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Saturday Night in Madrid

Saturday night heaven? – for me it’s a few drinks, good friends and some tasty food. For characterful bars, tasty tapas and wine aplenty, you can’t beat Madrid. El Abuelo is […]

A Beret French Topping

In actual fact, you’re not likely to see many French people wearing berets.  But if you fancy one as a souvenir you’ll spot plenty in the tourist shops around Paris. There […]

One Man, Three Heads

Jan Toorop (1858-1928) was a Dutch-Indonesian artist, who lived much of his life in Den Haag. He is perhaps best known as a symbolist, where his individual style seemed to […]

View from a Train

Wordless Wednesday – on Wednesdays  all over the internet bloggers  post a photo with no words to explain it.  Also linked to Floral Friday and Today’s Flowers.

Old Amsterdam

Mmmm, this is a tasty cheese. It’s a Gouda that has been matured for at least 18 months and is smooth but slightly crumbly. According to the Cheese Society, it […]

O is for… On Yer Bike

On my recent travels, I have come across a large number of coffee shops that cater for bike enthusiasts; I have featured a couple of the London ones already (Look Mum No […]

Rembrandt and his Night Watch

The Netherlands’ famous painter, Rembrandt van Rijn, is commemorated by a large statue in Rembrandtplein (Rembrandt Square), not a million miles from where he lived between 1639 and 1656.  It stands high on a plinth with a […]