Amsterdam.. Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands. Amsterdam is more than just the famous red light district, DamRak, Leidseplein, or other famous museums..
To be honest Amsterdam has never been my favorite city of the Netherlands, because it's always over crowded with tourist, and for some reason people are always in a rush here...
But this time, I got the chance to visit the south part of Amsterdam, where there's still nature beauty and places that would not think that you can find in Amsterdam. This time I'm gonna write about the other part of Amsterdam, the part that could make me smile, and found my peace.
It's called Amstedamse Bos, or "Amsterdam Forrest" in english, it's basically 1,000 hectares forest in Amsterdam & Amstelveen. You can do lots of things here, a little picnic, swimming (I think, I didn't try that one), sailing, and I also saw some rowing competition while I was there. It was a nice escape if you're bored with the "city". You can also rent a bike and bike around when you are here.
They also have small farm here called "Boederij Meerzicht" where you can pet animals, and give them foods, they also have some kind of playground, and super huge pancake
Another pretty park in Amsterdam Zuid is Amstelpark, which has labyrinth, cafe, restaurant, and of course petting zoo. But the reason why I went here is to visit Puremarkt, where you can get all the nice biologist food or what they call here "Puur" (pure in english). The food was amazing, I get the chance to eat oyster for the first time, which taste pretty good. The weather was also nice that day so it was the perfect time for another food tasting.
So my conclusion for this trip is you don't have to stuck in Amsterdam City, like the dam square, where it's overcrowded by tourist. Well, I gained lots of weight, not to mention that my host is an amazing cook, he actually made spareribs from scratch, which taste pretty amazing (I didn't get the chance to make pictures).
Special thanks to my host who kindly show me the other side of Amsterdam. See you in the next adventure guys!!!
To be honest Amsterdam has never been my favorite city of the Netherlands, because it's always over crowded with tourist, and for some reason people are always in a rush here...
But this time, I got the chance to visit the south part of Amsterdam, where there's still nature beauty and places that would not think that you can find in Amsterdam. This time I'm gonna write about the other part of Amsterdam, the part that could make me smile, and found my peace.
It's called Amstedamse Bos, or "Amsterdam Forrest" in english, it's basically 1,000 hectares forest in Amsterdam & Amstelveen. You can do lots of things here, a little picnic, swimming (I think, I didn't try that one), sailing, and I also saw some rowing competition while I was there. It was a nice escape if you're bored with the "city". You can also rent a bike and bike around when you are here.
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| Picnic Time |
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| Pretty Bridge |
They also have small farm here called "Boederij Meerzicht" where you can pet animals, and give them foods, they also have some kind of playground, and super huge pancake
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| Barn |
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| Huge Pancake |
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| Hungarian Sparkling |
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| Delicious Oyster |
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| Hotdog Guy |
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| Peking Duck Wrap |
Special thanks to my host who kindly show me the other side of Amsterdam. See you in the next adventure guys!!!
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| Super kind host |