Hans Tholenaar
Amsterdam
Places
capital – world city – diversity – freedom – original – innovating – trendsetter – canals and 800 bridges – de port – many monuments – 75 museums – Rembrandt – Van Gogh – 881.000 bikes – houseboats – theaters – concert halls – De Wallen – Heineken – Bols – Rijksmuseum – flowermarket – trams – de dam – Anne Frank Huis – Beguinages – markets – parks – Amsterdam Arena – Ajax
Success Highlight
canalcruise – on the bike – arty Jordaan – Noord Amsterdam – eat herring – Beguinages – eat ‘uit de muur’– visit a houseboat – rooftop bar view – bake stroopwafels– Bols liquor workshop
The Hague
Places:
diplomatic city – behind the dunes – next to Scheveningen – classy – stately – green – parks – cozy – monuments – historical districts – the Koningshuis – Mauritshuis – the Royal Stables – Poffertjes Stall – Indonesian rijsttafel – the port – Beach Clubs – Binnenhof – Ridderzaal – Peace Palace – eat herring – Madurodam –– Haagse hopjes – Panorama Mesdag – Antique- & bookmarket – Escher in the Palace
Success highlights:
diner on The HofTrammm, tramrestaurant – On the bike – meet the mayor of the smallest town in the Netherlands – Tea Time
Brussels
Places:
capital of Europe – multi-cultural – diversity – most beautiful Market Square in the World – Manneke Pis – Atomium – BEER – Magritte – Jacques Brel – waffles – European Union – Smurfs – Art Nouveau – cartoonists – parks – green – mussles – Saint Hubertus gallery – antique markets – flea market – Marollen –Toots Tielemans – Festivals – Delvaux
Success Highlights:
a personal visit of the European Institutions – praline creating workshop with a famous chocolatier – beer festival – visit the Delvaux workshops – dinner in the sky – streetart tour in the metro
Bruges
Places:
Venice of the North – Unesco Heritage – unique – Medieval and something from the 16th century – stair facade house – Grote Markt – Pieter Breugel – Princely Beguinage– cruise on the Bruges’ reien – Abbey beer – Belfry tower – Lace Spooling – Cheese Manufactures – Reien and Minnewater – Flemish Primitives – City gates – mills – Lace Museum – carriage tours – Salvador Dali exposition – mussels with fries – chocolate museum – almost totally car-free
Success Highlights:
Trippist Beer Tasting – enjoy the calm in a monastery – lace spooling workshop in one of the oldest boutiques of Bruges – everything you wanted to know about beer – see Bruges from above