Leiden

Posted on: September 7, 2023

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. […]

Europe / Travels

Vacation ‘23 Day 3: Amsterdam —> Leiden

Posted on: September 5, 2023

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 […]

Europe / Travels

Vacation ‘23 Day 2: Amsterdam

Posted on: September 5, 2023

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, […]

Europe / Travels

Vacation ‘23 Day 1: SFO —> AMS & Amsterdam

Posted on: September 3, 2023September 10, 2023

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. […]

Europe

London Calling: 14 Hour Stopover

Posted on: July 14, 2022September 5, 2022

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 […]

Europe / Switzerland

In Transit: DE -> CH with stopover in Bern, Switzerland

Posted on: July 11, 2022July 17, 2022

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
Europe / Germany

Tübingen, Germany

Posted on: July 10, 2022November 10, 2025

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
Europe

Friedrichsbad Spa, Baden Baden, Germany

Posted on: July 9, 2022November 10, 2025

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 […]

Europe / Museum

Idle Hands Mean…A Trip to Europe!

Posted on: July 8, 2022July 16, 2022

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 […]

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