Netherlands Archives

Vleminckx – The Best French Fries in Amsterdam?

by Florian Buechting13. September 20201. August 20220

Sometimes you see hordes of people, locals and tourists, in front of a small booth at the end of Voetboogstraat in the heart of Amsterdam. …

NH Collection Eindhoven Centre

by Florian Buechting27. August 202013. November 20200

During a July 2020 trip through the Netherlands, I had two nights at the NH Collection Hotel Eindhoven Centre, right at Eindhoven Main Station. The …

HomeComputerMuseum Helmond (Netherlands)

by Florian Buechting6. August 20201. September 20210

A museum for home computers feels like a technical reflection of my biography. I personally started with an Atari 800 XL and explored the bits …

Gracht / Channel Museum Amsterdam

by Florian Buechting5. August 202015. January 20210

One for the most positive surprises of my early July 2020 trip to Amsterdam and Eindhoven was the Channel Museum / Canal Museum Amsterdam. You …

Mövenpick Hotel ‘s-Hertogenbosch

by Florian Buechting2. August 20206. August 20202

After my wife and I stayed at the wonderful beautiful Vliegtuigsuite, we visited the safari park Beekse Bergen near Tilburg in the Netherlands. Our second …

ibis Styles Amsterdam Central Station

by Florian Buechting21. July 202031. December 20200

With the Covid-19 situation easing and travel restrictions more and more lifted, I was happy to have a trip to the Netherlands again in early …

Arcen Castle & Garden

by Florian Buechting6. July 202013. July 20200

At least in the Cologne area where I live, Castle Arcen in the Netherlands, close to the German border, is not too well known. When …

2 Brüder – The most German supermarket in the Netherlands

by Florian Buechting25. June 20201. September 20210

The city of Venlo in the Netherlands is maybe some sort of perfect illustration of profiting from the Schengen Agreement, which allows border-free travel within …