A Hotel in Pictures – Pulitzer Amsterdam2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mrs C - February 4, 2017February 13, 2017 So many pictures, so much art! Every single wall of the fabulous Pulitzer Amsterdam is home to a painting or print worthy of a place in an art gallery.We didn't ask but as far as we could work out, many of them were originals. And whether traditional in style or really 'out there', the artwork was all very striking. The hotel is a veritable maze,
Amsterdam Day 22017 - Our Year OutRants and Raves by Mrs C - February 4, 2017February 13, 2017 Right now I'm sitting outside a cafe near Dam Square, Grolsch in hand, people watching and thinking about yesterday's visit to Anne Frank's House.People of all shapes and sizes, creed and colour are milling around and I can't help but wonder if any of them are feeling more anxious about their situation now that a certain racist, orange-faced, Shredded-Wheat haired objectionable buffoon is the Head Honcho
Amsterdam2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - February 3, 2017February 27, 2018 As any frequent flyer will tell you, Amsterdam is no more than a quick up-and-down hop. What they won't tell you is that if your plane happens to land on the southbound runway at Schipol airport it takes almost as long to get to the gate as it did getting to the Netherlands. However, with typical Dutch efficiency we were through the airport and on
The Journey Begins2017 - Our Year OutTravel, Holidays and Hotels by Mr C - January 31, 2017February 9, 2017 So, we’re breaking ourselves in gently with a 10 day trip in Northern Europe starting tomorrow with 3 days in Amsterdam, 3 in Berlin and then the remainder in Prague.
New Horizons Through an Opening Door2017 - Our Year Out by Mr C - January 17, 2017 It’s been a funny few months, at the end of which I’m at a loose end.For almost two years now we’ve wanted to do something different, to broaden our horizons, to get out of that office we’ve worked in for the last eleven years. Don’t get me wrong; they’ve been a rewarding 11 years and I’ve learnt so much that I thought I knew -