July 18th, 2007

As we were walking through Dam Square on the way to our favorite cheese store, we had the idea to run into Nieuwe Kerk to see what the inside is like. Nieuwe Kerk is a beautiful church sitting right on the square that is open for the public to look inside (it only costs money if you want to walk around ...
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July 11th, 2007

On Saturday morning we awoke with the sun shining. This is a rare occurrence because of the usual rainy days and not one we are willing to take for granted. Scott and I made a jug of spicy bloody mary's and headed outside only stopping when we got to the peddle boats (or canal bikes as ...
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July 9th, 2007
On Friday night, Scott and I decided to take a walk and get a cup of coffee before coming back home and spending the night indoors. A local coffee shop that we wanted to try out in the Jordaan was closed so we decided to find another. We walked along the Prinsengracht staring in windows for a place that was new and ...
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July 6th, 2007

The The first thing I did when I moved here was find a good sushi restaurant. I'm from NYC and sushi there is fantastic so I knew I'd have some detective work to do to find a really good place...
Plus! I like cozy and nice places, I don't care how good your food is but if the actual restaurant is fugly ...
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July 3rd, 2007
Ethiopian food is one of those kinds of food that I’ve heard about, I had once many years ago, but I don’t really have any opinion about it. So when I showed up at drinks last night for a friend’s birthday and she announced that we were eating Ethiopian food, I was delighted. I enjoy trying new kinds of food and she and her fiancé swore that this ...
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July 3rd, 2007
In Amsterdam, you can often see people walking down the street eating out of what looks like a to-go Chinese container with chopsticks. It seems rather odd that people are eating their leftovers on the way home; until you actually taste the food. The containers are coming from different wok restaurants, but all carry basically the same name: Wok to Walk, Wok to Home, Wok to Work, Wok to Go ...
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June 29th, 2007
Weather permitting, Scott and I usually take a daily walk. Yesterday was no exception. We started by walking through the Spui and down towards dam square, stopping at places we found interesting and finding ideas for places we would like to try in the future.
We stopped at a little bar near the red light district called Twentynine. The bars of this area usually consist of ...
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June 27th, 2007
I always make sure we have fresh cut flowers on the dining room table in our apartment. It seems like I'm not alone with this idea because most of the places I walk by in Amsterdam are also displaying colorful flowers in the windows. It may be because the Netherlands are known for their tulips or perhaps because we live in the city ...
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June 23rd, 2007

True to our word we headed back to the Saloon to try their burgers. Paired with a couple of bloody mary's and our friend, John, it turned out to be a pleasant Saturday afternoon. They were as good as they looked.
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