HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND DESTINATIONS REVIEWED AT THE SPEED OF TRAVEL
Posted in Europe, Restaurant, The Netherlands on Jan 4th, 2010
Q: What is it? A: A rather good Italian restaurant in the centre of Amsterdam. Eating Italian in Amsterdam? Sure! I requested something else from the concierge at the Dylan hotel but he presented Bussia to me with so much confidence that decided to believe it hook, line and sinker. Any regrets? None at all. [...]
Posted in Europe, Restaurant, The Netherlands on Dec 22nd, 2009
Q: What is it? A: One of the best Indonesian restaurants in Amsterdam. Not located in the city center, but slightly outside, in the Zuid district, but don’t let that put you off… It’s rijsttafel time! Says Wikipedia: ”Indonesia consists of 17,508 islands, about 6,000 of which are inhabited. These are scattered over both sides [...]
Posted in Europe, Hotel, The Netherlands on Nov 11th, 2009
Q: What is it? A: A quite luxurious hotel of the smaller kind, located in central Amsterdam. They built it in 1632. It still looks good. It was built as a theatre. Plays by Shakespeare and Molière were performed and even Vivaldi conducted orchestras here. It is… elegant, sophisticated and competent. It opened in 1999 [...]
Posted in Europe, The Netherlands on Nov 8th, 2009
Q: What is it? A: A former gunpowder factory turned into a hotel, furnished with items from Marcel Wanders’ company Moooi, as Wanders insisted on becoming the co-owner of the place after having a meal here. The place is called Ouderkerk aan de Amstel. The location is in the headline for two reasons: 1) The [...]
