Castle de Haar

17 June 2017,

It was very easy now to go to Castle de Haar by public transport. From Den Haag, we took direct train to Vleuten. Next to Vleuten train station, there was a bus terminal where we can take bus no. 111 to Castle de Haar. The bus stopped in front of the castle.

Since we got off the bus, the castle was already impressed us. The wall, the moat and the bridge were beautiful. We went to the ticket office to get the tickets. Since we had Museumkaart, we can get inside for free. If not, we should buy the tickets and they had a separate ticket for garden only or with the castle.

Muiderslot

11 June 2017,

Muiderslot is one of the most beautiful castles in Netherlands. Located in Muiden, only 50 minutes drive from Den Haag. Since parking lot near the castle was limited, we parked our car on the street, not far from the castle.

This medieval castle was built by Count Floris around 1285. He had many enemies, and one of them was Willem van Mechelen from Utrecht. His enemies kidnapped him and held prisoner in his own castle. Later, they took him away from castle and killed him. After his death, the castle was taken over by the Willem van Mechelen.

Ghent and Dinant

4 June 2017 ,Ghent

We drove from Den Haag to Ghent. It only took 2 hours to reach Ghent. We parked our car in Ibis Hotel Centrum Opera. From there, we can easily walk to old town.

First thing we saw is the magnificent St. Niklaaskerk. It is one of the oldest buildings in Ghent. Built in 13^th century, it is a beautiful Scheldt Gothic example. St. Niklaaskerk is one of the famous three towers of Ghent. We can enter the church for free.

Romania and Bulgaria

25 May 2017, Bucharest

For this spring break, we chose to explore Eastern Europe. And the country that came to our mind was Romania. It is famous for its natural beauty and also the Dracula story. We took the  09.30 am flight from Amsterdam. We arrived at 13.15 at Bucharest Airport. From the airport we took the bus no 783, it cost 7 Lei. The bus stopped at Piata Romana and from there, we walked to our hotel, Berthelot Hotel. There were many hotels in this area since the location are good, close to many attraction.

Norway in Four Days

26 April 2017, Bergen

We took the 08.25 morning flight from Amsterdam to Bergen. It took 1 hour 40 minutes. From the airport we took flybuss to the city center. The bus stops at several bus stops. We got off at bus terminal/train station stop. From there we walked around 10 minutes to our hotel, Marken Guesthouse.

Road Trip to Germany

15 April 2017, Bonn

Our first road trip in Europe! We rented the car from Hertz, since they had an interesting promotion, which was for three days, we only pay EUR 80. We went to their office and had a smooth procedure. We got a good and clean car. First, we (Hertz and I) both did the check list for all the damaged that already in the car. Then, off we go!

Iceland

 
24 February 2017: Amsterdam – Reykjavik

Our flight was delayed for two hours due the weather condition in Reykjavik. We arrived at the airport in late afternoon. From the airport we took flybus to city center. The bus stopped in front of our hostel, Reykjavik Hostel Village.