Jen's Travels

Northwest of Amsterdam lies the Zaanstreek region, full of quaint traditional architecture, windmills and lovely waterside views. One of the hallmark features of the area are green houses with white trim and pointed roofs. It is a very tourist driven area, but it’s a very nice place to visit. Our…

Our fellow photographer friend J continued his stay with us this week. Every visitor needs to stop in Amsterdam and visit the city, so we took him along today. I have not fully walked around Amsterdam in awhile, and it was very special to see it as a “local” Dutch…

After my sister-in-law’s wedding, it came time to return north to Noordwijk. We took our friend J back north with us. Along the way from Belgium, we stopped over in Zeeland for a tour. We visited my parents-in-law and stopped by nearby scenic areas, such as Katseveer and the portion…

Our friend J arrived today from Finland. He is the official photographer for my sister-in-law JE’s wedding. Since he is staying with G and I, we are going to serve as his tour guide around the Netherlands. The best place to start a tour around the Netherlands is Madurodam.It is…

Today is my 27th birthday! I had a very lovely day. I had chocolate cake at breakfast (unusual circumstances) and sushi for dinner. G took me to Shabu Shabu in Leiden for dinner. Though it poured rain during the evening, it was a thoroughly enjoyable day 🙂

An upcoming family wedding sent us shopping in Leiden for some much needed fancy clothing. I found my bridesmaid dress right away, but G still needed a suit. We found a very nice suit store in Leiden and bought everything we needed right away. G and I walked through Leiden…

This weekend we were invited to an opening event at my in-laws business. It is located down in Zeeland, two hours south of our house. At their request, I took photos of the event. It celebrated the building of a chicken coop at their business. A good number of people…