Happy Sunday all you new Amsterdammers out there. Guess what I happened upon while wandering around the city looking for something interesting to report back you guys? The Spuistraat Festival! If you’re new to the city, there’s always outdoor events in the summer months, and sometimes the best way to find things to do is to just get out there and explore the city. Since I live in Centrum I often unexpectedly come across street fairs and open-air concerts. Today, like many oth

Next time you’re in Spui Square peer behind the mysterious wooden door, venture down the tiled hallway, and be prepared to transported back in time. Amid the hustle and bustle of Centrum you can find a moment of quiet in Begijnhof, one of the oldest hofjes in the Netherlands. What is a hofje you ask? Well for all of you non-Dutch people, a hofje is a Dutch term to describe a typically enclosed courtyard surrounded by dwellings called almshouses inhabited by a collection of mo